Slow Cooker Chunky Chili Recipes

SLOW COOKER CHILI II

Steps:

• Place the beef in a skillet over medium heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain grease.
• Place the beef in a slow cooker, and mix in onion, celery, green bell pepper, garlic, tomato puree, kidney beans, and cannellini beans. Season with chili powder, parsley, salt, basil, oregano, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce.
• Cover, and cook 8 hours on Low.

SLOW-COOKED CHUNKY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the remaining ingredients. , Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until vegetables are tender. If desired, serve with shredded cheese, chopped onion and sour cream. , Freeze option: Before adding toppings, cool chili. Freeze chili and toppings separately in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Sprinkle with toppings.

SLOW COOKER CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large and deep non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and saute 3 minutes, then add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer. Pour onions into a 6 or 7 quart slow cooker (I like this one HERE).
• Return skillet to medium-high eat, add beef and cook stirring occasionally until beef has browned.
• Drain most of fat from beef, leaving about 2 Tbsp in with beef (this is optional, I think it ads flavor but you can drain it all if you'd prefer). Pour browned beef into slow cooker.
• Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, chili powder, cumin, paprika, cocoa powder, sugar, coriander and season mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover with lid and cook on low heat for 5 - 6 hours.
• Stir in dark and light red kidney beans and allow to heat through, about 2 minutes. Serve warm with desired toppings.

SLOW-COOKER CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Combine beans, salsa, tomato sauce and chili powder in Slow Cooker. Top with chicken, onions and corn. (Do not stir.) Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours); stir.
• Serve topped with cheese.

CLASSIC BEEF AND BEAN SLOW COOKER CHILI

Steps:

• To a large skillet, add oil and heat over MED to MED-HIGH heat. Add onions and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and very fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Add ground beef and cook about 5 minutes, crumbling with a wooden spoon or potato masher, until beef is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat, and return beef mixture to skillet.
• Add salt, chili powder, cumin and black pepper and minced garlic, and cook about a minute.
• Transfer beef mixture to the bottom of slow cooker. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans and green chiles, and stir well to combine. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours, or on HIGH for 5-6 hours.
• Taste chili and season with salt and black pepper if needed. Serve with any desired toppings and enjoy!

SLOW-COOKER THREE CHILE CHUNKY BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours (or on High setting 4 to 5 hours).

SLOW-COOKER CHUNKY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Transfer to a 3-1/2-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, water, chilies, chili powder, salt, cumin and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until heated through. Garnish with sour cream and jalapenos if desired.

SLOW-COOKER CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Place chicken in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Mix tomatoes, tomato sauce and chili seasoning; pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
• Stir to break up chicken. Stir in hominy. Cover and cook on low heat setting 15 minutes until heated through. Serve chili with sour cream and cilantro. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

SLOW COOKER CHILLI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Place the onion, red pepper and coriander stalks into a slow cooker.
• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan, season the beef with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then fry in two batches until golden-brown, transferring to the slow cooker when ready.
• Add the garlic, spices and oregano to the pan juices and fry for one minute until fragrant. Stir in the tomato purée, tomatoes and stock then bring to a boil. Pour the hot sauce over the beef in the slow cooker, then cover with a lid and cook on low for seven hours. Stir in the beans, then cook the chilli for an hour more until the meat is very tender.
• Pop the chocolate into the chilli, let it melt, then stir. Season the chilli to your taste, then scatter with the coriander and serve with rice or cornbread.

SLOW-COOKER CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• COMBINE beans, salsa, tomato sauce and chili powder in slow cooker. Top with chicken, onions and corn. (Do not stir.) Cover with lid.
• COOK on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours).
• STIR just before serving. Serve topped with cheese.
• Serving Suggestion: For added color and flavor, top individual bowls of chili with BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream and/or coarsely crushed PREMIUM Saltine Crackers.