Slow Cooker Sausage & Beef Chili

Total Time 4 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 8

Calories: 475

Description

This Slow Cooker Sausage & Beef Chili is a hearty, easy dinner made with hot Italian sausage, ground beef, bell peppers, beans, tomatoes, and plenty of seasoning. Let everything simmer together in the crockpot, then load your bowl with cheese, sour cream, chips, and green onions.

Ingredients

For the Chili
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 orange bell pepper, diced
- ½ white onion, diced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb hot Italian sausage
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 packet chili seasoning
- 1 can chili beans, undrained (15 oz)
- ½ can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (15 oz)
- 1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles (10 oz)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 can tomato sauce (28 oz)
- 1 cup chicken broth
For Serving
- Shredded cheese
- Sour cream
- Tortilla or corn chips
- Sliced green onions

Instructions

1
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2
Add the diced red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and onion. Sauté for 3–4 minutes, until they begin to soften.
3
Add the hot Italian sausage and ground beef. Cook, breaking the meat apart as it browns, until fully cooked. Drain any excess grease if needed.
4
Stir the chili seasoning into the meat mixture.
5
Transfer the meat and vegetable mixture to your slow cooker.
6
Add the chili beans, cannellini beans, diced tomatoes with green chiles, garlic powder, onion powder, tomato sauce, and chicken broth. Stir everything together.
7
Cover and cook on LOW for 3–4 hours, allowing the flavors to come together.
8
Stir well before serving and taste for seasoning.
9
Spoon into bowls and top with shredded cheese, sour cream, crushed chips, and sliced green onions.

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