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ground beef chili in a mug with cheese on top

The Best Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Chili Recipe

Morgan Peaceman
Slow cooker season is fully activated with this incredibly tasty beef and bean chili. Simple ingredients, loads of flavor.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 10 minutes
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • slow cooker
  • medium frying pan
  • wooden spoon
  • ladle

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 15oz can tomato sauce
  • ½ can cannellini beans
  • ½ can black beans
  • ½ can diced tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder divided
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder divided
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large frying pan, add the ground beef and begin to brown on a medium flame. Cook until the meat is 90% of the way cooked, as it will continue to cook as it is in the slow cooker.
  • Season the meat with paprika, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and garlic powder. Then set aside.
  • In the slow cooker, pour in the ground beef and layer in the other ingredients like diced tomatoes, cannellini beans, and black beans.
  • Pour in the can of tomato sauce, then add in another layer of salt, pepper, chili powder.
  • Close the lid to the slow cooker and cook on a low setting for up to 5 hours. Stir occasionally.
Keyword beef and bean chili, chili, slow cooker chili, slow cooker recipe
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