Slow Cooker Southwestern Beer Chili Food

SLOW COOKER CHILI WITH BEER

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Crumble ground beef into the skillet; add onion. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly and completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. Transfer beef and onion to a slow cooker.
• Stir tomato sauce, kidney beans, pinto beans, beer, diced tomatoes, green chilies, chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper into the beef and onion.
• Cook on High 4 to 5 hours.

SLOW COOKER SOUTHWESTERN BEER CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and break apart the ground beef and sausage. Cook until beef is evenly browned and sausage is cooked (about 8-10 minutes). Drain and discard any excess grease.
• Combined meat mixture and all remaining ingredients in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 4 hours. Before serving, add more salt if needed.
• Serve with garnishes of shredded cheese and sour cream.

SOUTHWESTERN CHILI

Steps:

• In a casserole cook the onions, peppers and garlic in the oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin and oregano and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add the beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, 1 cup of the broth, the vinegar and chocolate and bring the mixture to a boil, crushing the tomatoes with the back of a spoon. Simmer the chili, covered, for 1 hour, adding additional broth, if necessary. Add the kidney beans and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes more. Ladle into bowls and serve with rice and desired toppings.

SLOW COOKER CACTUS CHILI

Steps:

• Combine ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until beef is browned, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer beef and onion to a slow cooker. Stir in diced tomatoes, black beans, corn, nopales, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar, chipotle pepper, garlic powder, cumin, salt, and pepper.
• Cook on Low until flavors combine, about 4 hours.

SLOW-COOKER SOUTHWEST CHILI

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except bell pepper, beans and cheese.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 7 hours.
• Stir in bell pepper and beans. Increase heat setting to High; uncover and cook about 15 minutes longer or until slightly thickened. Serve with cheese. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.