Slow Cooker Beef & Black Bean Chili Bar
2x the delicious servings!
- Milk
- Sesame
Just like the lightbulb or zip-close bag, the slow cooker is one invention we can’t live without. There’s no lack of flavor when harmonious ingredients sit together cooking happily for hours without fuss. Case in point? This crowd-pleasing beef and black bean chili, packed with scallions, garlic, tomatoes, and all the quintessential spices. Serve this big batch meal to your hungry crowd with toppings galore, like scallion greens, tortilla chips, smoky red pepper crema, and cheddar cheese. This recipe is double the typical servings, providing 4 servings and 8 servings for a 2 person and 4 person box respectively.
Ingredients
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Tomato Paste
1.5 ounce
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
(Contains: Sesame)
14 ounce
Diced Tomatoes
4 tablespoon
Smoky Red Pepper Crema
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Long Green Pepper
1 clove
Garlic
5 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
2 unit
Black Beans
1 unit
Tomato
2 unit
Scallions
20 ounce
Ground Beef
1 tablespoon
Mexican Spice Blend
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and dice green pepper into ½-inch pieces. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Place scallion greens in a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Set a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker to the sauté/brown setting and add a large drizzle of oil. Once oil is hot, add beef*, green pepper, garlic, scallion whites, Southwest Spice Blend, Mexican Spice Blend, and a big pinch of salt and pepper. • Cook, breaking meat up into pieces, until browned and mostly cooked through, 3-5 minutes. • Stir in tomato paste and cook, stirring, until slightly darkened, 1-2 minutes. TIP: No sauté setting on your slow cooker? No problem! Follow the same instructions using a large pan over medium-high heat, then transfer contents to slow cooker at the end of this step.
• If there’s excess grease in your slow cooker, carefully pour or spoon it out. Stir in stock concentrates, beans and their liquid, and diced tomatoes. Cover and increase heat to high; cook until tomatoes break down and flavors meld, 4-6 hours. • Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• When chili is ready to serve, dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Lightly crush tortilla chips in bag. • Serve chili, scallion greens, tomato, tortilla chips, red pepper crema, and cheddar family style and let everyone build their own chili bowl!
Ground beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the taste, though some found it mild; adding extra herbs or spices boosted flavor 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Slow cooker made it convenient, but some preferred stovetop for quicker cooking.
- Suggestions: Consider adding variety with different bean types or extra veggies for more texture and flavor.
- Leftovers: Generous portions provided multiple meals; many enjoyed it even more the next day.
- Toppings: Customers loved the toppings, but some wanted more tortilla chips and cheese included.
