Easy Slow Cooker Chili
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
8 hrs 10 mins
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Total Time
8 hrs 30 mins
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Servings
8 servings
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Course
Main Course, Soup
Easy Slow Cooker Chili
Description
The Easy Slow Cooker Chili recipe starts by browning ground beef with garlic, onion, and Poblano chili to build the base flavor. All the ingredients including two types of beans, crushed and diced tomatoes, beef stock, and spices are combined in a slow cooker to cook for several hours on low or high, allowing the flavors to develop and the meat to become tender.
The chili has a thick, hearty texture with a smoky and mildly spicy profile due to smoked paprika, chili powder, and cumin. Sour cream and green onions add cool, fresh contrast, while corn chips provide a crunchy garnish and texture contrast.
This chili is well suited for a substantial, comforting dinner, especially in cooler weather. The slow cooking method requires little active preparation time and enhances melding of spices.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pounds ground beef lean
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 onion diced, medium sweet
- 1 Poblano chili minced
- 2 ½ cups beef stock
- 1 (16-ounce) can red kidney beans rinsed and drained
- 1 (16-ounce) can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes petite
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons oregano dried
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin ground
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce optional
- salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
- black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 1 cup corn chips
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Stir in garlic, onion and poblano chili until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Place ground beef mixture into a 6-qt slow cooker. Stir in beef stock, kidney beans, black beans, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, chili powder, paprika, oregano, cumin and hot sauce; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 5-6 hours.
- Serve immediately, garnished with sour cream, green onions and corn chips, if desired.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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