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Spicy Cowboy Chili Slow Cooker Recipe #SlowCookerMeals

adapted from Taste of Home Spicy Cowboy Chili
4.84 from 6 votes
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 45 minutes
Course slow cooker
Servings 14

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole garlic bulb
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 2 dried ancho chilies
  • 2 dried chipotle chilies
  • 1 bottle 12 ounces dark beer
  • 3 pounds beef stew meat cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 2 large onions chopped
  • 3 cans 16 ounces each kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3 cans 14-1/2 ounces each diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 cans 8 ounces each tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder add more to desired taste
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Garnish optional
  • Shredded cheddar cheese chopped green onion tops, and sour cream

Instructions
 


  • Remove the outer skin from garlic bulb, leaving the cloves intact and unpeeled. Cut the top of garlic bulb, revealing individual cloves. Coat the top of the cut cloves with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Wrap in foil. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until cloves are soft. Unwrap and cool enough to be able to handle. Remove the garlic from skins by squeezing it out; mash with a fork.

    Place chilies in a large dry skillet and toast them over medium high heat until they begin to puff. Do not over heat or blacken (about 5 minutes). Cool. Remove stems and seeds (make sure to wear gloves); chop chilies. Place in a medium bowl and cover with beer for about 30 minutes until they soften.

    Using the same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. In batches, brown the beef adding additional oil if needed; transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker.
    In the same skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add onions; cook until tender. Add to beef.
    Add the tomatoes, sauce, beans, Worcestershire sauce, and spices to slow cooker. Stir in the mashed garlic and dried chilies with beer mixture. Cover and cook until meat is tender (about 7 hours). Serve with cheese, fresh green onion tops, and sour cream (optional).