Chili Recipe
My favorite recipe uses ground beef and a slow cooker. I also have listed one of my favorite slow cooker cookbooks.
When Do I Make My First Batch of Chili?
In the Fall at Halloween!
I usually pull out my chili recipe for Halloween. I pull out my slow cooker and put all the ingredients in early in the mornings. While we are out Trick or Treating, the chili is finishing up cooking. It is ready to warm up us after a cold night Trick or Treating. It is so comforting to have this waiting for us when we return. My Slow Cooker Chili Recipe
Good Ol' Chili
This recipe comes from my Current cookbook called Fix and Forget It. It is a well worn page!Makes 6 to 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Slow Cooker Cooking Time: 3-1/2 to 4 hrs. on High or 7 - 8 hrs on Low
Last-Minute Cooking Time: none
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
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.
You'll Need A Slow Cooker
Get the Best!
Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
Amazon Price: $49.99 (as of 12/05/2009)
Family Size 6 quart oval Programmable slow cooker with flat panel digital read-out and stainless steel base for easy storage and clean-up, plus separate temperature probe for large cuts of meat. No more over cooked or under cooked beef or poultry as the probe reads the internal temperature as it cooks and automatically switches to keep warm once set temperature is reached . Operates in three different cook settings including manual cook mode. Easy to read LED digital control panel and timer for setting preferred cooking time. Other features include a clip-on spoon and a clip-tight gasket lid.
Chili?
My Favorite Slow Cooker Cookbook
Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with Your Slow Cooker
Amazon Price: $10.04 (as of 12/05/2009)
Slow Cooker Usage!
More Slow Cooker Cook Books
Fix-It And Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 12/05/2009)
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 12/05/2009)
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two: For the Small Slow Cooker
Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 12/05/2009)
The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 12/05/2009)
Chili Add-Ons
More Slow Cookers
Rival 5025WG 2-1/2-Quart Crockpot
Amazon Price: $17.27 (as of 12/05/2009)
Cuisinart PSC-350 3-1/2-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
Amazon Price: $59.95 (as of 12/05/2009)
All-Clad 99009 Stainless-Steel 6-1/2-Quart Slow Cooker
Amazon Price: $199.95 (as of 12/05/2009)
Crockpot 3060-W 6-Quart Round Slow Cooker, White
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 12/05/2009)
Who Wants Chili!
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- Gail47 Gail47 Oct 19, 2009 @ 2:11 pm
- Looks like a great recipe. Chili is always welcome in our house the all year, but especially during the fall and winter seasons. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
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- BarbRad BarbRad Oct 13, 2009 @ 9:07 pm
- Funny I should see this lens again today. I made my first batch of chili yesterday. We had it again today. It's just right for a windy, rainy day -- our first rain in way too long.
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- shajo shajo Oct 8, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
- I was just thinking about making some chili the other day :)
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Sep 26, 2009 @ 4:58 pm
- I will be making my sausage chili soon! We like shredded Cheddar Cheese and chopped raw onions on top. Yum!
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- Michey Michey Sep 17, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
- Hi! Looks great, I'll try it. I am using slow cooking devices as my Mom at 95 cannot eat stakes, and to be sure that she has meat, I use slow cooking method, it is working.
How you make it? very, very spicy or just medium spicy!
Love it!
Thanks
Michey
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