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The Best Crockpot Chili Recipe

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Crockpot Beef Chili

This easy crockpot chili recipe is loaded with beans, ground beef, and seasonings. It really is the best slow cooker chili recipe ever!

We like to serve it topped with cheddar cheese and with a side of jiffy corn casserole or buttermilk biscuits for a hearty and delicious dinner.

Beef chili in crockpot

If you love easy comfort food recipes, have I got a treat for you…

Easy Crockpot Chili

A big bowl of chili is the ultimate chilly weather meal. That is why it is one of our favorite meals.

Slow Cooker Chili

What makes this the best chili is the perfect blend of seasonings and the fact that it cooks low and slow for several hours, which helps add depth to the flavors. Once you give it a try I can pretty much guarantee that you will add it to your regular meal rotation. It is that good.

Plus, you can’t beat how easy it is to make. The crockpot does all the work!

For more crockpot dinner ideas, try our crockpot baked potato soup, crockpot Frito pie, and crockpot brown sugar garlic chicken thighs.

4 cans of red kidney beans, 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, 2 onions, ground beef, white vinegar, vegetable oil, cumin, chili powder, red pepper flakes, and fresh garlic

Ingredients

  • ground beef
  • onions
  • garlic
  • kidney beans
  • crushed tomatoes
  • distilled white vinegar
  • chili powder
  • ground cumin
  • crushed red pepper
  • salt & pepper (whoops, forgot to include those in the picture!)

CHILI SEASONING MIX: You can also use 4-5 Tablespoons of chili seasoning mix instead of the chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Then add a pinch of crushed red pepper if desired.

How to Make Chili in the Slow Cooker

I also love how easy this chili is to make. Simply brown the beef, onion, and garlic in a skillet, then add it to your crockpot along with all the remaining ingredients. Set to low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-4 hours.

Then go about your day and come home to a delicious slow-cooked dinner.

Can dinner be this quick and easy every night, please?

Bowl of chili topped with shredded cheese

Topping Ideas

Top your bowl of chili with one or more of these tasty toppings:

  • shredded cheese
  • sour cream
  • hot sauce
  • corn chips
  • avocados
  • jalapenos
  • diced tomatoes
  • chopped onion
  • cilantro
  • green onions

Bowl of beef chili with shredded cheese on top

My favorite topping? Shredded cheese. It melts right into the steaming hot chili and gives it a bit of added creaminess. So good!

If you love chili, be sure to give my chili cheese dog casserole and crockpot chili mac a try as well!

Beef chili in crockpot

Crockpot Chili

This easy crockpot chili recipe is loaded with beans, ground beef, and seasonings. It really is the best slow cooker chili recipe ever!
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Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 327kcal
Author: Jaclyn Shimmel
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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 2 medium onions, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 15 ounce cans kidney beans, drained
  • 2 28 ounce cans crushed tomatoes, with juice
  • 2 Tablespoons distilled white vinegar
  • 4 Tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • pinch of crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, brown ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Add onion and garlic, and cook until the onion is translucent. Drain any excess fat.
  • Add beef mixture and all remaining ingredients to the crockpot and cook on high for 2-4 hours or low for 4-6 hours.

Notes

CHILI SEASONING MIX: You can use 4-5 Tablespoons of chili seasoning mix instead of the chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Then add a pinch of crushed red pepper if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcal

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by a third party and intended to serve as an estimate only. The accuracy of nutritional information is not guaranteed.

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Crockpot Beef Chili

This recipe was shared on Meal Plan Monday & The Weekend Potluck! 

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By Jaclyn Shimmel | 01/07/2020
Filed Under: Main Dishes, Recipes Tagged With: Beef, Comfort Food, Slow Cooker

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Comments

  1. Karen says

    05/09/2020 at 10:57 am

    I’m making this today

    Reply
  2. Lucy N. Hesse says

    09/05/2021 at 10:40 am

    missing one can of brown beans and 2 tbsp brown sugar

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    10/09/2021 at 5:52 pm

    Why the vinegar though?

    Reply
    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      10/13/2021 at 8:51 am

      The vinegar is a “secret ingredient” that adds just a touch of acid to round out the flavor. You won’t taste it I promise 🙂

      Reply
  4. Amanda says

    10/20/2021 at 3:57 pm

    Can I half this recipe?

    Reply
    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      10/20/2021 at 8:18 pm

      Yes, you can–although it is also great left over 🙂 Enjoy!

      Reply
      • Amanda says

        10/21/2021 at 8:39 pm

        Awesome! I just have myself to cook for so even with half of this I’ll have quite a bit leftover. It’s hard to find meals for one 😆

  5. otelia henline says

    10/22/2021 at 8:14 pm

    can I can this in water bath?

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    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      10/23/2021 at 11:29 am

      I’m sorry I am not very knowledgeable in canning and haven’t tried myself.

      Reply
    • Cindy says

      02/19/2022 at 9:15 pm

      No, you need a pressure canner to can this https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_05/chili_con_carne.html

      Reply
  6. Candace scantling says

    11/04/2021 at 5:43 pm

    Made this chili recipe the other day for home and work, I substituted the ground meat for ground bison, used pinto beans cause store was out of kidney beans, didn’t add the vinegar (really cause I forgot. Oops) I use 1 big can of crushed tomatoes and 1 big can of petite diced tomatoes.. and because I first cooked it on the stove due to time and I like my chili more soupy I added 1 15 oz can of water. This was the best chili recipe I’ve found yet

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  7. Stefania says

    11/18/2021 at 2:43 pm

    Should I leave the drainer in the pressure cooker or remove it before I pour the ingredients inside? Should I add some liquid at the bottom of the pressure cooker (broth or water)?

    Reply
    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      11/18/2021 at 6:16 pm

      This chili recipe is for the slow cooker / crockpot.

      Reply
      • Pamela Rosensteel says

        06/23/2022 at 9:55 pm

        What size crockpot?

      • Jaclyn Shimmel says

        07/03/2022 at 10:38 am

        I use my 7-quart crockpot but you should be okay with a 5 or 6-quart.

  8. Karen Chute says

    12/11/2021 at 7:02 am

    What size of slow cooker

    Reply
    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      12/11/2021 at 9:24 am

      I make this most often in my 7-quart slow cooker. You would be fine with a 6-quart and possibly even a 5-quart.

      Reply
  9. Ron says

    05/06/2022 at 4:52 pm

    I would like to know why the vinegar?? You already have acid in the tomatoes you should use a pinch or two of sugar to cut the acid.

    Reply
  10. Margaret A Giacomi says

    02/23/2023 at 6:00 am

    Will be making this chili very soon It looks so easy

    Reply

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