Chili Name Generator

Cook-off entries, pepper varieties, and fiery recipe names

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Generate chili names for cook-off entries, restaurant menus, hot pepper varieties, and homemade recipes, from award-bait bowls of red to habanero-fueled heat.

About chili names

Chili names live in three worlds: the cook-off tent, the restaurant menu, and the pepper garden. Cook-off entries almost always trade on heat and bravado (Five Alarm Fire, The Widowmaker), regional pride (Texas Red Reckoning, Terlingua Thunder, Cincinnati Five-Way), or a pun the judges will remember on the scorecard (Chili Con Carnage, Bean There Done That). Menu names lean the other way, telling you what's in the bowl: Smoked Brisket Blaze or White Lightning Chicken Chili sells better than a name that just promises pain. The list also takes in firehouse and work-crew pots, Midwest coney and tavern styles, and beer and wood-smoke bowls.

The pepper names in this list are real cultivars. Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, Naga Viper, 7 Pot Brain Strain, Fatalii, Chocolate Bhutlah, and Dorset Naga are all superhots that have topped the Scoville charts, while ancho, guajillo, pasilla, cascabel, and chipotle are the dried Mexican chiles that give a proper bowl of red its depth. Borrowing a cultivar name signals to serious chiliheads exactly how much heat to expect.

A good chili name is short enough to shout across a fairground, honest about the heat level, and specific to what makes your pot different, whether that's the meat, the smoke, the beans (or the deliberate lack of them), or the family story behind it.

How to choose chili names

  • Match the name to the actual heat: entering a mild bowl as Reaper's Wrath disappoints judges, while a truly brutal pot named Sunday Sinner will ambush people.
  • For cook-offs, pick something that fits on a hand-lettered sign and is easy to say when a judge asks what you brought.
  • Signal your style up front: Texas Red means no beans, Verde means tomatillos and green chile, and Cincinnati means cinnamon, cocoa, and spaghetti.
  • Pun names win People's Choice votes; ingredient-forward names sell better on a printed menu. Choose based on where the chili will be served.
  • Use a real pepper cultivar in the name only if that pepper is actually in the pot; chiliheads will ask.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for a chili cook-off entry?

The names that get remembered are either heat brags (Five Alarm Fire, The Widowmaker), puns (Chili Con Carnage, Bean There Done That), or personal stories (Grandpa's Secret Weapon). Keep it under four words so it fits on the sign.

Are the pepper names in this generator real varieties?

Yes. Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Scorpion, Naga Viper, 7 Pot Brain Strain, Fatalii, Dorset Naga, Aji Amarillo, and the dried Mexican chiles (ancho, guajillo, pasilla, cascabel, mulato) are all real cultivars you can grow or buy.

Should a chili name mention beans?

Only if you want to start an argument. Traditional Texas chili has no beans, so names like No Beans About It or The Beanless Wonder are a badge of authenticity, while Three Bean Salute tells everyone else what to expect.

Can I use these names for a restaurant menu or product label?

The names are free to use, but a few (Frito Pie, Skyline) reference existing brands, so check trademarks before printing labels or building a business around one.

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A: 36 names

  • Absolute Zero Mild
  • Abuela's Olla
  • Adirondack Campfire Chili
  • Adults Only Chili
  • Aftershock
  • Aji Amarillo Sunrise
  • Aji Cachucha
  • Aji Charapita
  • Aji Cristal
  • Aji Dulce
  • Aji Limon
  • Aji Panca Smoke
  • Aji Pineapple
  • Al Pastor Pineapple Chili
  • Alamo Red
  • Alchemist's Pot
  • Aleppo Glow
  • Alibi Chili
  • Allspice Alibi
  • Alma Paprika
  • Amarillo by Morning Chili
  • Amber Ale Chili
  • Ambush Red
  • Anaheim Afternoon
  • Ancho Agony
  • Ancho Braised Beef Chili
  • Ancho Management
  • Andouille Inferno
  • Apocalypse Chow
  • Appalachian Red
  • Applewood Ember
  • Armadillo Red
  • Armistice Bowl
  • Atomic Fireball
  • Aunt Bea's Bowl
  • Avalanche Bowl

