Crock-Pot Chili Colorado Recipe (2024)

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Serve this delicious yet easy Crock-Pot Chili Colorado as a delicious burrito filling. OR add a couple of cans of pinto or kidney beans for a traditional chili with beans. Topped with cheese, sour cream & cilantro it is sure to please!

Slow Cooker Chili Colorado

This recipe is totally a stand-by in my crock-potarsenaland one I have cooked for years and years and years.

Growing up my dad didn’t cook all that often but when he did he made 1 of three dishes – spaghetti, navy beans and Indian Fry bread or Chili Colorado. And he made his Chili Colorado in the slow cooker.

This is my dad’s recipe.

This is just an easy crock-pot recipe to make and very versatile. You basically throw in some beef or pork stew meat, some onion, garlic, cannedtomatoesand canned greenchili’sand a few spices and let it simmer away in the crock all day long.

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Then you assemble it intoburritos. These are a wet burrito, the kind you eat with a fork. Not the kind of burrito that you pick up and eat. I mean I guess you can make them less wet if you want, however that is no fun at all.

Personally, I like to put a sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese on top of the folded burrito and then spoon some of the hot juices from the Chili Colorado straight from the crock-pot over the cheese which melts it nice and gooey. Then add adollopof sour cream and if I have it on hand a sprinkle of fresh cilantro.

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The bonus of this recipe is that not only does it make AMAZING burritos that rival anything at a decent Mexican restaurant it also can be turned into a really good bowl of chili just by adding a couple cans (drained and rinsed) of either pinto beans or kidney beans (or both).

I usually add some beans to any leftovers I have after making the wet burritos…that is IF there are any leftovers left.

Special Diets

Gluten Free | Low Calorie | Low Carb | Low Fat | Low Sugar

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Crock-Pot Chili Colorado Recipe

Heidi Kennedy

Serve this Chili Colorado as a wet burrito filling spooning the juices over your rolled burritos. Top with cheese, sour cream and fresh cilantro if you like. OR you can add a couple cans of pinto or kidney beans (drained) for a delicious traditional chili with beans.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Entrée

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 12 Servings

Calories 164 kcal

Ingredients

2.5 pounds Beef Stew Meat (or pork)
1 whole Onion
3 cloves Garlic (minced)
43.5 ounces Canned Diced Tomatoes
27 ounces Canned Fire Roasted Green Chilies (such as Ortega brand)
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
½ teaspoon Chili Powder (optional)

Instructions

Place your stew meat in the bottom of a 6-7 quart crock-pot.
Dice up your onions small and mince up your garlic. Or use the jarred pre-minced garlic.
Dump onion and garlic over the meat.
Dump the tomatoes in (with their juices).
Remove the whole green chilies from the can and roughly chop them up and add to the crock. Dump in any of those can juices too.
Add your seasonings – cumin, salt, pepper and if you like it spicy some chili powder.
Give everything a stir and cover and cook for 8-10 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high.
Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe makes quite a bit. If you have leftovers throw in some canned beans and warm up for a delicious chili.

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