Baby it’s cold outside! One of my family’s favorite ways to warm up is with this Easy Crock Pot Chili!
Aunt Lou here.
I remember Mom making chili when I was little. We always said that when she made chili, she made enough to feed an army. That is still true to this day, and I carry on that tradition in my home.
Easy Crock Pot Chili
We love adding mild breakfast sausage (we get ours from one of my favorite pig farmers) to our spaghetti, so I thought I would try out mom’s tried and true chili recipe in the crock pot with some breakfast sausage. And the result was this delicious Easy Crock Pot Chili.
- 1 lb mild ground breakfast sausage browned
- 2 46 oz cans tomato juice
- 2 c macaroni cooked
- 2 1.25 oz mild chili seasoning packets
- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes undrained
- 15.5 oz can mild chili beans undrained
- Optional: 1 small onion diced
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Pour your tomato juice in your crock pot
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Place the rest of your ingredients in your crock pot and stir until well blended
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Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, stirring occasionally
Slow Cooker Recommendation
For our beloved Easy Crock Pot Chili, I used my West Bend 6-Quart Round Slow Cooker. You need a biggin’ for this recipe as it makes a lot. But one of the great things about chili is that it is even better when reheated, so we don’t mind letting it warm us up a few days in a row. 🙂
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A different twist on chili. Will have to try this soon. Question……do you ever use crock pot liners? You usually recommend spraying crock. My husband, the dishwasher, loves them for the ease of clean-up
Use my crockpot three or four times a week but never without a crock pot liner,clean up is so much easier and I can gather up leftovers liner and all and place in a container for warm ups in the crock pot later in the week.
Hi Barbara!
I love crock pot liners, I just put in there to spray your crock pot just in case someone doesn’t have them. Liners make clean-up a snap! Which is always a bonus in my book! I hope you enjoy this Easy Crock Pot Chili as much as we do!
Aunt Lou
I’m anxious to try this chili recipe. And I also use the crockpot liners! They are great for easy clean up plus if we have leftovers we just lift the liner out and put it into a bowl and put that into refrigerator.
Doesn’t the macaroni get mushy if you cook it first?
Hi Don!
The noodles aren’t mushy, but if you want more of an al dente pasta, you might cook the macaroni separately and spoon the chili over it right after boiling. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou