Red Bean Chili
Filled with red beans and lean beef, this is one of the tastiest slow cooker beef chili recipes around. Warm up with a big bowl of this slow cooker cooking recipe tonight.
Cooking MethodSlow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 16 ounce dried small red beans, rinsed drained and picked over
- 16 ounce jar roasted red peppers, rinsed drained and coarsely chopped
- 18 ounce can diced peeled tomatoes
- 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 3 to 4 tablespoons Nex Mexico chili powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese, shredded
- Onions, chopped
- Tomatoes, chopped
- Sour cream
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook the beef and onion over medium-high heat, stirring, until the beef is browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain off any fat.
- Turn beef into a 5-quart electric slow cooker. Add the beans, red peppers, tomatoes with their liquid, tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder. Mix well.
- Cover and cook on the low heat setting 9 to 10 hours, or until the beans are tender.
- Serve topped with cheese, onions, tomatoes, and sour cream, as desired.