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Homemade Beef Chili Made in the Crock-Pot

1/6/16

Homemade beef chili made in the Crock-Pot with Pinto beans, ground beef, and more!

Homemade Beef Chili Made in the Crock-Pot is the perfect hot meal for a cold night.

Hey y’all! I hope you enjoyed the holidays as much as I did. The only thing that I  wasn’t too thrilled about as the weather. I’m not a huge fan cold weather, and honey it has  been pretty darn cold over here in the Pacific Northwest. To help keep me and my family warm, I decided to make a big pot of homemade beef chili with beans. To make everything easy, I made the chili in my Crockpot. I simply tossed everything in my slow cooker,  and let it cook for 4 hours.  My house smelled so amazing!  While the chili cooked, I  took  care of other things such as cleaning the house, watching tv with my son and hubby, and playing with our new puppies. Once the chili was done I sprinkled on some of our favorite toppings, and we went in!  Again, this recipe was super easy because it was a toss, and go recipe ( just toss it in the Crock-Pot and go on about your business honey!). Let me tell you what I used.

Homemade Beef Chili Made in the Crock-Pot is easy, hearty and comforting.

Let me start off with the beans. I decided to use dry pinto beans because I had plenty of them. Before I tossed  then beans into the slow cooker I made sure to sort through them ( getting rid of any pebbles, and rotten beans) and rinse them with cool water. I didn’t  soak the beans, prior  to cooking them. In my opinion,  it isn’t  necessary  to soak beans- especially when you’re  going to cook them in a slow cooker.

The meat that I used for my chili was regular ground. I usually  buy whatever is on sale when it comes to ground  beef, but if you have a preference use that. Also,  if you don’t eat beef you can use ground turkey,  or ground chicken as a substitution.

Homemade Beef Chili Made in the Crock-Pot is bursting with savory and spicy flavor!Let’s talk about the other ingredients.  You know the ingredients that add lots of flavor. I used a combination  of onions, garlic, celery, and green bell peppers. I also added in some  canned diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce. I pretty much used what I had in my refrigerator at the time. If you like spicy chili feel free to add in some spicy peppers.

for more  flavor I added Salt free seasoning  ( you can use seasoning salt or plain salt ), chili powder, ground black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and oregano.

Below I’ll leave the recipe, but check out this video tutorial for a visual!

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Homemade Beef Chili Made in the Crock-Pot

This large batch of beef chili is the perfect cold-weather recipe! Keep warm with this hearty dish, perfect for family dinner and leftovers.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Slow Cooker
Keyword Crock-Pot Beef Chili
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups dry pinto beans
  • 1.5 lb ground beef
  • 15 oz can of diced tomatoes
  • 15 oz can tomato sauce
  • 32 oz chicken broth
  • 1 large bell pepper chopped
  • 1 medium sized onion chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic chopped
  • 3 - 4 ribs of celery
  • 1 tbsp salt free seasoning or 1 1/2 tsp seasoning salt OR plain salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 1/2 tsp chili powder

Instructions

  • Toss everything into the slow cooker.
  • Set the slow cooker on high for 4 hours.
  • Stir periodically.
  • Once done serve and enjoy

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    January 7, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    This looks fantastic. We are having chili weather so perfect timing! Pinned. Looking forward to your post in 2016. Thanks xoxo

    Reply
    • Mary says

      January 7, 2016 at 7:48 pm

      I meant posts not post….lol

      Reply
  2. Vanessa says

    January 9, 2016 at 7:46 pm

    Just made your recipie, it was delicious! It was perfect with this cold weather. I love your YouTube channel.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 11, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      Hi Vanessa! So glad that you liked my chili recipe! XOXO

      Reply
  3. Vikki beshear says

    January 11, 2016 at 6:06 am

    Sounds delicious. Do you pre cook meat for chili??? I’m new to crock pot cooking. They have been around forever but I just never used them until recently. The chicken pot pure sounds delicious also. Will be trying both. Thank you!!! Have a wonderful day.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 11, 2016 at 8:11 pm

      Nope. you don’t have to precook anything. Simply put it all in the Crock-Pot. Everything will cook in there 🙂

      Reply
  4. Vikki beshear says

    January 11, 2016 at 6:08 am

    That was chicken pot pie!!! Auto correct! Ugh.

    Reply
  5. Gerri says

    January 11, 2016 at 2:53 pm

    Rosie, can you cook your ground beef first before putting it in the crock pot so you won’t have all that grease? Also, how many hours do you cook this on low?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 11, 2016 at 8:17 pm

      You sure can, or you can use lean ground beef.

      Reply
  6. Mary Willis says

    January 18, 2016 at 9:30 am

    Can you use canned beans instead of the dry?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 18, 2016 at 10:20 pm

      If you use canned beans, they will get too mushy.

      Reply
  7. Brigitte says

    April 22, 2017 at 8:23 am

    can you use stew meat instead of ground beef?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      April 22, 2017 at 10:13 am

      Hi Briggite! Absolutely. XOXO

      Reply
  8. Tanya Walters says

    December 15, 2018 at 6:34 am

    I am loving your recipes. This one is on deck for today!

    Reply
  9. Dawn says

    January 21, 2019 at 8:55 am

    I am so excited to try this!!!! I’ve been looking for a raw hamburger recipe!!! I’m going to try it with cranberry beans. And I’d love to try it on low instead of high, so i can be gone for more hours … maybe double the cooking time? Thank you!!!!!

    Reply

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