Meaty Slow Cooker Chili Recipes

SLOW-COOKED STEW MEAT CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add stew meat and brown for 2 minutes, stirring often. Add chili powder and cumin; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer meat to a large slow cooker.
• Add diced tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans, 1 1/2 cups beef broth, onion, bell pepper, parsley, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and salt to the slow cooker; stir until well combined.
• Cover and cook on Low, stirring occasionally, until beef is tender, 6 to 8 hours. Thin the chili with remaining beef broth as it cooks, if consistency is too thick.

SLOW COOKER BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in ground beef, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is lightly browned and crumbly, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Transfer beef mixture to a slow cooker. Stir in black beans, kidney beans, and diced tomatoes and chiles. Cover and cook on Low, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 hours.

HEARTY SLOW-COOKER CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, onion and garlic; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker., Working in batches if necessary, cook beef in the same skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes, breaking meat into crumbles. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to slow cooker., Stir tomatoes, tomato sauce, chiles, parsley and seasonings into beef mixture. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours to allow flavors to blend. Serve with rice and toppings as desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled chili in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water or broth if necessary.

MEATY SLOW COOKER CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and pork sausage with the onion and garlic. Drain well.
• Add all the ingredients to a slow cooker. Stir and let simmer on low for 6-8hrs or on high for 3-4hrs.
• Top with fixins - sourcream, cheese, green onion, corn chips, or rice. You choose. Mix it up for a new flavor combo everytime.

EASY SLOW COOKER CHILI

Steps:

• 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.
• Stir browned beef, chili beans in sauce, stewed tomatoes, diced tomatoes and green chilies, onion, tomato paste, brown sugar, chili seasoning mix, and barbeque sauce together in the crock of a slow cooker.
• Cook on High for 3 hours.

SLOW-COOKER TEXAS TWO-MEAT CHILI

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix beef, pork and flour until meats are evenly coated. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add meats; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned on all sides (if necessary, cook meats in batches).
• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix browned meats and remaining ingredients except green onions.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 9 hours. Before serving, skim off fat; sprinkle with green onions.