Chili is a favorite one-pot meal that's easily customizable with various ingredients, suitable for both meat lovers and vegetarians. According to Chef Jesse Moore, longer cooking times allow spices to better develop their flavors, making chili often taste better the next day. Classic ingredients can include various types of meat, beans, and even sweet potatoes or butternut squash for added depth. For optimum flavor, cooking in a slow cooker is recommended, allowing the dish to simmer throughout the day, creating ample leftovers that only improve in taste over time.
"The longer the better. It takes time for spices in a chili to rehydrate, release and come together."
"That is often why chili is often said to be better the next day - the melding time it gets from chilling and being [reheated]."
"For a veggie chili, beans are the obvious star, but adding a sweet potato beefs up the chili."
"Regardless of whether you're including meat, you should definitely add butternut squash to chili; it brings the perfect hint of sweetness."
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