Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Crock pots are also known as slow cookers. It refers to an electrical kitchen appliance that is commonly used for cooking stews and some other recipes that require water. In most cases, foods that are prepared using crock pots are cooked at low temperatures. This means that the time spent in cooking takes several hours.

There are countless recipes that can be prepared using crock pots. There are chicken recipes that can be prepared using crock pots and there are also crock pot recipes for beef, pork, and for vegetables. As a matter of fact, there are also chili recipes that are prepared using crock pots and this is what we would like to discuss with you.

Let’s talk about the preparation for Crockpot Chili Recipe with Ground Beef and Beans. The ingredients for such recipe are one to one and a half pounds of lean ground beef, one eighth teaspoon of pepper, one teaspoon of crushed and dried leaf marjoram, one teaspoon of salt, one half teaspoon of garlic powder, one bay leaf, two tablespoons of sugar, one can or four ounces of green chili peppers that are chopped and drained, one half cup of chopped green pepper, one can or six ounces of tomato paste, one cup of chopped onion, one half cup of chopped celery, one can or twenty eight ounces of tomatoes that are cut up, and two cans or fifteen and one half ounces of red kidney beans that are drained.

The preparation for this crock pot chili recipe begins by browning the ground beef in a skillet. Drain such ground beef afterwards. In a crock pot, put the browned ground beef and all other ingredients together. Cover the crock pot and cook it on low temperature for at least eight to ten hours. Once it is cooked, make sure that before you serve it, the bay leaf is removed from the food. We suggest that this crock pot chili recipe is served with corn bread. If you are going to follow the exact measurements of the ingredients mentioned, you may be able to serve six to eight persons.

Let’s also talk about Texas Style Beef Chili which is another crock pot chili recipe that we recommend. The ingredients for this chili recipe are one eighth teaspoon of pepper, one teaspoon of salt, two tablespoon of chili powder, one bay leaf, two medium cloves of minced garlic, two tablespoons of parsley that are minced, one half cup of finely chopped celery, one half cup of green bell pepper that are finely chopped, one half cup of diced carrots, one cup of finely chopped onion, one can or eight ounces of tomato sauce, one can or twenty eight ounces of cut up tomatoes, two cans or fifteen ounces of kidney beans that are drained, two pounds of boneless beef cubes, and six strips of bacon.

The procedure for this chili recipe starts by frying the bacon and draining it on paper towel. Half of the beef should be browned and placed in the crock pot. Such procedure should be repeated with the remaining beef. The other ingredients should be added into a 4-quart crock pot. Cooking time should take approximately nine to eleven hours using low temperature. Occasional stirring is also required.

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