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Slow Cooker Chili Mac

Friday, May 18, 2018 at 10:31 am by

Slow cooker chili mac combines two of your favourite dinners into one satisfying meal. Does your family celebrate Taco Tuesday every week? Do the kids always request pasta nights? Slow cooker chili mac (also known as taco pasta) gives you the best of both worlds. And it couldn’t be easier to make in your Hamilton Beach® slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Chili Mac

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute onions and garlic for about 3 minutes until the onions are translucent. Add a pound of ground turkey (you could substitute ground beef if you prefer) to the skillet and saute until browned.

Slow Cooker Chili Mac

Add the meat mixture to the slow cooker crock with the remaining ingredients – 2 cans of diced tomatoes and green chiles, 1 can of crushed tomatoes, 1 can of kidney beans, an additional can of green chiles, chili seasoning, salt, and black pepper.

Slow Cooker Chili Mac

Slow Cooker Chili Mac

Cover the slow cooker crock and cook on HIGH for 3 ½ to 4 hours or on LOW for 7 to 8 hours. When the meat sauce is finished cooking, stir in a pound of cooked pasta and some cheese (feel free to be very generous with this step). Let the cheese melt a little before serving.

Slow Cooker Chili Mac

Slow cooker chili mac is a hearty meal complete with pasta, beans, meat and cheese – what more could you want? This big bowl of pasta swaps out marinara for a flavorful sauce packed full of your favourite Mexican flavours. While this dish is delicious served directly from the slow cooker, we took the liberty of adding some (OK, a lot) of our favourite taco and chili toppings. Fresh jalapenos, sour cream, hot sauce, even more cheese. Put a few of your a favourite mix-ins on the table and let everyone customize a bowls to their liking.

Slow Cooker Chili Mac

Serve chili mac for family dinner any night of the week or at your Cinco de Mayo party alongside a build-your-own margarita bar. Your guests will undoubtedly enjoy customizing their dinner and drinks.

Slow Cooker Chili Mac

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  1. In a large skillet over medium-high, heat the oil.
  2. Add onion and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in ground turkey, cooking until browned, about 6 minutes. Drain fat if necessary.
  3. Add meat mixture to slow cooker crock with tomatoes and chilies, crushed tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato sauce, green chilies, chili seasoning, salt and black pepper.
  4. Cover slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 3 1/2 to 4 hours or LOW for 7 to 8 hours.
  5. Stir in cooked pasta and 1 cup shredded cheese before serving. Let stand on WARM for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, if desired.
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Slow Cooker White Turkey Chili

Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 11:50 am by

Chilly weather equals chili weather in my house. There is nothing better than warming up with a big bowl of chili, topped with everything but the kitchen sink.

This fall, we want the blog to be your one-to-shop for all your chili recipe needs. A fan of Cincinnati’s Skyline restaurant? Our slow cooker Cincinnati chili comes pretty darn close to the real thing. Want a basic beef chili that you can put on the table for dinner, gamedays, and everything in between? Our slow cooker chili con carne recipe is right up your alley. Prefer chicken in your chili? Our slow cooker white chicken & corn chili is a healthier, lighter take on a cold-weather classic.

Now we have a chili recipe for the turkey lovers out there (gobble, gobble). This slow cooker white turkey chili leaves the beef, tomato based chilis behind and incorporates lean, ground turkey and 5 (that’s right 5) cans of beans. Combined with corn, broth, and an array of spices in the slow cooker, this chili is as hearty as the beef chilis you usually make.

We topped our white turkey chili with jalapenos for a little spice and tortilla strips for crunch. We couldn’t resist adding avocado, sour cream, and cheese either. If there’s not cheese on top you’re doing it wrong. All you need is a big piece of homemade cornbread for dunking. It’s time to plug in the slow cooker and embrace chili weather.

 

 

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  1. In a large skillet over medium-high, heat oil. Add onion, garlic and jalapeno peppers. Cook until the onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Transfer to crock.
  2. Add ground turkey to skillet, stirring until turkey is completely cooked, about 6 minutes. Add turkey, broth, beans, corn, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
  3. Cover slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 4 to 4 1/2 hours or LOW for 7 to 7 1/2 hours.
  4. During last 30 minutes, in a medium bowl, stir half and half and cornstarch until cornstarch is dissolved.
  5. Pour half and half mixture into chicken mixture, stirring until mixture thickens.
  6. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese and chopped fresh cilantro.
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Slow Cooker Chili con Carne

Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 3:16 pm by

You can stop looking for the best chili recipe now. You just found it. Well, you found the base of it, anyway. What really makes this slow cooker chili the best is the addition of whatever customizations you add to it, whether it be a little extra spice with a your favourite chopped hot pepper, or even a splash of a stout beer or red wine for a little extra depth. We’re not going to tell you how to customize it – that’s up to you. But we will share our Test Kitchen’s most trusted, tried-and-true, Hamilton-Beach-employee-favourite chili con carne recipe.  We’ll get you started with the basics, and then you can drive this chili bus home.

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When you test as many slow cookers as we do, you need a recipe that’s easily made but still puts the performance of the appliance through the ringer. Chili does just that, from ensuring a consistent temperature throughout to the level of doneness of the vegetables and beans. Mushy, overdone peppers and onions will certainly stamp your ticket to chili cook-off loserville.

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This recipe includes hot Italian sausage as well as ground beef. Hey, this is chili con carne, right? The more carne, the better. The sausage adds a little smack of spice and flavour to an otherwise basic chili.

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Needless to say, there’s a lot of chili making going on behind the scenes here at Hamilton Beach. This particular recipe has proven to be our favourite!

Slow Cooker Chili Con Carne
Serves 10

 

Ingredients
  • 2 pounds hot Italian sausage, removed from casing
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large green pepper, cubed
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 2 packages (about 2 ounces each) chili seasoning
  • 2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, drained
  • 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
  • Shredded cheddar cheese, sliced jalapenos, sour cream, if desired

 

Instructions
  1. Crumble sausage and ground beef into a large skillet. Over medium-high heat, brown sausage and ground beef. Drain fat.
  2. Add garlic, green pepper, onion and jalapeno to meat mixture and cook until onion is softened. Transfer meat and onion mixture to slow cooker crock.
  3. Add remaining ingredients. Stir to combine.
  4. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours.
  5. Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, sliced jalapenos and sour cream, if desired.

Serves 10

For the cook who is busy all day but wants a home-cooked dinner at night, a slow cooker is the answer. And with the Set & Forget® Programmable Slow Cooker, technology takes a big leap forward from the outdated slow cookers found in yesterday’s kitchens.

 



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