A bowl full of scrumptious chili is the perfect meal to warm you up in this cold weather!! I am a midwestern Crazy Busy Mama, so I always put beans in my chili. The only time I might like bean-less chili is over my chili dog 😉 But if you are a Texan, no doubt you beg to differ and might enjoy your chili bean free. Nonetheless, no matter how you enjoy your chili I guarantee you will love this Best Slow Cooker Chili.
And I might add, this Easy Honey Cornbread makes it a delicious duo of a meal! Guaranteed to be the most delicious moist cast iron skillet cornbread you will ever have!
Imagine sitting at the table with a warm bowl of chili and scrumptious honey cornbread on a cold winter night? Doesn't get more perfect than that mamas!
This is my absolute favorite kitchen tool HERE and pictured below. I use it for grounding up beef, shredding chicken, scrambling eggs, the list goes on! Whenever I cook up ground beef, if i have extra thawed out I usually cook all of it up and section it off in to pound or pound and half size portions for quick easy use for those crazy busy week nights.
I love these little holders HERE – they act as an extra hand in the kitchen for meal prepping! Once I have the ground beef portioned out, I throw it in the freezer and thaw it out for quick easy dinners. This is a great crazy busy mama tip that we would all benefit from and I know I certainly did on this Best Slow Cooker Chili night! It was one less step…just throw the already cooked ground beef and this truly made it a true dump and go slow cooker meal! WINNING! Not to mention, if you use a Slow Cooker liner it will make for super easy clean up on this Best Slow Cooker Chili. HERE are the disposable ones, and these silicone ones HERE are very nice too! Makes for easy clean up on those crazy busy nights! Hey, every little bit helps right?
Best Slow Cooker Chili – Ingredients
1- 1/2 Ibs of ground beef (cooked)
40 oz of chili beans in chili sauce
15 oz of can kidney beans
15 oz can of black beans
2 -15 oz cans of tomato sauce
1 Tbsp Onion powder
1 1/2 Tbsp Garlic powder
1 1/2 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp Cumin
1 1/2 tsp sugar (or brown sugar) optional
1 cup- frozen onions & peppers – this is optional and you could use fresh too, just love the convenience of the frozen
Best Slow Cooker Chili -Directions
- Brown ground beef in skillet
- Place cooked ground beef in slow cooker
- add all beans
- mix together with meat
- add all seasonings
- stir until combined
- add Optional peppers,onions and sugar
- cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours: cooking time may vary on crockpot/slow cooker
Best Slow Cooker Chili (step by step photos)
Its as easy as it looks… truly a dump and go especially if you are prepping the meat ahead!
Then put the lid on the slow cooker on low for 4-6 hours and let it do its thing!
I mean who doesn't love a dump and go good slow cooker recipe!? Perfect Crazy Busy Mama meal!
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Best Slow Cooker Chili
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 40 oz chili beans in chili sauce
- 15 oz kidney beans
- 15 oz black beans
- 30 oz tomato sauce 2 – 15 oz cans
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar optional – can use brown sugar too
- 1 cup peppers and onions optional-frozen or fresh
Add desired Toppings
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in skillet
- Place cooked ground beef in slow cooker
- add all beans
- mix together with meat
- add all seasonings
- stir until combined
- add Optional peppers,onions and sugar
- cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours: cooking time may vary on crockpot/slow cooker
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Loved this tasty delicious chili, we love it on cold days but we also love it when we bbq. It’s a must side dish.