Shortcut Beef Chili Recipe With Beans for the Slow Cooker (5 Ingredients, High Fiber, High Protein) by 30Seconds Food

Cooler weather means chili is probably simmering on the stovetop across the country. People love chili in the fall and winter months! Want to know how easy it is to make this delicious chili recipe? Brown, dump and walk away. Seriously. That's how simple this five-ingredient slow-cooked beef chili recipe is.

The chili is also high in fiber and high in protein. Read about the health benefits of fiber and the health benefits of protein.

All you need to make this ground beef chili shortcut recipe is five ingredients. Here is your simple shopping list: ground beef, canned chili beans (check out the health benefits of beans), jarred chunky salsa, a bottle of beer and fresh jalapenos. The ground beef is browned in a skillet before joining the other ingredients in a slow cooker. So easy!

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Variation: Try this shortcut chili recipe with ground turkey.

Serve this easy ground beef chili recipe for lunch or dinner with an array of toppings like sour cream, shredded cheese, chopped onions, jalapenos, corn chips or crackers. So good!

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4 to 8 hours plus 5 minutes
Total Time: 4 to 8 hours
Serving: 6

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 30 ounces (2 cans) chili beans, undrained
• 32 ounces (2 jars) chunky salsa
• 12 ounces (1 bottle) beer (preferably Mexican beer)
• 2 - 3 jalapenos, sliced (remove ribs and seeds for less heat)

Here's how to make it:

1. Brown the ground beef in a skillet, about 5 minutes. 
2. Put the beef into a slow cooker.
3. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook on low heat for 7 to 8 hours or high heat for 4 to 5 hours. Serve. Store the chili in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat the chili in a saucepot on the stove or in the microwave.

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