Slow Cooker Chili
Yield: 14 servings
This Slow Cooker Chili recipe is made with a combination of ground beef and ground turkey, plus canned tomatoes, beans, and classic chili seasoning. It's an easy, homemade chili that's cooked in the crockpot, for the richest chili flavor. Garnish with your favorite toppings for a hearty, delicious dinner any night!
Ingredients
- 3 pounds lean ground beef
- 2 pounds ground turkey or just use all ground beef or more/all turkey, to equal 5 pounds of meat
- 5 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 3 cans 14.5 ounces each diced tomatoes, with juices
- 2 cans 14.5 ounces each tomato sauce
- ¾ cup ketchup
- 2 cups low-sodium beef stock
- 1 can 15 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can 15 ounces kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- ⅓ cup yellow corn meal
- 3 to 6 tablespoons medium chili powder to taste (will depend on the heat of your chili powder and your own heat preference)
- 2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano or regular dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar or to taste
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste (I like a good amount of black pepper!)
Instructions
- Brown beef and turkey in a slow cooker with a browning function. Drain fat. If you don't have a browning function on your slow cooker, then: In a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat, brown the beef. Using a slotted spoon, transfer beef to a slow cooker. Drain fat. Add the ground turkey to the saute pan, brown it, and transfer it to the slow cooker with a slotted spoon.
- While meat is browning, prepare and portion remaining ingredients. Add remaining ingredients to the slow cooker and stir to blend. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours, stirring briefly every couple hours.
- To serve: Ladle chili into individual bowls and offer garnishes on the side, such as shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped onion, chopped cilantro, and sliced jalapenos. I also like to serve this chili with wedges of fresh lime, Fritos corn chips, and fabulous cornbread muffins. Pickled red onions would also be delicious!
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Notes
This recipe makes a large quantity. You will need a slow cooker with a minimum capacity of 5 quarts.
This recipe is highly adaptable, feel free to play around with the kinds and quantities of herbs and spices to fit your own tastebuds.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 500kcal Carbohydrates: 24g Protein: 48g Fat: 24g Saturated Fat: 8g Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 156mg Sodium: 668mg Fiber: 4g Sugar: 12g
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