Jane's Best Crock Pot Chili

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2-2 lbs ground beef (you can use a leaner meat if you'd like)
• 1 (14 ounce) can pinto beans (drained)
• 1 (14 ounce) can can dark red kidney beans (drained)
• 1 (14 ounce) can can beef broth
• 1 (14 ounce) can can diced tomatoes (drained)
• 1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 green pepper
• 1 jalapeno pepper (if you want more spice, add 2)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 ground the beef in a pan until cooked through. drain and add to the crock pot.
• 2 add the pinto beans, kidney beans, beef broth and diced tomatoes to the crock pot.
• 3 dice the onion, green pepper, jalapeno.
• 4 heat a pan with the olive oil and add the onion, green pepper and jalapeno until the onion started to caramelize/brown.
• 5 add the chili powder, oregano and cumin. mix. next add the tomato paste and mix. add to the crock pot.
• 6 cook for 4 hours on high, 6-7 hours on low.