I know I normally have pictures for each of my recipes but this one wasn't planned out so well. I started a new training class in the evenings for just this week and needed an easy dinner I could prepare quickly. I had gotten when I needed for crock-pot chili this weekend at the grocery store and so I just went with that. I threw everything together in a matter of probably 20 minutes and left it in the crock pot before I had to run out the door. It was cooking when I left the house and when I got back, everyone had eaten already and only left me a bowl to eat. At that point I was already starving so I started eating and totally forgot about taking a picture until I had about 3 bites left. . That would not be a cute picture, so I will have to make sure to get one the next time I make this, since I KNOW I will be making this again. Without further ado, here is the recipe I made!
The best dang chili ever
Beef Mixture:
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 whole sweet yellow onion, roughly diced/chopped
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/4 cup butter or 1/2 a stick
salt & pepper
1 packet Pioneer Brand (or your choice) Chili Seasoning
Get butter to sizzling over high heat in a large saucepan/skillet. Add in onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, and continue cooking until onion is just starting to become transparent. Add in ground beef & salt/pepper to taste. Brown the beef almost entirely, until just slightly pink in center, while breaking into small chunks. Add chili seasoning to meat/onion mixture (no other liquid) and stir until well combined. Continue cooking until meat is cooked through while breaking into smaller chunks.
Meanwhile, combine the following ingredients into your LARGE crock pot and turn on heat.
Bean Mixture: **Do NOT drain any of these**
1 can petite diced tomatoes (with garlic & sweet onion)
1 can Hunts chili style petite diced tomatoes
1 can pinto beans
1 can dark kidney beans
1 can Bush's chili beans in medium sauce
1 can Bush's chili beans in mild sauce
When meat mixture is done, add it to the bean mixture in the crock pot. Cook on LOW for 5 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours. We serve the chili over fritos and topped with cheese for a nice Frito Pie or just over plain rice, but always with cheese on top. We are a cheese-loving family, so that is not optional.
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 whole sweet yellow onion, roughly diced/chopped
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/4 cup butter or 1/2 a stick
salt & pepper
1 packet Pioneer Brand (or your choice) Chili Seasoning
Get butter to sizzling over high heat in a large saucepan/skillet. Add in onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, and continue cooking until onion is just starting to become transparent. Add in ground beef & salt/pepper to taste. Brown the beef almost entirely, until just slightly pink in center, while breaking into small chunks. Add chili seasoning to meat/onion mixture (no other liquid) and stir until well combined. Continue cooking until meat is cooked through while breaking into smaller chunks.
Meanwhile, combine the following ingredients into your LARGE crock pot and turn on heat.
Bean Mixture: **Do NOT drain any of these**
1 can petite diced tomatoes (with garlic & sweet onion)
1 can Hunts chili style petite diced tomatoes
1 can pinto beans
1 can dark kidney beans
1 can Bush's chili beans in medium sauce
1 can Bush's chili beans in mild sauce
When meat mixture is done, add it to the bean mixture in the crock pot. Cook on LOW for 5 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours. We serve the chili over fritos and topped with cheese for a nice Frito Pie or just over plain rice, but always with cheese on top. We are a cheese-loving family, so that is not optional.