Denise's crockpot chili. Slow Cooker Chili is one of my all time most popular recipes, come fall and winter thousands of people make it every day! And for good reason, this is the best crockpot chili around! It's incredibly flavorful, it's packed with protein and perfectly hearty, plus it's a dinner everyone can agree on.

I got this recipe from a co-worker. We gave it a try for dinner tonight and I must say that it was totally awesome! Although, I would have added some carrots and bell peppers but that's just me. You can have Denise's crockpot chili using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Denise's crockpot chili

Prepare 2 lb of ground beef.
You need 2 of onions finely chopped.
It's 2 clove of garlic finely chopped.
It's 2 of generous tbsp flour.
You need 1 of generous tbsp cocoa powder.
It's 2 tsp of oregano.
Prepare 3 tsp of sugar.
It's 3 tbsp of chili powder.
It's 3 tsp of salt.
It's 22 oz of bottle of crushed tomato.
Prepare 1/2 of small can of tomato paste.
You need 2 cans of pinto or kidney beans (12 oz each) rinsed and drained.
Prepare 1 1/2 cup of beef broth.
Prepare 1 1/2 cup of beer (if no beer on hand, use 3 cups of beef broth).
You need 1 of bay leaf.

Of course you can add extra veggies if you like. It's very easy, especially if you use can beans, and frozen diced onions. In Crock-Pot, add tomatoes, tomato sauce, one can of beans and two more teaspoons of seasoning mix. Place the other can of beans in a blender and process until smooth.

Denise's crockpot chili step by step

In a large skillet cook the beef, onion, and garlic together until the meat is no longer pink.
Drain off any excess fat and place in the crockpot.
Sir in flour, cocoa, salt, sugar, chili powder, oregano and tomato paste.
Sir in all other ingredients; cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
If you would like the chili thicker, uncover and cook another hour.
Remove the bay leaf before serving.
You could use the instant pot for the above cooking. I prefer to do the above steps in a regular pan on the stove top, then add all ingredients to the instant pot. If cooking in instant pot, cook time is 18 minutes set on manual. At end of time, quick release the steam..

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