Slow-Cooked Chili

  Dinner

This hearty slow cooker chili can cook for up to 10 hours on low in the slow cooker. It's so good to come home to its wonderful aroma after a long day away.

Slow-Cooked Chili

Average Rating: 3.885714

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 8 hours
YIELD: 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
  • 2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • Shredded cheddar cheese and thinly sliced green onions, optional

Instructions

  • 1. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
  • 2. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the next 9 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. If desired, top individual servings with cheese and green onions.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 260 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 57mg cholesterol, 712mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 7g fiber), 25g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable.

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