Description
Make dinner easy with this family favorite homemade crockpot chili! This classic chili is filled with flavor and packed with protein. Perfect for fall and winter to warm you up and fill you up.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped finely
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 6 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 pounds 85% lean ground beef
- 1 can (15 ounces) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
- 28 ounces tomato puree
Instructions
- Step: Heat oil in large pan over medium heat. Add onions, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, pepper flakes, oregano, and cayenne; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Step: Increase heat to medium-high and add half the beef; cook, breaking up pieces with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink and just beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Step: Add remaining beef and cook, breaking up pieces with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Step: Pour all contents into crock pot.
- Step: Add beans, tomatoes, tomato puree, and 1/2 teaspoon salt into crockpot. Stir everything to combine.
- Step: Cook on low for 8-9 hours or high for 4-5 hours.
Notes
This recipe is gluten-free. For a milder chili, you may reduce the amount of cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes used.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 360 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 378 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 377 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 77 mg
Keywords: classic chili, crock pot chili, favorite chili, gluten free, slow cooker chili