Chili with a cold winter day is one of the best pairings! This Slow Cooker Chili is hearty and will fill up even those big eaters in your family. This chili is not only extremely tasty, but it is an easy, make-ahead recipe, which is always a win in my house. I love having things in my slow cooker in the morning and knowing that I am all set for supper.

There are people out there who don’t think they like soups. While I don’t understand that, often even those people can be won over with chili.

Check out the recipe below to see how easy it is to make a wonderful bowl of Slow Cooker Chili!

Optional pairings with chili:

1. sour cream
2. cheddar cheese
3. corn muffins or corn bread
4. homemade dinner rolls
5. corn chips

Slow Cooker Chili – Snow on the ground means chili in my bowl

Recipe by trishamartin07Course: DinnerCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

6-8

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

This is a hearty and delicious chili to pair with your winter day.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ground beef

• 2 medium onions, chopped

• 1 green pepper, chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 Tbsp chili powder

• 1/2 tsp black pepper

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp dried oregano

• 1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste

• 1 540 ml tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed

• 4 cups stewed tomatoes
  

• 650 ml pasta sauce or tomato sauce

Directions

• Brown the ground beef in in a frying pan. Drain any excess grease.
• Place everything in slow cooker.
• Stir together.
• Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours (High:5-6 hours)

Notes

• If you like the chili to be any thicker, you can make a cornstarch slurry by mixing a tiny bit of water with some cornstarch and adding it to the chili once it is bubbling and hot.