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three-bean slow-cooker chili

tsh0ck
tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
So I came up with a nice slow-cooker chili over the weekend. Was thrilled with the results and with the calorie count.

1 lb. lean ground beef, browned
1 medium white onion, diced
1 red pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, diced
22 ounces tomato puree
1 can Rotel Chili Fixin's Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
1 can Bush's Best light red kidney beans, drained
1 can Bush's Best cannellini beans, drained
1 can Rosarita Premium Seasoned dark red kidney beans
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tbsp parsley flakes
1 tsp sale
3/4 tsp cilantro
1/4 tbsp black pepper
3/4 tsp oregano
3 tsp Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce


serves: 8
calories: 257

*****

as with most crock pot recipes, just drop it all in the pot and mix. let it go on low for 8 hours.

I opened the lid a bit in the last 30 minutes to get it to the right consistency, so it wasn't quite as soupy -- but that would be personal taste. only thing I might do differently is make it 1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef this next time.

and just a crock pot tip ... get the liners. they make life soooo much easier.
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  • jnbud2002
    jnbud2002 Posts: 216
    Sounds yum! I'll have to give it a go! Maybe even try it with ground chicken or turkey, as much as I love me some beef, we've been doing these
  • pauljsolie
    pauljsolie Posts: 1,024 Member
    That sounds great. I make almost the same recipe except I use black beans and toss in a chicken breast. Let it cook overnight and the next day you can shred the chicken with a fork. Definitely going to try your recipe. Thanks!
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    yeah, you could cut the calorie count even more with turkey. but at 257, I figured might as well go tried and true beef.
  • garnislitton
    garnislitton Posts: 12
    Slow cooker is a wonderful cookware. Recipes made from it are really delicious.
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    Sounds great! What is the serving size?
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    honestly, I'm not exactly sure on serving size. I made it and then ladled it out evenly into eights, some in bowls for folks over that day and some into tupperware for leftovers. It was a pretty solid bowl, though. I'd guess a cup and change, easily.

    I'll make it again soon, I'm sure. I'll measure the whole batch to update an exact serving.
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    Thanks! I'm going to make it this weekend!:wink:
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    Awesome. Give me a fair review!
  • AirCircleI
    AirCircleI Posts: 334 Member
    bump to try for later
  • charlesb22
    charlesb22 Posts: 110 Member
    yum! bump for sure!
  • BiggGrizz
    BiggGrizz Posts: 164 Member
    Sounds good! I'll give it a whirl.
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    I made it tonight with a few minor tweeks because the store didn't have the same brands. DELICIOUS! I made 13 cups and it came out to 178 calories per cup. So filling! If you like Jalepeno Poppers I have come up with a low cal/low fat version.
  • LaurasClimb
    LaurasClimb Posts: 211 Member
    This looks great! Thanks for sharing.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    I made it tonight with a few minor tweeks because the store didn't have the same brands. DELICIOUS! I made 13 cups and it came out to 178 calories per cup. So filling! If you like Jalepeno Poppers I have come up with a low cal/low fat version.

    I got a "DELICIOUS!" !!

    I'm glad you enjoyed it. among my best slow cooker inventions yet. :)
  • cynfullcyn
    cynfullcyn Posts: 81 Member
    bump
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    I have lived in Southern AZ most of my life and am picky about chili of any kind. I like it so well I gave some to my grandparents for dinner. I didn't think any beans could be as good as my grandma's but she just called and said DELICIOUS! LOL
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    what did you change?
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    I couldn't find cannellini beans, so I used Bush's Fiesta beans, added more cilantro (we grow it in the back yard hehe), purple onion instead of whtie, and a large can of Rotel instead of puree (mostly because I forgot to get the puree at the store).
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    mostly still there, then. they are sometimes called white kidney beans, too. and I might go with a sweet onion next time, just to see what the flavor change is.

    again, thrilled you liked it. glad to contribute here. :)
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    I just posted the Jalepeno Popper recipe, in case you want to try it.
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    Have you tried great northern white beans or pinto?
  • melrose09
    melrose09 Posts: 271
    Holy yum! I may have to try this! Thanks for sharing :)
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    Have you tried great northern white beans or pinto?

    oh, yeah. I know all about the beans. ha!

    great northern wouldn't be bad in this or any chili recipe. mostly because it doesn't have a ton of flavor on its own. it will generally take on the flavor profile of whatever you are cooking it in.

    the one I might try in my next chili is the butter bean, just to give it a different twist.
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    Let me know how that goes for ya, I can't handle the texture of butter beans or lima beans. (just shivered lol) But have you made a "white" chili? It has chicken and white beans but no red or brown beans. :)
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    Oh and bacon bits it good in it too! LOL
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    Let me know how that goes for ya, I can't handle the texture of butter beans or lima beans. (just shivered lol) But have you made a "white" chili? It has chicken and white beans but no red or brown beans. :)


    no ... never did. seemed to be an assault to real chili.

    ;)
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    Depends on how ya make it! Add some fresh roasted, hot green chile and enough garlic... ok you're right it's not "real" chili but it tastes dang good! lol
    :tongue:
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    I have about a half dozen chili recipes. my best uses stew meat instead of ground. I haven't punched it in since I started to see what the numbers look like on here, though.
  • fitnessyeoja
    fitnessyeoja Posts: 357 Member
    bump
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    I have about a half dozen chili recipes. my best uses stew meat instead of ground. I haven't punched it in since I started to see what the numbers look like on here, though.

    Yeah let's not get into the "beef" topic. I am a carnivore and honestly that is the only thing I will struggle with giving up, ribeye and baked potato and/or pot roast and mashed potatos. Sigh
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