Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Paleo Chili..in a crockpot!

I apologize, in advance, if you read crockpot as "simple". This is not one of those crockpot recipes where you can just dump everything in and forget it...sorry! I will promise you, however, that the preparation that goes into this meal is TOTALLY worth it in the end! Best. Chili. Ever. The original recipe that I got from my mom had less meat, so I fixed that ;)

What you need:
  • 8 slices of applewood bacon (cut into 1/2" pieces)
  • 1 pound of ground pork
  • 1.5 pounds of beef or turkey 
  • 4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
  • 1 large onion (chopped)
  • 1 red pepper (cut into small pieces)
  • 1 yellow pepper (cut into small pieces)
  • 3 tablespoons Chili Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Cumin
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1 tablespoon paprika (or 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper)
  • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • salt and pepper, to taste 
What you do:
  1. In a large pan, fry bacon pieces. 
  2. Once bacon is browned, add garlic, onion, peppers, chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook until all vegetables are tender. 
  3. Add ground (beef or turkey) and brown with the above ingredients. 
  4. Add pork and cook until it is no longer pink (about 4 minutes). NOTE: I don't have a pan big enough to do all of this, so I cook the pork separately and incorporate it in as it cooks. 
  5. Remove pan from stove and pour into large crockpot.
  6. Add beet, crushed and diced tomatoes. Stir until mixed. 
  7. Taste for seasoning adjustments. This is where you can add more chili powder, salt or pepper, if needed. 
  8. Turn crockpot to low for 1-2 hours. It doesn't really matter how long it sits for because everything is pretty cooked anyways. I leave it on for 2 hours because it gets more flavorful.

3 comments:

  1. How did you like it? We are doing this tonight!!

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  2. How many beets do you use? I see it in directions but not ingredients, sorry if i missed it.
    Looks wonderful, will definately try!

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