All-American Chili

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Calling all chili aficionados! Here's our favorite take on the traditional bowl of red with all the convenience of slow cooker cooking.

All-American Chili
Photo: Jason Donnelly
Prep Time:
10 mins
Slow Cook Time:
6 hrs
Total Time:
6 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
6

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pound lean ground beef

  • 2 15.5 ounce cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained

  • 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, drained

  • 1 cup chopped onion (1 large)

  • 1 8 ounce can no-salt-added tomato sauce

  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth

  • ¾ cup chopped yellow sweet pepper (1 medium)

  • 3 tablespoon chili powder

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 8.5 ounce box corn bread mix, prepared according to package directions (optional)

Directions

  1. In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker combine beef, beans, tomatoes, onion, tomato sauce, broth, sweet pepper, 2 tablespoons of the chili powder, the garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of the cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon of the oregano.

  2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 hours.

  3. To serve, stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon oregano, and the salt. Serve with corn bread.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

353 Calories
7g Fat
37g Carbs
35g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 353
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 9%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 71mg 24%
Sodium 710mg 31%
Total Carbohydrate 37g 13%
Protein 35g 70%

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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