Slow Cooker Chili Recipe

Slow Cooker Chili is one of my all time most popular recipes, come fall and winter thousands of people make it every day! And for good reason, this is the best crockpot chili around! It’s incredibly flavorful, it’s packed with protein and perfectly hearty, plus it’s a dinner everyone can agree on.

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Slow Cooker Chili Recipe

• Servings: 8 servings
• Ready in 6 hours 25 minutes 
• Prep Time 15 minutes
• Cook Time 6 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 large yellow onion , finely chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic , finely minced
• 2 (14.5) oz cans diced tomatoes with green chilies*
• 3 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water or beef broth
• 2 Tbsp chili powder
• 2 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper , to taste
• 1 (15 oz) can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 oz) can light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

Serve topped with:

Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese , sour cream, chopped red or green onions, cilantro, roasted peppers, or hot sauce

Optionally serve with:

fresh cornbread or biscuits , baked russet potatoes, saltine crackers or tortilla chips

DIRECTIONS 

Step 1.

    Heat olive oil in a large and deep non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add onion and saute 3 minutes, then add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer. Pour onions into a 6 or 7 quart slow cooker.

Step 2.

    Return skillet to medium-high eat, add beef and cook stirring occasionally until beef has browned. Drain most of fat from beef, leaving about 2 Tbsp in with