This Homemade Slow Cooker Chili is the perfect dinner for cool fall nights.
Last week, with the onset of Fall, I just had to make some Homemade Chili in the slow cooker.
First, I chop my Onion, Garlic, Mushrooms, and Jalapeno, and add them to a saute pan to cook. Feel free to add a dab of butter to get them going. I saute them until the onions are clear.
Meanwhile, I am browning the ground beef and sausage in another skillet. I crumble them together, and when they are done, you can’t tell what’s what.
While that’s all cooking, I add ALL of the cans into my slow cooker. I have a large slow cooker (for those who asked, it’s a Hamilton Beach Stay or Go 6 Qt, I included a link to it here and at the bottom of the post. I’ve had it for several years, it was a Christmas Gift), and this fills it to the brim. The best thing about this, is you can tweak it to your preferences. Like it thicker, use larger cans of paste (I use the small ones) or add an extra small can. Likewise, you can omit one of the cans of sauce if it’s too much. Same with the beans. I use two of each, but you could just as easily reduce or increase that number, according to your preferences.
The first night I serve it, we’ll usually eat it straight, sometimes over rice, with chili on top, and maybe some cornbread. A day or so later, we’ll have Chili Dogs for dinner 🙂 Because this makes so much, I freeze the leftovers in my Rubbermaid Containers, and I can usually get 2 additional meals out of it. During the fall/winter, we typically have this twice a month, so it’s pretty economical when you consider I get 4 dinners for 5 people out of each batch!
Slowcooker Chili
Ingredients
- One Medium Onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 3 mushrooms chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper chopped
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb breakfast sausage we prefer maple
- 2 cans Chili Tomato Sauce
- 2 cans Tomato Sauce
- 2 cans Tomato Paste basil, oregano preferred
- 2 cans chili beans
- 2 cans light kidney beans drained
- 2 cans dark kidney beans drained
- 1 can Rotel
- Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
Instructions
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Chop Onion, Garlic, Mushrooms, and Jalapeno
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Add them to a saute pan to cook
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Brown Ground Beef & Sausage together in a skillet
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Pour beans, tomato sauce, tomato paste, rotel, and dash of worcestershire into Slow Cooker
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Add Vegetables and Meat Mixture to Slow Cooker
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Set Slow Cooker on Low and let it cook for 6-8 hours.
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Serve with crackers, or over rice.
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Top with cheese, if preferred.
These are a few of the items I find useful in my own kitchen when preparing this recipe:
Hamilton Beach 33461 Stay or Go 6-Quart Portable Slow CookerT-fal C51402 Excite Nonstick Thermo-Spot Dishwasher Safe Oven Safe PFOA Free Fry Pan Cookware, 8-Inch, Red
T-fal A91082 Specialty Nonstick Dishwasher Safe Oven Safe Jumbo Cooker Saute Pan with Glass Lid Cookware, 5-Quart, Black
OXO SoftWorks Can Opener
Hamilton Beach 76606ZA Smooth Touch Can Opener, Black and Chrome
Crockpot 22-ounce Double Handle Soup Bowls, Set of 2 Red
4-pack Glazed Tuscan Soup/chili Bowl Set Mulberry Red
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michelle oakley warner says
March 13, 2013 at 8:45 pmmy kids would so love this
Lori Thomas says
March 9, 2013 at 4:46 amWe love Chili, have it a few times a month during the winter season
Sarah L says
November 12, 2012 at 1:27 amThis recipe looks very good to me. Brown, toss together, simmer and poof! there’s dinner for 20.
Debbie ritenour says
October 7, 2012 at 3:23 pmAny kind of soup is a hit for the fall time but I am doing apple sauce right now! I found alot of recipes for cassarole thats goes in the slow cooker and I want to try it this fall!
angie lilly says
October 7, 2012 at 11:27 amMade a vegan version of this, it was amazing.
Rich Hicks says
October 7, 2012 at 9:04 amThis was even better the next day as leftovers, which is rare. SO GOOD.
desiree says
October 4, 2012 at 6:01 pmthat look great wish i could eat it
Em Sands says
October 4, 2012 at 7:28 pmThis is one of our favs in the slow cooker.
Alicia K says
October 4, 2012 at 9:37 amdont have a slow cooker but i love chili
Bee C. says
October 4, 2012 at 8:59 amI don’t have a favorite right now, but there is a recipe for apple sauce on pinterest that I’d like to try!
Stephanie Phelps says
October 3, 2012 at 8:06 pmI like to make chili and have not found a recipe we all love yet but the one you have hear sounds delicious
rebeka deleon says
October 3, 2012 at 12:55 pmTook this to a potluck, it was a hit.
angie says
October 3, 2012 at 9:47 amTortilla Soup is our fav on a cold day!
CARLA B BONESTEEL says
October 3, 2012 at 7:48 amI just love a good, old fashioned beef stew…no recipe, just throw in whatever you have !
Tiffany Kinney says
October 3, 2012 at 4:32 ami love chilli!
Freda Mans says
October 2, 2012 at 5:28 pmIronically exactly what I made for supper today!
Melanie B says
October 2, 2012 at 1:46 amI rarely use a slow cooker so what I usually do make is a soup base like stew or veggie soup
jamie tucker says
October 1, 2012 at 9:55 pmThis turned out so delicious, can’t wait to make it again!
Ellen says
October 1, 2012 at 2:31 pmThe most advanced I get is plain chicken with some water and butter!
Mya Murphy says
October 1, 2012 at 1:12 pmI love my homemade mexican chicken…
Sara Zielinski says
October 1, 2012 at 2:02 pmI like to make chili in the fall too
Karen H in NC says
October 1, 2012 at 5:39 amUnfortunately, I don’t have a slow cooker
Nena Sinclair says
October 1, 2012 at 2:14 amBest. Chili Recipe. Ever.
adrienne warren says
October 1, 2012 at 1:34 amThis recipe could win chili cookoff contests!
Lisa Brown says
September 30, 2012 at 3:36 pmI like making stew