Christina's Slow Cooker Chili

Name: Christina's Slow Cooker Chili
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 h 5 min
Total time: 6 h 25 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 3 pounds ground beef; 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, or more to taste; 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; ¼ cup chili powder; 2 tablespoons dried oregano; 2 tablespoons ground cumin; 1 tablespoon chipotle pepper powder; 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper; 3 (14.5 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 4 cups chopped onions; 4 cups chopped bell peppers; 3 jalapeno peppers, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste

Rating: 4.52 stars

27 Ratings
14 Reviews
15 Photos

This is a long-standing favorite recipe evolved to suit the slow cooker and minimal messing around. Chop vegetables, brown meat, throw it all in, and walk away.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

6 hrs 5 mins

total:

6 hrs 25 mins

Servings:

Yield:

16 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.

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Step 2
Mix diced tomatoes and tomato paste together in the slow cooker; add chili powder, oregano, cumin, chipotle pepper powder, and cayenne pepper and stir. Layer ground beef, kidney beans, onions, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, and garlic over tomato mixture.
Step 3
Cook on High for 3 hours. Reduce heat to Low and cook until flavors have blended, at least 3 hours more. Add more diced tomatoes, if desired.

Cook's Notes:

You can remove the jalapeno seeds, if desired.

This recipe assumes a 6- to 7-quart slow cooker. On our slow cooker, this can be very full. Putting the third can of tomatoes in too early has been known to lead to some spillage (especially if you choose to increase the time on high because you started late).

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

306 calories; protein 20.7g; carbohydrates 24.4g; fat 14.4g; cholesterol 52.2mg; sodium 487.1mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (14)

Most helpful positive review

Tina Dalie

09/23/2017

I'll admit that I did not read the recipe before making this chili. I looked at the ingredient list and modified a few things for example I don't like chunky tomatoes so I used plain tomato sauce instead. Also I did not have dried oregano so I substituted with Adobo seasoning. I also did not have cayenne pepper so I left it out. I figured the jalapeños were enough heat for the recipe. I left most of the seeds in the jalapeños as I chopped them. I also did not fry the ground beef and drain the fat from it before putting in the slow cooker I put everything into the slow cooker at once. IMO it's pointless to cook ingredients before putting them in the slow cooker. The whole point of the slow cooker is to not have to do that and also the fat from the meat made the recipe much more moist. Very tasty and moist! Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Rock_lobster

02/06/2015

Christina's Slow Cooker Chili Haiku: "Husband and daughter... well they loved this chili lots. I was not on board." After just 2 hrs. on high this chili was scorching around the edges b/c there really weren't any liquid-ey ingredients. I cut it back to low trying to stay faithful to the directions but a couple hrs. later had to add some chicken broth to prevent it from turning into a clumpy burnt mess. Maybe the "burnt" gave it some unusual flavor that my family loved but I just didn't enjoy very much. Not thrilled w/ the onion and bell peppers going in raw rather than them being browned w/ the ground beef but that did ultimately make this a very easy chili to prepare. Oh and lastly the only thing that I did differently was use black beans instead of kidney and a small can of chile peppers instead of jalapenos. Read More

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27 Ratings

5 star values: 18
4 star values: 5
3 star values: 4
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Rock_lobster

02/06/2015

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Tina Dalie

09/23/2017

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Lisa

11/16/2014

Great Recipe! My teenage boys said it was their favorite. I added a bit more chili powder and an extra can of diced tomatos. A winner! Read More

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Lili Lepola

08/27/2014

Wonderful hearty chili! Read More

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chris

01/20/2017

I used this as a base recipe for a personal chili. I used 1.5 Lb of ground beef and 1.5 Lb of steak tips which were chopped up. The result was fantastic. I will be tweaking my recipe over time and will reference this one as my base. Read More

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cmdiaz68

01/25/2016

Good recipe. I needed to add water to keep it from burning and some brown sugar to balance it all out. When all was said and done, it was delicious. Read More

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RICO

03/06/2021

Love This Recipe Especially During Football ?? Season!!!! Go Cowboys:))) Read More

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Malcolm Bebbington

11/16/2016

I put 4lbs of ground and 2 x 28 oz diced tomatoes and final topping (after all mixed and ready) an additional 28 oz whole stewed tomatoes to ensure no burning on edges. Also cut back on the chili powder to 1 tbsp 1 teaspoon Read More

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Kristin Kirby

11/12/2018

just without the jalapeno's and cayenne bc I have small kids. Read More

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Christina's Slow Cooker Chili

Servings Per Recipe: 16
Calories: 306

% Daily Value *

protein: 42 %

carbohydrates: 8 %

dietary fiber: 34 %

sugars:

fat: 22 %

saturated fat: 27 %

cholesterol: 17 %

vitamin a iu: 36 %

niacin equivalents: 57 %

vitamin b6: 26 %

vitamin c: 73 %

folate: 6 %

calcium: 9 %

iron: 31 %

magnesium: 13 %

potassium: 18 %

sodium: 20 %

thiamin: 19 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.