Crock Pot Rockcastle Chili

This is a modification of the MacLeid's Rockcastle Chili recipe from "Joy of Cooking" (page 672 of the 1997 edition). Very easy to make, not much prep time, and crock pot simple. You do not have to brown the ground beef in the recipe first, it will cook sufficiently in the crock pot, but you can if you want to.

• Ready In: 8 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 2  large onions, chopped
• 6 -12  garlic cloves, pressed and minced
• 2  lbs lean ground beef
• 4 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 6  tablespoons chili powder
• 2  tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, with juice
• 12  ounces water
•  salt
•  pepper

Directions

1. Chop/mince the onion and garlic.
2. Layer the ingredients in a crock pot in the order listed, omitting the salt and pepper.
3. Cook in the crock pot on low for 6 to 8 hours.
4. Salt and pepper to taste once cooking is finished.