Slow-Cooker Hearty Beef Chili

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Ground beef, beans and cheese provide a tasty foundation to this easy slow-cooker chili. Serve with sour cream or bacon bits for extra flavor and color.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

5 hr 15 min

servings

total:

8 servings, about 1 cup each

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What You Need

1-1/2

lb. lean ground beef

cans (15 oz. each) red kidney beans, rinsed

can (16 oz.) no-salt-added tomato sauce

1-1/2

cups TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Mild Salsa

cup frozen corn

onion, chopped

Tbsp. chili powder

cup KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese

Make It

BROWN meat; drain. Add to slow cooker with all remaining ingredients except cheese; stir. Cover with lid.

COOK on LOW 5 to 6 hours (or on HIGH 3 to 4 hours).

STIR before serving. Serve topped with cheese.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Food Facts

Kidney beans are available in both light red and dark red varieties. You can prepare this recipe using either variety or 1 can of each.

Serving Suggestion

For added color and flavor, top individual bowls of chili with BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream, OSCAR MAYER Real Bacon Bits and/or coarsely crushed saltine crackers.

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hollymichelle21

posted:11/30/2009

Delicious!! I now make this recipe every other week. It is incredibly easy. It was a huge hit with my Husband and Neighbors!

Jen122682

posted:11/15/2009

AWESOME!!! This was so easy and filling. I used 1lb of ground beef, 1 can of pinto beans and 1 can of tomato sauce. I also used a different brand salsa that had a medium amount of spicyness which we enjoyed.

winkypants

posted:11/6/2009

This is great. It tastes just my fathers that he made for hours on the stove top. I love it with the corn, it adds a bit of sweetness to each bite. I always throw in a bit extra chili powder, I like it spicy!

TWEETEBRYD

posted:11/2/2009

I added a tablespoon of cayenne pepper (for a spicy kick), yellow, red, and orange peppers. It was a touch down hit at my football party!! This is a keeper! Thanks Kraft!

a cook

posted:10/28/2009

Delicious! And easy to adapt. I made this recipe w/ just 1lb of beef and it was plenty hearty. I also threw in some other vegetables such as bell pepper & zucchini to boost the nutrients. Great for a big group too, I got raves :)

LWG1963

posted:10/27/2009

Great chili recipe! Instead of the canned tomatoes I used DelMonte diced tomato sauce for chili. It has it's own spices for chili already in it and it's great. I also added a can of chili beans along with the light and dark kidney beans. I garnished with sour cream, fritos and Kraft 4 mexican cheeses. My mom loved it!

a cook

posted:10/22/2009

This is a great recipe. We doubled it in order to make 2 meals out of it. Next time we plan on cooking more than enough to freeze.

a cook

posted:10/19/2009

EXCELLENT!

a cook

posted:10/15/2009

Loved it! Very easy and very good! We will definitely be making this again!

ecumeg

posted:10/5/2009

WOW great and so easy! Had the whole family over for dinner and they absolutely loved it! My dad and hubby who are not always one to comment and rave about something actually told me again the next day how wonderful it was! def a keeper and on the normal rotation now!