Pretty Easy Chili

This recipe for easy slow cooker chili combines the traditional ingredients of ground beef, beans, and tomatoes for a warm and comforting meal.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 6 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 551 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, drained
• 1 pound ground beef
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can tomato soup
• 4 fluid ounces beer
• 1 pinch cracked black pepper to taste
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, broken apart by hand

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on Low, 6 to 8 hours.

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Transfer beef mixture to a slow cooker.

Step 3

Stir pinto beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato soup into beef mixture.

Step 4

Mix chili powder, sugar, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, and pepper together in a bowl; stir into beef mixture. Add beer.