Chorizo Chili

I was going to attempt a chili recipe I got from a friend and discovered I had none of the ingredients. I already had my meats thawed and was set on chili for dinner, so I took what I had in my pantry and went with it. It's a big hit in my house now.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 434 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• ¾ cup tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, or as needed
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 12 ounces chorizo sausage
• 1 (14 ounce) can prepared chili
• 1 (14 ounce) can butter beans
• 1 tablespoon salt-free seasoning blend (such as Mrs. Dash® Chipotle seasoning)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir ground beef and chorizo sausage into onion mixture; cook, breaking meat apart while stirring, until no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Mix ground beef-chorizo mixture, diced tomatoes, chili, butter beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, chipotle seasoning blend, salt, and black pepper in a slow cooker.

Step 3

Cook on High until flavors have blended, 3 to 4 hours.