A bowl full of the best slow cooker 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.
I section it off into pound or pound and a half size portions for quick easy use on those crazy busy weeknights.
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 slow cooker chili or an other dinner.
This is a great crazy busy mama tip that we would all benefit from. I know I certainly did on this Best Slow Cooker Chili night!
It was one less step: just throw the already cooked ground beef in. This truly made it a true dump and go slow cooker meal!
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
How to make slow cooker chili
- 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.
This recipe looks delicious, can’t wait to try it!
This recipe looks delicious, can’t wait to try it out tonight!