Do you consider chili to be a just a winter time food? Are you a soup person?
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (61483)
August 17, 2026 12:23am CST
There are restaurants that sell chili year round, I know. But the friends I have that make their own chili, think it's just for cold weather. Yesterday, my son said ''why has it been so long since we had chili? You always had some in the freezer but not anymore, Mom!'' We talked about the summer/winter debate over chili and I pretty much decided I would make some today. I put on a pot this afternoon, and I will freeze it for fast meals when needed. I also soaked beans all night and made a pot of ham and bean soup to do the same thing with.
I made my chili with fresh ground turkey, and it's really good. It was half the price of ground beef. Son declared both soups delicious. Then he asked if we could have homemade chicken and noodle soup when we ate these...of course I said yes.
We are definitely soup people!
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18779)
• Torrington, Connecticut
5h
Makes no difference, im from the Caribbean and soup is favored on rainy days
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@MarieCoyle (61483)
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6h
I just can’t imagine never having soup, but I guess it’s all what a person is used to and their background. It’s all good.
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@kareng (81731)
• United States
11h
I think that way only because it is so hot here in the summer. I tend to like lighter foods then. But I have been known to fix a pot of chili in the summer just to have something different! I was thinking about all the good comforting foods of winter the other day. Chicken and dumplings, chili, beef stew; I'm ready for all of those.
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@MarieCoyle (61483)
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6h
My kids love comfort foods. Chicken and dumplings is a huge favorite. My best friend likes chili as much as we do, she called about a week ago to say she couldn’t wait for chili any longer and was making some. 
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@kareng (81731)
• United States
1h
@MarieCoyle I am waiting for the chicken and dumplings!! My all-time favorite! But they have to be home made!! This recipe everyone does with biscuits on top is not the real thing!!
@MarieCoyle (61483)
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12h
Some people do consider chili a stew. I guess in my family it was considered a hearty soup.
Maybe you can ask Diana if she will make chili with you and then you can freeze it, too--if it ever cools off enough there to actually want to cook anything! Good grief, it's been hot where you are!
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@MarieCoyle (61483)
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6h
I haven’t really had any friends over for a meal in a long time. I am never sure lately just how the son will be, or if he will be well enough to be around anyone. I miss that, but we will get back to it. One friend comes by every Thursday, she knows our situation. She lives on a small farm and has a huge garden. She always leaves us something fresh and wonderful in the summertime.
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@GardenGerty (170388)
• United States
30m
I am definitely a soup person. Bob used to be. Right now he does not seem to care for anything. I do love chili, but have found that freezing it intensifies the spiciness a bit. It is okay with me, though. Homemade is so much better than canned.
@toniganzon (79183)
• Philippines
5h
I love spicy food so I love chili in almost all my food.
It's summer all year long here but I eat food with chili all the time.
@rebelann (118445)
• El Paso, Texas
3h
Chili sounds so good, I've always liked Chili con Carne with no beans
@wolfgirl569 (139067)
• Marion, Ohio
3h
We don't eat as much chilli when it's warm out. But we do fix it at times
@Marilynda1225 (91757)
• United States
2h
I make chili year round and even though it's a good cold weather food I do enjoy it even during the summer months.
Soup is another food I eat year round and I also eat ice cream all year too and it's not just for summer 
Both soups you made sound delicious and I really like ham & bean soup.
Both soups you made sound delicious and I really like ham & bean soup. @BACONSTRIPSXXX (18779)
• Torrington, Connecticut
6h
Not really, I can eat it all year round but it is more enjoyable when its cold or Chilli out, put intended lol
