Slow-Cooker Weeknight Chili

Name: Slow-Cooker Weeknight Chili
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, chili powder; 1 tablespoon, ground cumin; 2 teaspoons, ground coriander; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 8 ounces, bacon, chopped fine; 2 , onions, chopped medium; 1 , red bell pepper, chopped medium; 6 cloves, garlic, minced; 2 pounds, 85 percent lean ground chuck; 1 (28-ounce) can, tomato puree; 1 (28-ounce), can diced tomatoes; 2 , (15.5-ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2006

Long hours at low temperatures have a way of rendering flavors flat. So what's the secret to making full-flavored-and non-greasy-beef chili in the slow cooker?

SERVES10 to 12

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To keep our Slow-Cooker Weeknight Chili recipe from turning out too greasy, we used reasonably lean 85 percent lean ground chuck and supplemented it with smoky bacon. Browning the meat was important, but it was just as important to not over...

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