The meal "chili" can refer to so many STYLES of this stew-like dish! Typically "chili" includes meat, beans and chili flavoring (usually from chili powder or a blend of chili powder and other spices). However, there are vegetarian chilis, white chilis, Texas style chilis....pretty much every variation you can imagine! "Chili con Carne" just means "chili with meat." Traditional chili con carne is typically very basic and includes beef, beans, chili powder and a tomato based sauce.