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Slow-Cooked Chili

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪Soup 🍲 Tex-Mex 🇺🇸🇲🇽American

Slow-Cooked Chili brings together tender ground beef, kidney beans, and peppers that gently stew for hours, building a rich, well-rounded heat and hearty texture. Each spoonful is thick and chunky with warming spices and sweet bell pepper notes, perfect for a cozy dinner or game-day crowd. A sprinkle of Cheddar on top adds a savory finish.

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook8 hr
  • Serves10
  • DifficultyEasy
Slow-Cooked Chili
  1. 1

    Cook and stir the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until it is no longer pink, about 10 minutes, then drain.

  2. 2

    Transfer the ground beef to a slow cooker.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

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

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