Crock Pot Chili
Easily prepare this simple and tasty chili crock pot recipe. Add toppings like sour cream and grated cheese for an extra kick.
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 1pound ground beef (extra-lean)
- 3cloves garlic (minced)
- 1medium onion ( chopped )
- ¾cup red bell pepper (chopped)
- 16-ounce can kidney beans (drained)
- 16-ounce can red beans (drained)
- 15 ½-ounce can diced tomatoes (undrained)
- 15 ½-ounce can stewed tomatoes (Mexican-style)
- 1tablespoon ground chili powder
- 1teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
In a nonstick skillet on medium heat, place the beef, garlic, onion, and bell pepper and brown until the beef is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat that cooks off of the ground beef and discard the extra drippings.Step 3
Place the beef mixture into a 4-quart (or larger) crock pot .Step 4
Add into the crock pot the kidney beans, red beans, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, chili powder, and cumin. Gently stir together with a spoon until all of the ingredients are well combined. Set the slow cooker to cook on low for 5 hours, or 3 hours on high. Check the chili on occasion and give it a stir.Step 5
Once the cooking time has passed, taste for seasoning and add salt to taste, if needed. Carefully ladle the chili into several bowls. Top with green onions, if using.