10 Easy Chili Recipes for Game Day

Easy chili recipes for game day-here are 10 delicious ways to enjoy chili with no beans, gluten, or dairy.

Chili is not only the ultimate in comfort food, it's also a fall favorite, and essential game day eats.  Up your tailgating game with these 10 different chili recipes, including several different options for meat (and even a meatless vegan recipe). So whether you prefer chicken, pork, turkey or ground beef recipes, there's an option for everyone here.

These recipes are made by replacing the beans with various ingredients, such as cauliflower, pumpkin, squash, sweet potatoes and avocado.  Sample them all before game day to find your winning recipe.

Crock Pot Cauliflower Chicken Chili - Cook Eat Well

An easy meal put together in the crock pot, this chicken chili is made with homemade chili powder, replacing the beans with diced cauliflower, topped with a squeeze of fresh lime and avocado.

Dump-and-Go Crock Pot Chili - Cook Eat Well

This easy slow cooker chicken chili is hearty, flavorful, and perfect for game day. Pumpkin replaces the bean to make it thick and hearty. Just dump everything in the slow cooker and let it do the work while you watch the game.

Smoky Bacon Chili - PaleOMG

This chili recipe uses cubed bacon and ground beef, and is served over roasted sweet potatoes. Pretty hard to go wrong with bacon.

Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Chili - Paleo Leap

Made with shredded chicken, salsa and lots of diced peppers, this chili recipe can even be served in grain-free tortillas or lettuce wraps.

Spicy Chipotle Chili with Andouille Sausage - Paleo Grubs

Andouille sausages and diced butternut squash simmered in a Dutch oven or a heavy-bottomed pan means this batch of chili will be ready in an hour.

Paleo Elk Chili - Real Simple Good

This recipe uses ground elk (you could substitute ground beef) and spicy Italian sausages, is slow cooked all day, and is served with your choice of toppings.

No Bean Turkey Chili - The Whole Cook

Another ground meat chili recipe, but this one uses turkey, vegetables and spices for classic chili flavor without the beans. Topped with your favorite toppings, this chili is sure to be a game day winner.

Vegan + Paleo Chili - Non Stop Awesomeness

There's all kinds of veggie goodness in this recipe, from tomatoes and zucchini to eggplant and cauliflower.  No animal products makes it vegan as well as paleo, gluten-free, and dairy-free-so you can serve it to guests on just about any diet.

Crock Pot Poblano Pumpkin Chili - Plaid and Paleo

This ground beef recipe uses pureed pumpkin in place of the beans, is seasoned with some traditional fall spices as well as the chili powder, and basically cooks itself in the crock pot.

Crock Pot Pork and Pumpkin Chili - Primally Inspired

Served up in little pumpkin bowls, this pork chili is made by replacing the beans with roasted pumpkin.

Enjoy any one of these no bean chili recipes as your game day chili, and it's sure to be a winner. Game on!