Labchef Crockpot Chili
- Ready In:
- 6hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 15 corn tortilla chips, crushed
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, chopped fine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped fine
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa (med to hot, ex. pace)
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans, drained
- 1 1 cup beef stock or 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 cayenne pepper (optional)
directions
- Into a slow cooker, add the corn tortilla chips and cush fine (approx 2 handfuls of chips). A potato masher works really well.
- In a large skillet (cast iron) over med-high heat add the oil and ground beef. Cook and crumble until cooked through.
- Add the onion and salt and cook until translucent. Add the chopped jalapeno, cook for 1-2 minutes, then add the chopped garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Add the meat mixture to the slow cooker. Add the salsa, tomato sauce, pinto beans, chicken stock, and spices to the slow cooker and mix will.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Mix well and serve (with cheese, sour cream or hominy) (optional).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Lab Chef
United States
As my moniker might display, I am a chef and I work in a laboratory. I have working a healthcare lab for the past 18 years. With the exception of the two years that took a break and went culinary school. Let me tell you, working with food is fun, but it really does not pay the bills. So I went back into healthcare. Now I just cook for my friends and family.
One thing that I learned in culinary school is once you have the techniques of cooking, you can cook just about anything. I am not saying go out and spend tens of thousands of dollars on culinary school. But try to learn as much about cooking techniques as you can, take a class at your local continuing education location, read a lot, there are many great teaching cooking shows (Good Eats), and of course there is always YouTube. But most of all, cook what you love, and have fun. Do not let cooking be a "I have 30 minutes to make a meal before I have to do X." Cook on your days off or weekends, play some music, have some wine, but have fun. If it does not turn out, do not get mad, but try to figure out why it did not turn out. It usually either a bad recipe, or bad technique.