B: 104 names

  • Baby Bear Bowl
  • Bachelor Pad Batch
  • Backdraft
  • Bacon Bourbon Blitz
  • Bad Dream Bowl
  • Badlands Bowl
  • Baja Sunset
  • Ballot Box Stuffer
  • Banana Pepper Breeze
  • Bandito Bowl
  • Barbacoa Bowl
  • Barely a Tingle
  • Bark and Bite
  • Barker's Hot
  • Barrel Aged Batch
  • Bean Counter
  • Bean Me Up
  • Bean There, Done That
  • Beans and Nothingness
  • Beans on the Side
  • Beantown Bruiser
  • Beaver Dam
  • Bed of Coals
  • Beef Encounter
  • Beelzebub's Bowl
  • Beginner's Bowl
  • Bell of the Ball
  • Bell Pepper Bluff
  • Berbere Blaze
  • Best in Show Bowl
  • Bet You Can't
  • Better Tomorrow Chili
  • Bhut Jolokia Blast
  • Big Bend Blaze

B, continued

  • Big Easy Blaze
  • Big Pot Chili
  • Biquinho
  • Bird's Eye Burn
  • Birria Bowl
  • Bishop's Crown
  • Bison and Barley Chili
  • Bison Blaze
  • Black Bean Blackout
  • Black Hills Blaze
  • Black Hungarian
  • Black Lentil Chili
  • Black Pearl
  • Black-Eyed Pea Blaze
  • Blast Furnace
  • Blasting Cap
  • Blazing Saddles
  • Blister Sister
  • Blizzard Watch
  • Block Party Batch
  • Blown Gasket
  • Blowtorch
  • Blue Ribbon Blaze
  • Blue Ribbon Bowl
  • Blue Ribbon Brisket
  • Blue Ridge Blaze
  • Bluegrass Bowl
  • Bobcat Bite
  • Boiling Over
  • Bolivian Rainbow
  • Bonfire Bowl
  • Bonfire Night
  • Bonfire of the Chilies
  • Boomtown Batch
  • Booth Number Seven

B, continued

  • Boudin Blaze
  • Bourbon Brisket Bomb
  • Bourbon Street Burn
  • Bowl Game
  • Bowl of Red
  • Bowled Over
  • Boxcar Batch
  • Branding Iron
  • Brass Pole Special
  • Brazilian Starfish
  • Brazos Burn
  • Bridge Burner
  • Brimstone Brisket
  • Bring It On Bowl
  • Bring the Pain
  • Brisket and Black Bean Chili
  • Brisket Bandit
  • Brisket Case
  • Bronze Bowl
  • Brother-in-Law's Brag
  • Brow Beater
  • Brown Ale Brisket
  • Bucket Brigade
  • Buffalo Soldier Chili
  • Bulgarian Carrot
  • Bunk Room Batch
  • Bunkhouse Bowl
  • Bunsen Burner
  • Burn Baby Burn
  • Burn Notice
  • Burn the Boats
  • Burnout Box
  • Burnt Ends Bonanza
  • Butcher's Block Chili
  • Butternut Blaze

C: 138 names

  • Cabin Fever Cure
  • Caboose Kitchen Chili
  • Cactus Needle
  • Cajun Cauldron
  • Calabrian Kick
  • Campfire Confessional
  • Cannellini Comfort
  • Cape Cod Cranberry Chili
  • Capsaicin Rush
  • Caribbean Red Habanero
  • Carne Adovada
  • Carne Asada Chili
  • Carnitas Verde
  • Carolina Cayenne
  • Carolina Hot Dog Chili
  • Carolina Reaper's Revenge
  • Cascabel Rattle
  • Cascabella
  • Cascade Range Chili
  • Cast Iron Chaos
  • Cast Iron Confession
  • Cast Iron Cowboy
  • Category Five
  • Cattle Baron's Bowl
  • Cattle Drive
  • Cattle Trail Chili
  • Cauliflower Crumble Chili
  • Cayenne Cyclone
  • Cease Fire
  • Cerberus Kettle
  • Chain Reaction
  • Challenge Accepted
  • Championship Chili
  • Charleston Hot

