Crock Pot Cincinnati Chili Recipes

Steps:

• 1. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, brown ground beef, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Drain thoroughly.
• 2. Put ground beef mixture in slow cooker/crock pot.
• 3. Add remaining ingredients and stir gently until all ingredients are well mixed.
• 4. Turn temperature on crock pot to low and cook for 4-5 hours.
• 5. Cook spaghetti according to package directions and transfer onto individual serving plates.
• 6. Ladle chili over spaghetti. Add a heap of cheddar cheese on top with a sprinkle of green onions. Serve.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onions, and celery in a large skillet, drain off all fat.
• Place ingredients for the crock pot into the slow-cooker and stir well.
• Cover crock pot and cook for 7-9 hours on low, or 3 1/2-4 1/2 hours on high, stirring during last part of cooking if using high setting.
• Cook spaghetti 1/2 hour before chili is done.
• To have chili 3-ways, serve it with spaghetti, chili and cheese.
• To have chili 4-ways, serve it with spaghetti, chili, onion, and cheese.
• To have spaghetti 5-ways, serve it with spaghetti, chili, beans, onion, and cheese.
• Douse your chili liberally with hot sauce, if desired.

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In Dutch oven, cook beef and 3 cups of the onions over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in salt, cinnamon, cocoa, cumin and water. Simmer 2 minutes. In slow cooker, mix beef mixture, tomato puree and brown sugar until blended.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 hours.
• About 15 minutes before serving, cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package. To serve, spoon chili over spaghetti; top each serving with 1/4 cup cheese, 2 tablespoons of the remaining onions, 2 tablespoons beans and the oyster crackers.