Just realised I forgot to respond to your no-beans thing. There are a lot of recipes out there for no-bean chili. A lot of chili purists claim that putting beans in chili is the devil's work. Combine diced beef (browned), tomato, diced onions and chopped/flaked chilis in whatever combination of flavours and textures works for you, then simmer until you can't resist the smell any more. *g*