C, continued

  • Charred Corn Chili
  • Checkered Flag Chili
  • Cheongyang Charge
  • Cherry Bomb
  • Chicago Tavern Chili
  • Chief's Recipe
  • Chile Colorado Classic
  • Chile de Arbol Arrow
  • Chilhuacle Negro
  • Chili Bean Baggins
  • Chili Boat Bonanza
  • Chili Bread Bowl
  • Chili Cheese Coney
  • Chili Chili Bang Bang
  • Chili Chowder
  • Chili Con Carnage
  • Chili con Karma
  • Chili Con Queso Loco
  • Chili Dog Days
  • Chili Eilish
  • Chili Forecast
  • Chili Fries Forever
  • Chili Joel
  • Chili Mac Attack
  • Chili Mac Daddy
  • Chili Nelson
  • Chili Pie in the Sky
  • Chili Ray Cyrus
  • Chili sin Carne
  • Chili the Kid
  • Chili Today, Hot Tamale
  • Chili Vanilli
  • Chili Verde de Puerco
  • Chili Wonka
  • Chilly Willy's Chili

C, continued

  • Chiltepin Chaos
  • Chimayo Red
  • Chimera's Breath
  • Chipotle Chaos
  • Chipotle Meco
  • Chipotle Sweet Potato Chili
  • Chisholm Trail Red
  • Chocolate Bhutlah
  • Chocolate Fatalii
  • Chocolate Scorpion
  • Chorizo and Hominy Chili
  • Chorizo Chaos
  • Christmas Chile
  • Chuck Box Chili
  • Chuck Roast Chili
  • Chuckwagon Chili
  • Chuckwagon Triangle
  • Church Basement Champion
  • Cincinnati Five-Way
  • Cincinnati Skyline
  • Cinder Cone
  • Cinnamon Ember
  • Claim Jumper
  • Classified Chili
  • Clean Bowl Club
  • Clove and Cocoa
  • Clove Encounter
  • Coal Miner's Kettle
  • Coarse Grind Chili
  • Cobanero Smoke
  • Code Red
  • Coffee Cocoa Chili
  • Cold Sweat
  • Combustion Chamber

C, continued

  • Con Carne Carnival
  • Coney Island Sauce
  • Confession Chili
  • Continental Divide Chili
  • Contract Killer
  • Control Group Mild
  • Controlled Burn
  • Cook-Off Killer
  • Copper Camp Chili
  • Copperhead Kick
  • Coriander Crush
  • Corn Maze Chili
  • Cornbread Companion
  • Cornbread Killer
  • Corno di Toro
  • Costeño Rojo
  • County Fair Cauldron
  • Cousin Earl's Mistake
  • Cowboy Campfire
  • Cowhorn Cayenne
  • Cowpoke's Cauldron
  • Cowtown Chili
  • Coyote Howl
  • Cranberry Bean Crimson
  • Creeping Heat
  • Creole Fire
  • Crock on the Tailgate
  • Crowd Pleaser
  • Cry Baby Chili
  • Cubed, Not Ground
  • Cumin Around the Mountain
  • Cumin Get It
  • Cumin Thunder
  • Custer's Last Stand
  • Czech Black

D: 45 names

  • Dad's Garage Batch
  • Dalmatian's Delight
  • Damnation Chili
  • Danger Zone
  • Dante's Dinner
  • Dare Ya Chili
  • Dark Chocolate Diablo
  • Dark Cocoa Depth
  • Dark Lager Simmer
  • Datil Dynamite
  • Day Two Is Better
  • Dead Last and Delicious
  • Death Valley Red
  • Deer Camp Kettle
  • Defending Champ
  • Delayed Reaction
  • Delta Blues Chili
  • Denver Omelet Chili
  • Desperado Red
  • Detonator
  • Detroit Coney Kettle
  • Devil's Cauldron

