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Slow-Cooker Texas Chili

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Updated Oct 25, 2016
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If you’re searching for a chili chock-full of beans, look elsewhere. This is Texas chili, and with this much beef and heat, there’s just no room for beans!

Slow-Cooker Texas Chili

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 7 hr 45 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

  • 1 boneless beef chuck roast (2 to 2 1/2 lb), trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
  • 3 tablespoons chopped chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (from 6-oz can)
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
  • 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • Sour cream, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Rub beef with oil; sprinkle with salt. In 12-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Transfer beef to slow cooker.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, mix tomatoes, onion, chipotle chiles, garlic, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin and coriander. Pour mixture over beef in slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until beef is tender.
  • Step 
    3
    Carefully transfer beef to cutting board; let stand about 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Shred beef, discarding any pieces of fat and cartilage.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, stir cornmeal into liquid in slow cooker. Cover; cook on High heat setting 15 to 20 minutes or until thickened. Stir in beef; heat through.
  • Step 
    5
    Serve chili with cheese, cilantro and sour cream.

Nutrition

430 Calories
25g Total Fat
34g Protein
16g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
430
Calories from Fat
220
Total Fat
25g
38%
Saturated Fat
10g
51%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
100mg
34%
Sodium
1460mg
61%
Potassium
470mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
7g
Protein
34g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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