Slow Cooker Chili

Decided to try another slow cooker recipe! Slow cooker is great for work nights!

I started prepping everything the night before. I stir fried the ground beef with 2 onions the night before. I then put all the ingredients into the slow cooker put and stored it in the fridge. Then the next morning, my husband just had to put the pot in the slow cooker and turn it on low! Dinner was ready at night! Served the chili with sour cream and shredded cheese, and corn bread and salad.

My modifications:

• Used
• 2 lb lean beef,
• 2 red onions
• 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes,
• 1 (29 oz) tomato sauce-used Prego,
• 2 (15 oz) cans pinto beans
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 2/8 teaspoon cayenne powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• Cooked on low heat for 8 hours
• Added some additional salt, sugar, and chili powder at the end

It's Chili by George (~from allrecipes.com)

Ingredients

• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper

• 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/4 cup chili powder

Directions

1. Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and crumble.
2. In a large pot over high heat combine the ground beef, tomato juice, tomato sauce, kidney beans, pinto beans, onions, bell pepper, cayenne pepper, sugar, oregano, ground black pepper, salt, cumin and chili powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours. (Note: If using a slow cooker, set on low, add ingredients, and cook for 8 to 10 hours.)