Easy Chili (Crockpot)
photo by Crafty Lady 13
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef (lean)
- 1⁄2 cup onion (chopped)
- 3 ounces chili seasoning mix (3 pkgs of any brand)
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 15 ounces diced tomatoes (any brand or flavor for chili)
- 15 ounces kidney beans (any brand)
- 23 ounces vegetable juice (V-8 or any store brand, mild or spicy, about 1/2 of a large can)
directions
- Brown ground beef in skillet. (I cook mine with water because it crumbles easier and more of the fat drains off.).
- Drain beef and add onion, the 3 pkgs of chili seasoning and cumin to the skillet and cook a little longer until the seasonings are well blended (about 10 minutes on med-low heat).
- While seasonings are cooking into the meat, rinse and drain the kidney beans well and add to crockpot.
- Add the diced tomatoes (I add the juice also for flavor) to the crockpot.
- Add the browned beef mixture to the crockpot.
- Pour in about 1/2 of the tall 46 oz can of vegetable juice to the crockpot (I usually add about 1/3 of a can first, stir all ingredients and then decide if I want my chili thinner by adding more of the vegetable juice.).
- Cook on low in crockpot for about 2 hours or until all is heated through.
- Serve with cheese, crackers, fritos, cornbread. (Leftovers are great on chili dogs.).
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Reviews
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This was a good basic chili. It was a little too "tomatoey" tasting for the group of people that I made it for. A little tweaking to suit our taste would be preferable for us (maybe a little sugar, some hot sauce and some more beans). It was very, very easy to make. Served with Recipe #284773. Made for Spring 2012 PAC.
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