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Easy Slow Cooker Chili

Come home to the best homemade chili! It’s an amazingly hearty, cozy beef chili that cooks low and slow for 8 hrs in the crockpot!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs 20 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Main Course , Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 medium sweet onion diced
  • 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 petite diced tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce optional
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • 1 cup corn chips

Instructions

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  1. 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.
  2. Stir in garlic, onion and poblano chili until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. 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.
  4. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 5-6 hours.
  5. Serve immediately, garnished with sour cream, green onions and corn chips, if desired.