Description
Howdy. This no bean slow cooker, paleo chili is, quite possibly, the best chili recipe. Just add the ingredients, set it, and forget it. The end result is a thick and hearty bowl of goodness with enough veggies to qualify as healthy.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 medium white or yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 pounds ground beef, grass-fed
- 5 slices thick cut bacon, chopped 1″ strips (nitrate and sugar free)
- 2 bell peppers, chopped (red, orange, or yellow)
- 5-8 whole carrots, chopped
- 1 4-ounce can diced green chiles
- 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 32-ounce carton bone broth, organic
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon coffee, ground (optional)
- 1 cup water
- Toppings: green onions, white onions, avocado, cilantro or Siete tortilla chips.
Instructions
1. Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Add the ground beef and cook until beef is browned making sure to crumble the beef with a spatula as it cooks.
2. Place ground beef mixture into the slow cooker. Place the chopped bacon into the same skillet. Cook over medium heat until bacon reaches the desired crispness. Add the bacon into the slow cooker.
3. Add bell peppers, carrots, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bone broth, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, coffee, and water into the slow cooker.
4. Cover and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours, or high heat for 4-6 hours. Serve immediately and garnish with green onions, white onions, or avocado.
Notes
Storage: Store in a airtight glass container in the fridge for up to 5 days or stored in the freezer for up to 1 month. Reheat your chili in a bowl or glass meal prep container and enjoy! Â
Meal prep: Wait until chili is cooled off in the slow cooker and then spoon into glass food storage containers.Â
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours low heat
- Category: Chili
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 286
- Sugar: 5.8 g
- Sodium: 603.2 mg
- Fat: 12.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Protein: 28.9 g
- Cholesterol: 79.4 mg
