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homemade slow cooker chili

Homemade Slow Cooker Chili

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Servings: 10
Total Time: 5 hours 20 minutes
Calories: 396kcal
This is the best chili recipe you'll ever try! It's rich, hearty, and full of flavor. This chili only takes 20 minutes of prep, and the slow cooker does the rest of the work.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 lb ground italian sausage mild
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 2 15 oz cans of light kidney beans (30 oz total) drained and rinsed
  • 1 15 oz can pinto beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 15 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes* NOT drained
  • 1 15 oz can petite diced tomatoes NOT drained
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cup low sodium beef broth
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoon Frank's hot sauce**
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne**
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat a large frying pan on medium heat, and add the ground beef and sausage. Breaking it into smaller pieces, brown the meat until cooked through (but don't over cook it). Drain the excess liquid and add the cooked meat to your slow cooker.
    1 lb lean ground beef, 1 lb ground italian sausage
    cooked ground beef and sausage
  • Add the diced onion and bell pepper to the slow cooker. Then add the kidney and pinto beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, beef broth, garlic, hot sauce, and brown sugar as well.
    1 medium yellow onion, 1 red bell pepper, 2 15 oz cans of light kidney beans (30 oz total), 1 15 oz can pinto beans, 1 15 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes*, 1 15 oz can petite diced tomatoes, 6 oz tomato paste, 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 cup low sodium beef broth, 2 teaspoon minced garlic, 2 teaspoon Frank's hot sauce**, 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    chopped onion and bell pepper
  • In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the chili powder, oregano, cumin, smoked paprika, cayenne, salt, and black pepper.
    2 tablespoon chili powder, 1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano, 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin, 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon cayenne**, 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Add the mixed spices to the slow cooker, and stir well.
    ingredients for chili in the crockpot
  • Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours, or on high for 2-3 hours. I usually cook on low for the full 6 hours, until the onions are cooked through.
    Serve with your favorite toppings, and enjoy!
    slow cooker chili

Notes

*Make sure to use PLAIN fire-roasted tomatoes, without any added garlic, seasoning, or green chiles.
**If you're worried about the chili being too spicy, feel free to tone down the hot sauce and cayenne at first and add more during the last hour of cooking if the chili needs it. I don't think these amounts are super spicy, but others may be more sensitive to spice.

Equipment

  • crockpot or any slow cooker
  • large frying pan
  • small mixing bowl
  • rubber spatula
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups
  • can opener
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Author: All You Can Eats
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keywords: crockpot chili, crockpot recipes, homemade chili, slow cooker recipes