Chipotle peppers add a pleasant smokiness to this bean, beef, and sausage-packed slow cooker chili accented with bacon and chili sauce.
Preparation Time
25 mins
Cooking Time
3 hr 10 mins
Total Time
3 hr 35 mins
Calories
402 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and sausage in the hot skillet until some of the fat renders, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until meat is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes more. Transfer beef mixture to a slow cooker.
Step 2
Stir kidney beans, chili beans, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, celery, bell peppers, chipotle chiles, bacon bits, chili sauce, hot pepper sauce, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, and salt into beef mixture.
Step 3
Cook until vegetables are tender and celery retains a slight bite, 6 to 8 hours on Low or 3 to 4 hours on High.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 large onion, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 pounds ground beef
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon chili sauce
2 (14.5 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
1 pound bulk Italian sausage
2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
2 (16 ounce) cans chili beans, undrained
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.5 red bell pepper, chopped
0.25 teaspoon ground cumin
0.5 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely chopped
0.5 (3 ounce) package bacon bits
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