D, continued

  • Devil's Due
  • Devil's Revenge
  • Devil's Tongue
  • Diesel Fuel Chili
  • Diner Counter Classic
  • Dinner Bell Chili
  • Dirt Track Chili
  • Disco Inferno Chili
  • Dog Days Chili
  • Don't Say I Didn't
  • Doomsday Bowl
  • Dorm Room Simmer
  • Dorset Naga
  • Double Dog Dare
  • Double Shift Dinner
  • Down East Kettle
  • Drag Strip Special
  • Dragon's Breath
  • Dragon's Hoard
  • Duck Fat Decadence
  • Durango Dynamite
  • Dust Bowl Chili
  • Dutch Oven Devil

E: 17 names

  • Earthquake Chili
  • El Paso Ember
  • Elk and Espresso Chili
  • Elk Camp Chili
  • Ember Storm
  • End Times Chili
  • End Zone Stockpot
  • Endorphin Factory
  • Engine Company Chili
  • Enter at Your Own Risk
  • Espelette Ember
  • Espresso Rub Chili
  • Eternal Flame
  • Exothermic Reaction
  • Extinguisher on Standby
  • Extra Beans, Extra Trouble
  • Eye Waterer

F: 52 names

  • Facing Heaven
  • Fairgrounds Favorite
  • Fallout Bowl
  • Family Feud Chili
  • Family Recipe Red
  • Famous Last Words
  • Farro and Fire
  • Fatalii Fire
  • Feel the Burn
  • Fence Sitter Chili
  • Fever Dream
  • Fever Pitch
  • Final Table Finish
  • Fire Ant Hill
  • Fire Marshal's Nightmare
  • Fire Roasted Tomato Chili
  • Fire Whirl
  • Firebox Favorite
  • Firehouse Number Nine
  • Fireside Favorite
  • Firestarter
  • First Frost Chili
  • First Pot Gone
  • First Snow Simmer
  • Fish Pepper
  • Fission Chips

F, continued

  • Five Alarm Fire
  • Five Chile Blend
  • Five Star Fire
  • Flash Flood Red
  • Flash Point
  • Flashover
  • Flathead Fury
  • Flint and Steel
  • Flint Style Dry Chili
  • Forehead Mopper
  • Forest Fire Red
  • Forge Fired
  • Four Alarm Fury
  • Four Bean Fandango
  • Fourth Quarter Fire
  • Foxhole Fire
  • Frankenchili
  • Fresno Flame
  • Friendly Fire
  • Frito Pie Fantasy
  • Frito Pie Fury
  • Frontier Fire
  • Full Metal Jalapeño
  • Fundraiser Favorite
  • Furnace Door
  • Fuse Box

G: 39 names

  • Garage Band Chili
  • Garbanzo Gambit
  • Garlic Gauntlet
  • Gator Chili
  • Ghost Pepper Payback
  • Ghost Rider Red
  • Ghost Town Chili
  • Gila Monster
  • Glowing Coals
  • Goat Horn
  • Gochujang Glow
  • Gold Medal Chili
  • Golden Spike
  • Goldilocks Chili
  • Grand Champion Chili
  • Grandma's Grudge
  • Grandma's Ledger Recipe
  • Grandpa's Secret Weapon
  • Grange Hall Chili
  • Granny's Gunpowder
  • Grate Expectations
  • Graveyard Shift
  • Grease Monkey's Lunch
  • Great Lakes Gale
  • Great-Aunt's Index Card
  • Green Chile Gunslinger
  • Green Chile Stew
  • Green Mountain Maple Chili
  • Grim Reaper Red
  • Grits and Gunpowder
  • Ground Chuck Classic
  • Guajillo Gauntlet
  • Guajillo Glory
  • Guajillo Pork Shoulder Chili
  • Güero Gold
  • Guindilla Sting
  • Gumbo Chili
  • Gunslinger's Gruel
  • Guntur Sannam

H: 63 names

  • Habanada
  • Habanero Hangover
  • Habanero Heat
  • Habeas Corpus Chili
  • Hail Mary Habanero
  • Hailstorm Hot
  • Half-Life Heat
  • Halftime Heat
  • Hall of Fame Chili
  • Halloween Hayride Chili
  • Happy Hour Heat
  • Happy Medium
  • Hard Cider Harvest
  • Harissa Heat
  • Harvest Festival Kettle
  • Harvest Moon Chili
  • Hat Trick Heat
  • Hatch Green Gold
  • Hatch Valley Heat
  • Haunted Habanero
  • Head Cook's Hunch
  • Heat Index
  • Heat Seeker
  • Heat Wave
  • Heirloom Chili
  • Hell's Kitchen Sink
  • Hellfire Hollow
  • Hickory Haze
  • High Desert Kettle
  • Hill Country Heat
  • Hinkelhatz

