This delicious Slow Cooker Chili was submitted by a reader, Julie Wetzel. We tried it out with some friends of ours, and it was a huge hit!

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Aunt Lou here.

We received an email from Julie with this yummy Slow Cooker Chili recipe. I am so glad she sent it to us! (Thanks Julie!) We just so happened to be going over to hang out with friends the day I threw this in the crock pot. (Hi Krystal and Henry!) They were preparing a bunch of food, but this was still a gobbled up and loved by all!

Slow Cooker Chili

Note: Scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe.

Ingredients for Slow Cooker Chili

• 1.5-2 lbs ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 15.5 oz cans Brooks chili beans, with juice
• 16 oz can refried beans
• 6 oz can tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 32-46 oz tomato juice (depending on how soupy you want it)
• salt to taste
• dried red pepper flakes to taste

How to Make Chili in a Slow Cooker

1. Brown your ground beef with your onion and drain
2. Put all your ingredients in your 6-quart slow cooker (I used my Programmable Travel Crock Pot) and stir until well combined
3. Cover and cook on low for four hours

Slow Cooker Chili Notes

• If you want to make your chili spicy, you can use Brooks hot chili beans and lots of dried red pepper flakes. If you are not a fan of spicy foods, you can totally use mild beans and just a sprinkle of dried red pepper flakes.
• As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
• All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.

Printable Recipe for Slow Cooker Chili

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Slow Cooker Chili

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

4 hr

Total Time

4 hr 10 mins

 

This delicious Slow Cooker Chili was submitted by a reader, Julie Wetzel. We tried it out with some friends of ours, and it was a huge hit!

Course: Soup

Servings: 6 people

Author: Aunt Lou

Ingredients

• 1.5-2 lbs ground beef
• 1 medium onion diced
• 2 15.5 oz cans mild or hot chili beans with juice
• 16 oz can refried beans
• 6 oz can tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons chili powder or to taste
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 32-46 oz tomato juice depending on how soupy you want it
• salt to taste
• dried red pepper flakes to taste

Instructions

1. Brown your ground beef with your onion and drain

2. Put all your ingredients in your 6-quart slow cooker (I used my Programmable Travel Crock Pot) and stir until well combined

3. Cover and cook on low for four hours

Recipe Notes

• If you want to make your chili spicy, you can use Brooks hot chili beans and lots of dried red pepper flakes. If you are not a fan of spicy foods, you can totally use mild beans and just a sprinkle of dried red pepper flakes.
• As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
• All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.