Slow cooker chili with bacon

Name: Slow cooker chili with bacon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds ground beef or Turkey; 2- 14.5 Oz cans diced tomatoes; 28oz can crushed tomatoes or tomato purée; 2 bell peppers diced; 1 onion diced; 2 garlic cloves diced; 6 strips bacon; 2 cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained, or any bean you like, or omit the beans; 2 tbsp chili powder; 1 tbsp cumin; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tsp mustard powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp oregano

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:7h

What’s better than a warm bowl of chili that’s been cooking all day with all the fixings on a cool night? Not much! This recipe has crispy bacon too!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:01:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories403.9 kcal (20%)

Total Fat25.6 g (37%)

Carbs20.5 g (8%)

Sugars8.4 g (9%)

Protein24.6 g (49%)

Sodium966.4 mg (48%)

Fiber5.4 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

2 poundsground beef

or turkey

2 x 14.5 ozcans diced tomatoes

28 ozcan crushed tomatoes

rinsed and drained, or any bean you like, or omit the beans

2 Tbspchili powder

1 Tbspcumin

1 Tbsppaprika

1 tspmustard powder

1 tspsalt

1 tsppepper

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tsporegano

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the ground beef in a large pot or pan, season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 2

When cooked through add to a sprayed or lined slow cooker.

Step 3

Wipe out the pan and cook the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon, chop and add to the slow cooker.

Step 4

Cook the onion and peppers in the bacon grease, 4-5 minutes. Add a splash of water or stock and scrape the brown bits on the pan. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add the veggies to the slow cooker

Step 5

Add the rest of the ingredients.

Step 6

Cook on low 6-7 hours or high 3-4 hours