H, continued

  • Hit Man Chili
  • Hold the Beans
  • Holy Mole
  • Homecoming Kettle
  • Hometown Hero Chili
  • Hominy Holler
  • Honey Habanero Chili
  • Honorable Mention
  • Hook and Ladder
  • Hoosier Macaroni Chili
  • Horned Toad
  • Hornet's Nest
  • Hose Company Heat
  • Hot Flash
  • Hot Link Hustle
  • Hot Mess Chili
  • Hot Plate Hero
  • Hot Portugal
  • Hot Potato Chili
  • Hot Pursuit
  • Hot Rod Chili
  • Hot Streak
  • Hot Stuff
  • Hot Take Chili
  • Hot Tamale
  • Hothead Habanero
  • Hotter Than Hades
  • Hudson Valley Harvest Chili
  • Hungarian Wax Heat
  • Hunting Season Opener
  • Hush Money Chili
  • Hydrant Opener

I: 11 names

  • I Warned You
  • Ice Shanty Simmer
  • Ice Water, Please
  • In-Law Approved
  • Inferno Bowl
  • Infinity Chili
  • Innocent Bystander
  • Insomnia Chili
  • Instant Pot Inferno
  • Iowa Sweet Corn Chili
  • Iron Skillet Inferno

J: 17 names

  • Jackalope Stew
  • Jalapeño Business
  • Jalapeño Jolt
  • Jamaican Hot Chocolate
  • Javelina Stampede
  • Jerk Pot
  • Jersey Diner Chili
  • Jet Fuel Bowl
  • Joe's Long Cayenne
  • Judge's Choice
  • Judge's Nightmare
  • Judges' Table Jitters
  • Judgment Day
  • Jumping Cholla
  • Jury Duty Chili
  • Just Chilin'
  • Just Right Red

K: 8 names

  • Kansas City Burnt End Chili
  • Kashmiri Crimson
  • Kentucky Bourbon Chili
  • Kid Glove Chili
  • Kidney Punch
  • Kids' Table Chili
  • Kindling
  • Komodo Dragon

L: 38 names

  • Lab Accident
  • Ladder Truck Lunch
  • Ladle and Order
  • Ladle of Doom
  • Lake Effect Chili
  • Lamb and Ancho
  • Land Mine Chili
  • Landslide Victory Chili
  • Laredo Lightning
  • Last Call Chili
  • Last Meal Chili
  • Last Stand Chili
  • Last Year's Loser
  • Lava Flow
  • Leaf Raker's Reward
  • Leftover Legend
  • Legume Legend
  • Lemon Drop
  • Lentil Lightning
  • Lieutenant's Ladle
  • Line in the Sand
  • Lip Tingler
  • Lit Match
  • Living Legend Chili
  • Local Legend
  • Loco Moco Chili
  • Logging Camp Chili
  • Lone Star Lava
  • Long Haul Chili
  • Long Simmering Grudge
  • Longhorn Lava
  • Longhorn Legend
  • Low and Slow Inferno
  • Lowcountry Chili
  • Lucifer's Ladle
  • Lumberjack's Lunch
  • Lumbre
  • Lunch Pail Legend

M: 48 names

  • Madame Jeanette
  • Magma Chamber
  • Malagueta Mayhem
  • Mama Bear Bowl
  • Mama's Meltdown
  • Mamaw's Simmer
  • Manzano Mischief
  • Maple Chipotle Chili
  • Marfa Lights Chili
  • Meat Your Maker
  • Meatless Meltdown
  • Medium Rare Red
  • Meltdown at Mile One
  • Meltdown Red
  • Memphis Smoke
  • Mesquite Smoke
  • Mezcal Smoke
  • Michigan Sauce
  • Middle of the Road Red
  • Mild Child
  • Mild Mannered
  • Mile High Meltdown
  • Milk Chaser
  • Mill Town Kettle

