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® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N 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.

TACO BELL® and HOME ORIGINALS® are trademarks owned and licensed by Taco Bell Corp. GOYA is a registered trademark of Goya Foods, Inc.

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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weiner14

posted:9/10/2008

Very hearty and delicious! My family really loved this. The salsa makes a great addition to the chili.

debdbry

posted:9/10/2008

VERY VERY EASY. ADDED ANOTHER CAN OF TOMATO SAUCE GAVE MORE LIQUID. MY HUSBAND WATCHED AND WAS CURIOUS WITH THE INGREDIENTS CORN & SALSA. WE MADE CORNBREAD TO GO ALONG WITH IT AND THE MEAL WAS DELICIOUS. THANKS

sjwatters

posted:9/9/2008

I made this tonight and it "hit the spot". I didn't have any tomato sauce on hand, so used a 28oz. can of petite diced tomatoes. I also added a dash of blk. pepper, garlic powder and seasoning salt. I had a late start on it, so cooked it on high for the 3-4 hrs. I was concerned that the raw onions would still be crunchy, but they weren't. I also liked the addition of the corn. (Didn't think I would, but enjoyed the little crunch it gave.) Will make again.

kkathy1950

posted:9/4/2008

I haven't made it yet butsounds good and i love cooking in crock pots so I will try it

Martha-jo

posted:9/4/2008

Beans? Absolutely!! It wouldn't be chili without beans. I use kidney, red or black beans. Depends on what I have on hand. This recipe is excellant, but my husband doesn't like green peppers, so next time I will decrease the salsa to 1/2 cup and added my own onions.

Tuffy1129

posted:9/4/2008

I have always made my chili with kidney beans. Also added green peppers and a jalapeno. Topped with a dollop of sour cream.

a cook

posted:9/4/2008

You have to to have beans in chili!! I do prefer to use pinto beans instead of kidney beans but thats just a flavor preference.

a cook

posted:9/4/2008

This is NOT Chili! The only similarity between real chili and this recipe is they both use chili powder and onion.

sylvia765

posted:9/4/2008

I have not made this recipe yet, but beans are suppose to be in a chili bean recipe. A great choice of beans are kidney or pinto's. This is not a hotdog chili recipe. Now that should not have beans.

a cook

posted:9/4/2008

yea. Kidney beans in Chili. Who has heard of chili with no beans! Thats just sloppy joe!