Chili is the perfect comfort food to make during the winter because it requires relatively little effort while yielding generous portions.
After doing the initial prep, you can let it cook low and slow throughout the day, especially if you're working from home. Even better, the staple ingredients for good chili are things almost everyone has in their pantry or freezer.
Chili con carne is believed to hail from the Southwest, although there's some debate over exactly when and where. According to Robb Walsh, the author of "The Chili Cookbook: A History of the One-Pot Classic," America got to know and love the dish thanks to "chili queens" who sold it from stands in San Antonio's Military Plaza in the 1860s. However, Walsh writes in his book, the cumin-heavy spice mix "was probably introduced by immigrants from the Canary Islands in the early 1700s."
All of the recipes on this list are variations of this chili, although - warning - some do contain beans, a big no-no in the Lone Star State. Famous chefs like Emeril Lagasse and Martha Stewart all have their own tricks for making the perfect bowl.
Keep reading to see how 8 celebrity chefs - plus Jimmy Fallon - make their signature chili.