M, continued

  • Million Scoville March
  • Milwaukee Tavern Chili
  • Minnesota Hotdish Chili
  • Mirasol Morning
  • Mitten Warmer
  • Mojave Meltdown
  • Molasses Midnight
  • Mole Meltdown
  • Mole Negro Chili
  • Mole Patrol
  • Molten Core
  • Mom's Meltdown
  • Monsoon Meltdown
  • Monster Mash Chili
  • Morita Midnight
  • Moruga Madness
  • Mother Lode
  • Mucho Nacho
  • Mulato Madness
  • Mule Kick
  • Mushroom Cloud
  • Mushroom Umami Chili
  • Mustang Kick
  • Mutual Aid Chili

N: 27 names

  • Naga Morich
  • Naga Viper
  • Nana's Napalm
  • Napalm in the Morning
  • Napalm Sunrise
  • Nashville Hot Chili
  • Navy Bean Nor'easter
  • Nebraska Cinnamon Roll Chili
  • Need to Know Chili
  • Neighbor's Envy
  • Newlywed's First Pot
  • Nice to Meat You
  • Night Run Chili
  • Night Sweats
  • Nitro Boost
  • No Apologies
  • No Beans About It
  • No Mercy Chili
  • No Prisoners
  • No Regrets Chili
  • No Turning Back
  • No Warning
  • North Woods Kettle
  • Not for Kids
  • Nuke the Fridge
  • NuMex Big Jim
  • NuMex Twilight

O: 14 names

  • Oatmeal Stout Chili
  • Oaxacan Smoke
  • Off the Scoville Chart
  • Offset Smoker Special
  • Ohio Valley Chili
  • Oil Patch Pot
  • Oklahoma Sooner Simmer
  • Onion Overload
  • Opening Day Chili
  • Oregano Outlaw
  • Overheated Engine
  • Overnight Sensation
  • Oxtail Overtime
  • Ozark Outlaw

P: 63 names

  • Padron Roulette
  • Paint Stripper
  • Painted Desert Pot
  • Pale Ale Verde
  • Panhandle Pot
  • Papa Bear Bowl
  • Papaw's Kettle
  • Paper Lantern
  • Paprika Punch
  • Parking Lot Champion
  • Participation Trophy
  • Pasilla de Oaxaca
  • Pasilla Pain
  • Pass the Sour Cream
  • Pay Dirt
  • Peach Reaper
  • Peanut Butter Secret
  • Pecan Wood Simmer
  • Peer Reviewed Pot
  • People's Choice Poison
  • Pepper Rally
  • Pepperoncini Pucker
  • Pequin Pop
  • Perfect Score Chili
  • Pilot Light
  • Pinto and Pork Belly Chili
  • Pinto Panic
  • Pipeline Pepper Pot
  • Piquillo Parade
  • Piri Piri Punch
  • Pit Boss Pepper Pot

P, continued

  • Pit Stop Pot
  • Pitmaster's Leftovers
  • Plea Bargain Bowl
  • Poblano Power
  • Poltergeist Pot
  • Pop's Pepper Pot
  • Pork Shoulder Verde
  • Porter and Pepper
  • Post Oak Pit Chili
  • Pot Calling the Kettle Hot
  • Pot Shot
  • Pot Stirrer
  • Potluck Peacemaker
  • Powder Keg
  • Pozole Rojo Cousin
  • Prairie Fire
  • Prairie Schooner Chili
  • Prescribed Burn
  • Pressure Cooker Pain
  • Prickly Pear Chili
  • Probie's First Pot
  • Proceed at Your Own Risk
  • Prometheus Unbowled
  • Pueblo Pepper Pot
  • Pulled Pork Pyro
  • Pumper Truck Pot
  • Pumpkin Patch Chili
  • Purgatory Pot
  • Purple Jalapeño
  • Pusa Jwala
  • Puya Punch
  • Pyroclastic Flow

