Carol, one of my sons loves my chili but hates beans. So what I did for him was I took some of the beans out and pureed them and then put them and some of the rest of the chili in another pot for him. He loved it and never knew the difference. Personally I think you just have to have the flavor of the beans in the chili! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />