| Do you have a crock pot in a closet or kitchen | | | | red onion the choice is yours. |
| cabinet someplace in your house? Are you a | | | | 1 large green bell pepper finely chopped. |
| throwback to the 70's? I am! But what the hey! | | | | 4 bulbs of garlic finely chopped. |
| When was the last time that you used it to actually | | | | 1 small can 6-8 oz tomato sauce. |
| cook something? The crock pot is not some old "fad" | | | | 1 small can 6-8 oz tomato paste. |
| that has come and gone you know! The crock pot is | | | | 1 6-7 oz can of diced green chilies. |
| alive and well today! Just take a look at how it has | | | | 1 big can 28oz of fire roasted tomatoes plain or with |
| evolved over the years when you go to the big retail | | | | green chilies mixed in or 6 to 8 large tomatoes that |
| outlets in your town. I remember when they were | | | | you have roasted on the BBQ. |
| strictly "manually" operated. A manual knob for warm, | | | | 1 tablespoon of California chili powder. |
| medium and high. Today, they are all glitzed up with | | | | 1 tablespoon of New Mexico chili powder. |
| fancy electronic controls and readouts. Today, they | | | | 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika. |
| are like the crock pots that you would expect on the | | | | 1 1/2 teaspoon of cumin. |
| starship Enterprise! The crock pot is not a lazy way | | | | 3 tablespoons of olive oil. |
| of cooking, on the contrary it is so efficient as to be | | | | 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt or season salt. |
| able to prep the ingredients you want then put them | | | | OK, Let's get cooking! |
| in the crock in the morning and when you get home, | | | | I love large skillets! my fave is a cast iron skillet. I am |
| viola! dinner is served. It is an economical way of | | | | old fashioned that way! So, get a large skillet and put |
| cooking. If you are a chili lover as I am then you | | | | your beef in it to brown it up in the 3 tablespoons |
| know that the crock pot is a great way to make | | | | of olive oil. When the beef is all browned it is time to |
| your best chili recipes quickly and easily! So let's make | | | | toss it into the crock pot and then toss the rest of |
| some chili shall we! | | | | your ingredients in there as well! Cook this mixture |
| The ingredients: | | | | for 6 to eight hours, and if you are home at the time |
| 3 pounds of steak. You can use round, flank, skirt, | | | | then taste it every now and again to see if you |
| chuck if on a budget. Any cut you want. I like to | | | | want to add something to it or not! As an aside as |
| cube and shred the meat for texture purposes. | | | | always I suggest cooking this mixture or any chili |
| 1 15oz can of beans. Any will do, kidney, small red | | | | recipe a day in advance as the flavors get to mingle |
| beans, pinto beans. No white beans for this recipe | | | | together, but if that is not possible that is OK too! |
| though!1 large onion finely chopped either a brown or | | | | This meal is ready to eat and enjoy! |