Q: 2 names

  • Quarter Mile Burn
  • Quinoa Quake

R: 40 names

  • Radioactive Red
  • Ranch Hand Red
  • Rattlesnake Bite
  • Reaper Creeper
  • Reaper's Harvest
  • Reaper's Wrath
  • Red Alert
  • Red Hot Poker
  • Red Kidney Classic
  • Red River Rebellion
  • Red Savina Rage
  • Remember the Alamo Chili
  • Rescue Squad Simmer
  • Reserve Champion Red
  • Retreat Red
  • Revenge of the Runner-Up
  • Ribbon Winner Red
  • Ring of Fire
  • Rio Grande Red
  • Rivalry Week
  • Roadrunner's Revenge
  • Roasted Hatch Chicken Chili
  • Roasted Poblano Chicken Chili
  • Roasted Squash Simmer
  • Rocket Fuel
  • Rockslide Red
  • Rocotillo
  • Rocoto Rumble
  • Rodeo Red
  • Rolling Boil
  • Rookie of the Year
  • Rooster Spur
  • Roughneck Chili
  • Roundhouse Chili
  • Route 66 Red
  • Roux the Day
  • Runner-Up's Rematch
  • Rust Belt Simmer
  • Rustler's Red
  • Rye Whiskey Chili

S: 115 names

  • Sage Advice
  • Salamander Stew
  • Salsa Category Dropout
  • Sample Cup Sellout
  • Sanctioned and Simmering
  • Sandia Sunset
  • Santa Fe Grande
  • Santa Fe Sunset
  • Santa Fe Trail Red
  • Santa Maria Tri-Tip Chili
  • Sausage Sizzle
  • Sawmill Simmer
  • Scorch Mark
  • Scorched Earth
  • Scorecard Scorcher
  • Scorpion's Tail
  • Scotch Bonnet Blaze
  • Scout Troop Chili
  • Scoville Scale Breaker
  • Scrape the Pot
  • Searing Truth
  • Second Glass of Milk
  • Second Helping
  • Secret Ingredient
  • Serrano Scorch
  • Seven Alarm Sunday
  • Seventh Inning Simmer
  • Shade Tree Special
  • Shift Change Chili
  • Shishito Surprise
  • Shock and Awe
  • Shootout Red
  • Short Fuse
  • Short Rib and Stout Chili
  • Short Rib Scorcher
  • Shot and a Beer
  • Showdown Stew
  • Showmanship Trophy

S, continued

  • Sichuan Tingle
  • Sideline Slow Cooker
  • Sierra Gold Chili
  • Sign a Waiver
  • Siling Labuyo
  • Simmer Down Now
  • Singed Eyebrows
  • Sinkhole Stew
  • Sinner's Stew
  • Sinus Clearer
  • Sirens Optional
  • Six Alarm Siren
  • Six-Shooter Chili
  • Skillet Sinner
  • Sleepless in Serrano
  • Slow Burn
  • Slow Cooker Sinner
  • Smoke Alarm Serenade
  • Smoke Jumper
  • Smoke Ring
  • Smoke Signal
  • Smoked Brisket Blaze
  • Smoked Chuck and Chipotle
  • Smoked Paprika Showdown
  • Smoked Porter Pot
  • Smoked Sausage Simmer
  • Smoked Tomato Lentil Chili
  • Smoked Turkey White Bean Chili
  • Smokehouse Showdown
  • Smoking Tires
  • Smoky Bear
  • Smoky Mountain Simmer
  • Sneaky Heat
  • Sniper Chili
  • Snow Day Sinner
  • Snowplow Special
  • Sodbuster Stew
  • Solar Flare

S, continued

  • Some Like It Hot
  • Sonora Sun
  • Sonoran Scorcher
  • Southern Comfort Chili
  • Spice Invaders
  • Spice Odyssey
  • Spice Spice Baby
  • Spicy Take
  • Spindletop
  • Spontaneous Combustion
  • Spoon Count Champion
  • Spoon Melter
  • Springfield Chilli
  • St. Louis Slinger
  • State Fair Chili
  • Station House Simmer
  • Steam Engine Simmer
  • Steel City Chili
  • Steel Mill Special
  • Steer Clear
  • Stew Good to Be True
  • Sting Operation
  • Stinger in the Boot
  • Stir Crazy
  • Stockyard Stew
  • Storm Chaser Chili
  • Sugar Rush Peach
  • Sunburn in a Cup
  • Sunday Sinner
  • Sunstroke Stew
  • Supernova Spice
  • Swamp Fire
  • Sweat Equity
  • Sweater Weather
  • Sweet Heat
  • Sweet Potato Scorcher
  • Sweet Spot Chili
  • Sweet Tea and Sriracha
  • Sweetwater Scorcher

