Hearty Crock Pot Kielbasa Chili
Making a hearty chili recipe in a crockpot takes the classic recipe to an entirely different level. A kielbasa chili with both smoked sausage and beef will be a welcome change at the dinner table.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef or turkey
- 1 lb kielbasa sausage
- 1 cup onion
- 1 cup green pepper or red
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 16 oz can kidney beans drained
- 1 16 oz can diced tomatoes undrained
- 1 16 oz can tomato sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ⅔ teaspoon black pepper ground
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Saute ground beef/turkey until cooked and drain. Put in the crockpot.
- Cut the kielbasa into ½" slices and also cut each slice in half. Cook until lightly browned, drain the grease, and put the sausage into the crockpot.
- Add the rest of the remaining ingredients and stir them together.
- Cook on low in a crockpot for 8 hours or until done.
- Garnish with cheese, chives, or sour cream and serve.
Notes
- Use a different type of precooked sausage like andouille to make it spicy, or chicken sausage to make it lighter
- Using ground turkey instead of ground beef (along with chicken sausage) makes a healthier lower-fat version
- Make a black bean sausage chilli to change things up
- Skip the cayenne pepper if you don't have it and just add a touch more black pepper
- If you're in a hurry skip browning the smoked kielbasa sausage, you'll still need to brown the beef.
- Swap frozen bell peppers for fresh if you don't have any on hand. No need to defrost first!
- The beef and sausage chili recipe was adapted from the Logger's Chili in the Simply Classic cookbook.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 649kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 44gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 143mgSodium: 1942mgFiber: 8gSugar: 12g
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