Ah, the classic controversy. Do you really need fresh onions and garlic in your chili? Or is your partner/friend/parent ...
Chillies are available fresh, dried (whole, as flakes or ground into chilli powder), preserved in oil (where the heat from the chilli will infuse the oil) or made into condiments such as Tabasco.
You can experiment with how hot it is by leaving the seeds in the fresh chillies or adding a pinch of dried chilli flakes. Each serving provides 420 kcal, 43g protein, 22g carbohydrates (of which ...