T: 72 names

  • Tailgate Thunder
  • Tailgate Tiebreaker
  • Tailpipe Flame
  • Take a Chili Pill
  • Taos Twister
  • Tarantula Hawk
  • Tasso Torch
  • Tasting Cup Titan
  • Tavern Keeper's Kettle
  • Tears of Joy
  • Tempeh Tempest
  • Ten Out of Ten
  • Tepary Bean Chili
  • Tequila Sunrise Chili
  • Terlingua Thunder
  • Test Batch 47
  • Texas Red Reckoning
  • Thai Dragon
  • The Beanless Wonder
  • The Big Bang Bowl
  • The Big Chili
  • The Morning After
  • The Nose Runner
  • The Regret Pot
  • The Sweat Lodge
  • The Widowmaker
  • Thermal Runaway
  • Thermite
  • Thermonuclear Winter
  • Thermos in the Deer Blind
  • Third Degree
  • Third Time's the Charm
  • Three Alarm Tuesday
  • Three Bean Salute
  • Three Chile Beef
  • Three Mile Chili

T, continued

  • Thunderhead Red
  • Thyme Bomb
  • Tien Tsin Torch
  • Timberline Torch
  • Tinderbox
  • Tio's Tailgate Chili
  • TNT Bowl
  • Toasted Cumin Chili
  • Toddler Tested
  • Tofu Tinga Chili
  • Tomatillo Tornado
  • Tomato-Free Texan
  • Tongue Lasher
  • Too Chili for School
  • Too Hot to Handle
  • Top Secret Chili
  • Trail Drive Red
  • Training Wheels Chili
  • Trench Warfare Chili
  • Tri-Tip Texas Bowl
  • Trick or Heat
  • Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
  • Trinidad Perfume
  • Trinidad Scorpion Sting
  • Trophy Hunter
  • Tropical Storm Chili
  • Truce Chili
  • Truck Stop Special
  • Tsunami Bowl
  • Turkey Pumpkin Chili
  • Turkey Trot Chili
  • Turn-In Time
  • Turnout Gear Required
  • Twelve Hour Simmer
  • Twister Bowl
  • Two Bean Tango

U: 8 names

  • Uncle Buck's Burn
  • Uncle Ray's Regret
  • Undercover Chili
  • Underdog Chili
  • Underworld Red
  • Union Hall Chili
  • Unstable Isotope
  • Urfa Biber

V: 9 names

  • Variety Is the Spice
  • Vegan Volcano
  • Venison and Juniper Chili
  • Venison Vengeance
  • Verde Vendetta
  • Volcanic Vengeance
  • Volunteer Company Chili
  • Voodoo Chili
  • Vulcan's Forge

W: 21 names

  • Walking Taco Chili
  • Watch This Chili
  • Weeping Willow
  • Whistle Stop Chili
  • White Flag Chili
  • White Lightning Chicken Chili
  • Widow's Peak Chili
  • Wild Boar Wildfire
  • Wild Card Entry
  • Wildcatter's Gamble
  • Wildfire
  • Wimp's Delight
  • Winchester Red
  • Wind Chili Warning
  • Wiri Wiri
  • Wisconsin Supper Club Chili
  • Witness Protection Chili
  • Wolfman's Bowl
  • Woodstove Wonder
  • Wrangler's Red
  • Wyoming Wildfire

Y: 6 names

  • Yankee Pot Chili
  • Yellow Jacket
  • Yellow Rose Red
  • You've Been Warned
  • Yucatan Achiote Chili
  • Yukon Sourdough Chili

Z: 2 names

  • Zombie Chili
  • Zucchini Zinger

0-9: 5 names

  • 7 Pot Barrackpore
  • 7 Pot Brain Strain
  • 7 Pot Douglah
  • 7 Pot Jonah
  • 7 Pot Primo