Slow-Cooked Chili

Here's a hearty chili made with ground beef and kidney beans, cooked for hours in a slow cooker.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 333 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped, divided
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped, divided
• 10 tablespoons shredded Cheddar cheese for garnish (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Transfer ground beef to a slow cooker.

Step 3

Stir in kidney beans, diced tomatoes, onion, half the green bell peppers, half the red bell peppers, chili powder, garlic, salt, and ground black pepper until well combined.

Step 4

Place remaining green bell peppers and red bell peppers on top of mixture.

Step 5

Cover the cooker and cook on High setting until vegetables are soft and the flavors have blended, about 2 hours.

Step 6

Stir chili and cook on Low setting for 6 more hours.

Step 7

Serve in bowls; garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon of shredded Cheddar cheese.