Name: Easy Slow Cooker Chili Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 2 lbs Ground Beef; 1 onion; 1½ tsp garlic; 28 oz diced tomatoes; 8 oz tomato sauce; ¾ cup beef broth; 2 tbsp chili powder; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 1½ tsp salt; ½ tsp pepper; 15 oz dark red kidney beans; For Serving:; cheese; sour cream; Green Onions

Easy Slow Cooker Chili Recipe

Gina Price Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Easy Slow Cooker Chili

This slow cooker chili dish absorbs all the combinations of flavors from the vegetables and spices into the beef resulting in a tender and tasty meal.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tspolive oil
2lbsground beef
1onion,finely diced
1½tspgarlic,minced
28ozdiced tomatoes,(1 can), do not drain
8oztomato sauce,(3 cans)
¾cupbeef broth
2tbspchili powder
2tspground cumin
2tspsmoked paprika
2tspcocoa powder
1tspgranulated sugar
1½tspsalt,divided
½tsppepper
15ozdark red kidney beans,(2 cans), drained and rinsed

For Serving:

cheese
sour cream
green onions

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef and season with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon until beef is browned and cooked through.
Place the ground beef in the slow cooker along with the onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, cocoa powder, sugar, and remaining salt.
Stir to combine, then cover and cook on Low for 6 hours or High for 3 hours. Add the beans and cook for an additional 20 minutes until the beans are warmed through.
Serve immediately with desired toppings and enjoy.