Easy Slow Cooker Chili Recipe

• Serves: 6 to 8 servings
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 3-1/2 to 4 hrs. on High or 7 - 8 hrs on Low

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 lbs. extra lean Ground Beef
• 2 or 3 cans (15 oz. each) Pinto Beans - drained
• 1 large Onion - chopped (my family does not like onions - so I use Onion powder to give the flavor)
• 3 large cloves Garlic - minced
• 1 can (15 oz.) whole Tomatoes - cut up and juice reserved (My family prefers Tomato Sauce - same size can)
• 1 can (6 oz.) Tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Chili Powder
• 2 teaspoons Salt
• 1 teaspoon dried Oregano leaves - crushed
• 1 teaspoon ground Cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon Pepper

Instructions

1. Crumble ground beef into a slow cooker. Add beans, onion and garlic.

2. In a medium bowl, stir tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, water, chili powder, salt, oregano, cumin and pepper until blended. Stir into meat mixture. Scrape down sides of slow cooker.

3. Cover and cook on high for 3-1/2 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours until onion is tender.

Serve with shredded Cheddar cheese and saltine crackers or tortilla chips.