Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Chili
Yes, I know there are a ZILLION chili recipes on the internet. Thought I’d toss mine into the ring! I find chili to be pretty difficult to nail, taste-wise. I have tried several different recipes, and haven’t been able to find one that I really like, and that keeps me coming back for more. I’m in the process of preparing freezer meals for an upcoming surgery, and I think I have finally nailed down a chili recipe that I like. It took some tinkering, and, some of the measurements aren’t precise. But that’s what’s great about chili. You have the base recipe: ground beef, beans, tomato sauce, and a few spices, and then you can edit from there. This recipe, as written, is NOT spicy. I needed it to not be spicy because I am going to be eating it after abdominal surgery. But you can definitely crank up the heat with more chili powder if you want. I hope you enjoy this Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Chili as much as I do! And if not, well, then I hope you will continue on your quest to finding a chili that works for you 🙂
Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Chili
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (I used 85% lean)
- 3/4 cup diced white onion
- 3/4 cup diced celery (about 1-2 ribs)
- 3/4 cup diced green bell pepper (about 1/2 bell pepper)
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 14.5 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes with garlic
- 1 15 oz can dark kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 15 oz can sweet corn, drained
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon iodized salt
- 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- garlic powder (optional)
- light brown sugar (optional)
Instructions
- In a large saute pan, heat extra light olive oil over medium heat. Once heated and shimmering, add ground beef and brown. Drain grease.
- Add cooked beef to slow cooker, along with the rest of the ingredients (reserve optional ingredients until the end).
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Towards the end of cooking, I will sprinkle some garlic powder and light brown sugar and mix it in.
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