Spicy Pineapple Pork Chili

Spicy pineapple pork chili is the perfect combination of sweet and spicy. The sweet pineapple offsets the spice from the chili powder creating a beautifully balanced chili that is delicious and filling.

Notes

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Cooking Time9 hr

Cooking MethodSlow Cooker

Ingredients

1 pound lean boneless pork, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup dried small white beans, rinsed, drained, and picked over
1 cup hot water
1 can diced tomatoes in puree, (14 1/2-ounce)
1 can tomato paste, (6-ounce)
20 ounces can unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained, juice reserved
1 can diced green chiles, (4-ounce)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

In a 3 1/2-quart electric slow cooker, combine the pork, beans, hot water, tomatoes with their liquid, tomato paste, juice drained from the pineapple chunks, chiles, onion, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder. Mix well.
Cover and cook on the low heat setting 8 1/2 to 9 hours, until the pork and beans are tender, stirring once halfway through the cooking time, if possible. Stir in the pineapple chunks and serve.