Slow Cooker Beef And Sausage Chili Recipe 455

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the remaining ingredients. , Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until vegetables are tender. If desired, serve with shredded cheese, chopped onion and sour cream. , Freeze option: Before adding toppings, cool chili. Freeze chili and toppings separately in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Sprinkle with toppings.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, drizzle a few teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil and sauté the chopped yellow onion. When the onion becomes translucent, add in the Italian sausage and ground beef and cook. Drain off excess fat. In the pot of your slow cooker, place meat/onion mixture on the bottom. Add in Ro*Tel, beans, Tomato Paste, Celery, Garlic, Bell Pepper, Roasted Red Pepper, and chopped bacon. Add in seasonings - chili powder, salt, black pepper, paprika sugar, oregano, cumin, basil, and cayenne pepper. To the pot add beef stock, hot pepper sauce, and Worcestershire. Use a large spoon to stir the ingredients so that the seasonings and veggies are incorporated throughout. Turn the slow cooker on low and let it cook for at least 8 hours. When ready to serve, top with your favorite garnishes including Fritos, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and diced onion.

Steps:

• Preheat crockpot.
• In a large skillet cook sausage over med-hi until crumbled and no longer pink. Transfer to slow cooker. Drain all but 1 T. fat from pan.
• Add beef to pan and brown in batches. Transfer to slow cooker.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onions. cook until soft. Add garlic through habanero pepper to pan. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes, reserved juice, beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil.
• Pour mixture over meat in crockpot and stir well.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or Hi for 4-5 hours.
• Add cheese and stir until it melts OR garnish with shredded cheese.
• Garnish with chopped green onions.
• NOTE: Habanero peppers are VERY HOT. I usually leave them out, however the original recipe calls for the. Use with caution!

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are softened.
• Stir in chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper and beef. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is lightly browned.
• In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, place beef mixture. Stir in beans, tomatoes and water.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours. Stir well before serving.