Slow Cooker Chili Recipe (2024)

Updated on September 18, 2021|By Kate|4 Comments

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Simple slow cooker chili recipe that cooks all day in the slow cooker! This is the easiest, tastiest way to cook chili in a crockpot.

When the weather cools down, it’s hard to beat chili for an easy, filling meal. This chili is made in a crock pot so it’s super simple and super tasty!

This crockpot chili simmers all day in a slow cooker, so you can toss everything in, let it cook, and come back to a delicious, hearty dinner.

How to make slow cooker chili

It’s so easy to cook chili in a crock pot! Start by browning the ground beef.

Then sauté onion and garlic, and add all of the ingredients except for beans. Cook, and then stir in beans to warm through.

Topping ideas

Grated cheese
Green onions
Jalapeños
Sour cream

What to serve with chili

Crackers, cornbread, and cornbread muffins are all great alongside chili. Cinnamon rolls are also really good with chili.

More chili recipes!

Barbecue Chili
Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburger Chili
Three Bean Chili

More slow cooker chili recipes!

Slow Cooker Chicken Frito Chili
Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken Quinoa Chili

If you’ve tried this slow cooker chili recipe, don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave me a comment below. I love to hear from people who’ve made my recipes!

Slow Cooker Chili Recipe

Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 hours hours 25 minutes minutes

Easy chili recipethat's made in the slow cooker.

Equipment

Slow Cooker
See Also
[Recipes] Salted Egg Yolk Chicken - 咸蛋黄奶油鸡

Ingredients

▢ 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
▢ 1 large white or yellow onion finely chopped
▢ 3 cloves garlic finely minced
▢ 2-14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes with green chilies
▢ 15 ounce can crushed tomatoes
▢ 8 ounce can tomato sauce
▢ 1-2 tablespoons ancho chili powder depending on desired heat
▢ 2 teaspoons ground cumin
▢ 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
▢ 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
▢ 1 teaspoon brown sugar
▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper
▢ 2-15 ounce cans kidney beans drained and rinsed

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef.
Drain ground beef and return to pan.
Add onions and garlic, and saute, stirring regularly, for 3 minutes.
Add ground beef mixture to slow cooker along with remaining ingredients.
Stir all of the ingredients except beans together.
Cover with and cook on LOW heat for 5 – 6 hours.
Stir in kidney beans and allow to heat through, about 10 minutes.
Serve warm with desired toppings.

Notes

Ground beef: I like to use 85% or 90% lean ground beef. Sometimes leaner ground beef can dry out in the slow cooker.
Tomatoes with chilies: Ro-Tel will also work.
Chili powder: I like the smokiness of ancho chile powder, but regular chili powder will work, too.
Cocoa powder: The cocoa powder gives the chili an earthiness. Feel free to omit it if you prefer.
Beans: Feel free to substitute a can of black beans for the kidney beans if you prefer.
Nutrition values are estimates.

Nutrition

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Originally posted 7/30/18. Updated with additional tips and photos 9/18/21.

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Kate got her first cookbook when she was five years old, and she hasn't stopped cooking since then! Her delicious recipes have been featured on Food Network, MSN, Better Homes & Gardens, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, and more. When she's not cooking or baking, she can be found on her mini farm with her husband and her five kids.

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