Smokey Slow Cooker Chili

Name: Smokey Slow Cooker Chili
Prep time: 5 h 30 min
Cook time: 5 h 30 min
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 237 milliliters beer (lager-style such as Budweiser); 220 grams tomato sauce, Mexican hot-style (such as El Paso); 3 Tbsps chili powder; 118 milliliters cilantro, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 414 milliliters green bell peppers, chopped; 118 milliliters green onion, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 1 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper; 8 lime wedges; 710 milliliters onions, chopped; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 425 grams no-salt-added pinto beans, drained; 822 grams plum tomatoes, undrained and chopped; 454 grams pork, ground; 454 grams pork shoulder, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 57 grams 1⁄2 cup queso fresco, crumbled; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 227 grams smoked ham hock (about; 2 Tbsps sugar; 6 tomatillos, quartered; 3 Tbsps tomato paste

The recipe Smokey Slow Cooker Chili is ready in around 5 hours and 30 minutes and is definitely a great gluten free option for lovers of American food. For $2.51 per serving, you get a main course that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 33g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 492 calories. It is perfect for The Super Bowl. If you have oregano, bell peppers, tomato sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the beer you could follow this main course with the Guinness, Whiskey & Irish Cream Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Add ground pork to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to slightly crumble.

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Ground Pork

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Drain well.

Transfer pork to an electric slow cooker.

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Pork

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Slow Cooker

Recoat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Add pork shoulder; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally.

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Pork Shoulder

Transfer pork to slow cooker.

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Pork

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Slow Cooker

Recoat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Add onion and bell pepper; saut 8 minutes, stirring frequently.

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Bell Pepper

Onion

Add garlic; saut 1 minute.

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Garlic

Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in beer; cook 1 minute.

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Tomato Paste

Beer

Transfer onion mixture to slow cooker.

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Onion

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Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, chili powder, and next 9 ingredients (through ham hock) to slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 5 hours or until meat is tender.

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Chili Powder

Ham Hock

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Salt

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Remove bay leaves and ham hock; discard. Stir in remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and sugar. Ladle about 1 1/3 cups chili into each of 8 bowls; top each serving with 1 tablespoon cilantro, 1 tablespoon green onions, and 1 tablespoon cheese.

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Green Onions

Bay Leaves

Cilantro

Ham Hock

Cheese

Chili Pepper

Sugar

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Serve each serving with 1 lime wedge.Note: You can also cook the chili in a slow cooker on LOW for 8 hours. For cooking chili on the stovetop, use a total of 12 ounces beer and simmer, covered, for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the pork shoulder is tender.

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