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Easy Slow Cooker Chili

Yield: 8 servings
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 8 hours 10 minutes
Total: 8 hours 30 minutes
Come home to the best homemade chili! It’s an amazingly hearty, cozy beef chili that cooks low and slow for 8 hrs in the crockpot!
4.9 stars (95 ratings)

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium sweet onion, diced
  • 1 poblano chili, minced
  • 2 ½ cups beef stock
  • 1 (16-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (16-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce, optional
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup corn chips

Equipment

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
  • Stir in garlic, onion and poblano chili until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  • Place ground beef mixture into a 6-qt slow cooker. Stir in beef stock, kidney beans, black beans, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, chili powder, paprika, oregano, cumin and hot sauce; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 5-6 hours.
  • Serve immediately, garnished with sour cream, green onions and corn chips, if desired.