Slow-Cooker Black Bean Chili

Name: Slow-Cooker Black Bean Chili
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 8 slices, bacon, chopped; 2 , onions, chopped fine; 2 , red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and chopped; 2 , jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine; 1/4 cup, chili powder; 2 tablespoons, ground cumin; 2 tablespoons, dried oregano; 5 , garlic cloves, minced; 6 cups, water; 4 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; , Table salt; 1 1/2 pounds, dried black beans, rinsed and picked over; 1 (1- to 1½-pound), boneless ham; 1 , (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 , (15.5-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed; 3 tablespoons, fresh lime juice from 2 limes

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2008

Black beans go into the slow cooker with an army of flavorful ingredients, but the result is often a muddied mess. In our recipe, the big flavors of ham, bacon, and chiles perfectly complement the creamy, rich black beans.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME7 to 9 hours on low, or 4 to 6 hours on high

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In a slow-cooker black bean chili recipe, black beans go into the slow cooker with an army of flavorful ingredients. So why is the result so often a dull, muddied mess? To build assertive flavor, we started our chili recipe by sautéing chop...

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