I make huge pots of soup or chili. Then to freeze it, I ladle it into our soup bowls and put bowl and all into the freezer. After a few hours, when the soup is frozen solid, take it out of the freezer and remove the frozen soup from the bowl. Sometimes it takes a minute in the microwave to get it out of the bowl. Put the frozen "bowls" of soup into a plastic bag and label and date the bag. When you need a really fast dinner, take a frozen glob of soup out of the bag, place it in one of your soup bowls and microwave. Healthy and bargain priced!
Another chili hint - use much less ground meat and much, much more beans in your chili! Less expensive and much better for you!