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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a cook

posted:1/20/2012

I make this chili every few weeks for my teenage sons. They love a big bowl of it after football practice - hearty and filling . I've tried different salsas and Taco Bell is the best for this recipe. Others change the taste and make it less appealing somehow. I always add a can of diced tomatoes as well.

scrooks21

posted:1/10/2012

I never heard of chili using salsa before in my life, so i decided to try it. Everyone loved it!! Had no left overs. If your feeding more than 4 I would double the recipe.

a cook

posted:12/17/2011

Love this recipe. I did change a few things after reading the other reviews. I used one can kidney and one can black beans. I also used medium salsa and think I will use hot next time. The chili did not have an overall chili flavor and I would add more chili powder. I liked the touch of corn. Overall easy and great tasting!

Cheychey05

posted:11/13/2011

This recipe was great, but did not fit my family well, as our youngest are 4 and 7, and aren`t big onion or spicy foods people. That being said, I certainly enjoyed this meal, and it was especially good for a cold evening.

annevillemure

posted:11/13/2011

Delicious! One of my favorites.

KellyfromJersey

posted:11/5/2011

This is a great, easy recipe! The second time I made it, I added a package of the McCormick's Chili seasoning instead of the chili powder, medium salsa instead of mild and some green peppers for some extra kick!

bethanyemk

posted:11/5/2011

Very good, was slightly spicier than I expected.

eschue1

posted:10/27/2011

Hands down my absolute favorite Chili recipe. Very easy to make. Family loves this recipe, too!

Sherry_Poulin

posted:10/10/2011

Made this for a party and everyone loved it! Doubled it up and there was barely any left by the end of the party. Will definitely make this one again. It was really good.

missy44281

posted:10/9/2011

Excellent chili - made this today for a chili cook off... came in 3rd out of 10 entries! Cooking in a crock pot made this super easy and it tasted really good!