Slow Cooker Chili

Take regular chili to whole other another level with our slow cooker chili recipe. Let your crock pot cook it for you and sit down to a bowl full of tender meat, beans, optional sausage and a luscious sauce! Serve with tortilla chips, or go all out and make a batch of Easy Buttermilk Cornbread or Savory Skillet Cornbread.

SLOW COOKER CHILI RECIPE

Hours of low and slow cooking in a crock pot creates the best chili! Why? All of the flavours and spices marry into each other and the meat becomes incredibly tender, just the way a GREAT chili should be. This is one of our family favourite easy dinners. So much so that we make this chili at least once a week! The family love it so much they almost always use leftovers for breakfast the next day with buttered toast. I say almost always because it usually disappears the day I make it, it’s THAT good. The bonus of slow cooker chili?

HOW TO MAKE CHILLI IN A CROCK POT

This is not a ‘dump it all in your slow cooker’ recipe. As much as I appreciate the ease of that idea, you just miss out on the flavours created by browning your meat first and sautéing your aromatics. It truly makes all the difference! Yes, it’s an extra step, but it is so worth it. Once you’ve cooked your meat and veggies, you can dump everything into your slow cooker and let it take over. The aromas drifting through your house will just about drive you nuts. You’ll be tempted to dig in early (been there, done that), and you can do after about 5 hours of slow cooking if temptation wins. 6,7 or 8 hours though…they are the magic numbers. The longer, the better. TIP: use a 6 or 7 quart slow cooker.

HOW TO SERVE CHILI

Well, usually, our slow cooker chili stays put in the kitchen and it’s every man, woman and child for himself (or herself). The best way to serve it, though?

In individual serving bowls with complimentary toppings. With a side of tortilla chips, corn chips, cornbread, or even warmed up flatbreads.

SLOW COOKER CHILI TOPPINGS

There are so many options to top chili with. The BEST would have to be:

sour cream shredded cheese sliced green onions fresh chopped cilantro (or coriander) jalapeno slices diced or sliced avocado

HOW CAN I USE LEFTOVER CHILI?

Chili Mac: Use leftover chili for our best Mac and Cheese recipe! Chili Dogs: Pour over hot dogs. Pasta: Boil your favourite pasta and add it as you would bolognese! Baked Potatoes: spoon into potatoes and serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, green onions, etc. Chili fries: over hot chips with melted cheese