Slow Cooker Chili
This easy-to-make slow cooker chili is a comforting and hearty dish, perfect for busy days. With a base of lean ground beef, vegetables, and beans, it’s a satisfying meal that comes together with minimal effort. Simply set up your ingredients in the crockpot and return hours later to a warm, flavorful dish ready to serve.
Ingredients
- Extra lean ground beef
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Yellow onion diced
- Green bell pepper diced
- Carrot diced
- Mild diced green chiles
- Sweet yellow corn drained
- Tomato sauce
- Pinto beans rinsed and drained
- Kidney beans rinsed and drained
- Mild chili seasoning or homemade chili seasoning
- Beef broth
Instructions
- In a large nonstick skillet, spray with cooking spray and heat over medium. Add the ground beef, seasoning with salt and pepper. Break up the meat as it cooks, ensuring it’s browned evenly. Drain any excess fat if desired, and return the beef to the skillet.
- Add the diced onion, green bell pepper, and carrot to the pan, cooking for about 5 minutes to slightly soften the vegetables. Transfer the mixture into the bottom of a cold crockpot.
- To the crockpot, add the green chiles, corn, tomato sauce, pinto beans, kidney beans, chili seasoning, and beef broth. Stir everything together, cover, and set the crockpot to cook.
- Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours. Stir occasionally, if possible, to ensure an even cook. The chili will thicken as it simmers.
- After 4 hours, taste the chili and adjust the seasoning as needed.
- Serve the chili with your choice of toppings, such as sour cream, cilantro, cheese, tortilla chips, or avocado.