CROCK POT STEW MEAT CHILI
Stew meat chili is easy and delicious and pure comfort food.
This is my favorite chili recipe. I could make myself sick on this dish with a little sour cream or shredded cheese on top. I have to make some cornbread muffins to go along with the chili, too.
Stew meat chili can be made in the crock pot or on the stove top.
1 1/2 – 2 pounds stew meat, cut in bite size pieces
2 tablespoons bacon drippings or cooking oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 (10 ounce) can tomatoes with green chilis
2 (15 ounce) cans beans (can use chili beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans or even dried beans that are cooked)
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup water
1 package Lipton onion soup mix
1 teaspoon cumin (can use more)
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder, more or less
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch cayenne or a few drops hot sauce, Optional
Shredded cheese or sour cream for topping, Optional
Cut stew meat in bite-sized pieces and brown in bacon drippings or oil on top of the stove. Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Add stew meat to crock pot and pour remaining ingredients over the meat. Cook on low for 7 hours or high about 4 hours. Makes a three quart crock pot full. Enjoy!
If you like this recipe, you might also like my recipes for Yummy Pumpkin Chili and Chili with Macaroni
Chili Tips: Adding a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to your cooked pot of chili will bring out the flavor and add a slight tang. Toppings such as shredded cheese, chopped green onions, sour cream, chopped green chilies and chopped cilantro for guests to add make a delicious addition.
Stew Meat Chili
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 - 2 pounds stew meat cut in bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or cooking oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 10 ounce can tomatoes with green chilis
- 2 15 ounce cans beans (can use chili beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans or even dried beans that are cooked)
- 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 package Lipton onion soup mix
- 1 teaspoon cumin can use more
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder more or less
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Pinch cayenne or a few drops hot sauce Optional
- Shredded cheese or sour cream for topping Optional
Instructions
- Cut stew meat in bite-sized pieces and brown in bacon drippings or oil on top of the stove. Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Add stew meat to crock pot and pour remaining ingredients over the meat. Cook on low for 7 hours or high about 4 hours. Makes a three quart crock pot full.
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Made the recipe with a few substitutions
Instead of kidney beans use ranch style beans
Instead of onion soup mix i used brisket seasoning
All in all this was delicious and i will make again
Made this today and tweaked just a bit. Used Chili O instead of soup mix and black beans. Also made in a pot on the stove. Was very good! Will for sure make again!
Just an FYI I’ve found that I can usually buy a roast cheaper than stew meat and just cut it into the bite size pieces!! Hope this helps someone.
that’s what I use for regular beef stew too.
What kind of roast os the same as stew meat? I know its cheaper that way bit can never fogure out which roast to buy
You can buy stew meat already cut up in packages at the grocery or you can use chuck roast or just about any kind of roast you want to use.
I am supposed to bring crock pot chilli for our Christmas. Because I already know you are a wonderful cook, I will be taking your chilli! Thank you Fern.
I can’t wait to try this. I have made a chili before using chunks of pork and it was delicious. Very similar, but I serve with warm flour tortillas.
I made this awesome chili tonight for dinner. My son and I had it and loved it. It was very easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
I made it once and like you could have made myself sick on it, it is so good. Of course my husband prefers ground meat!! Nothing fancy for him/lol
All I can say is yum! And yes I did pin this.
Being from Texas, I’m crazy about chili.