Slow Cooker Chickpea Beef Chili
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 15 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours in slow cooker
A hearty chili, perfect to feed a crowd! :)
Ingredients for Single Meal
- 1 - lb(s) ground beef
- 1 - Tbsp minced onion
- 1 - tsp garlic powder
- 1 - 15 oz can(s) chickpeas
- 1 - 15 oz. can(s) diced tomatoes
- 2 - cup(s) beef broth
- 2 - Tbsp chili powder
- - Salt and pepper
- Garnish: - shredded cheese**
- Garnish: - sour cream**
- Side: - veggies**
- 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal
- Open and drain the chickpeas.
- In a large saucepan, brown the ground beef with the minced onion and garlic powder. Drain and place in pressure cooker insert.
- Stir in the drained chickpeas, diced tomatoes, beef broth, chili powder, salt and pepper, and hot water into the slow cooker insert.
- Set on low and let cook for 8 hours.
- Prepare veggies.
- Serve Instant Pot Chickpea Beef Chili with sour cream and shredded cheese garnish, and veggies.
Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions
- Brown 2 lbs. ground beef, 2 Tbsp minced onion and 2 tsp garlic powder. Drain and let cool.
- Open 2 cans of diced tomatoes.
- Open and drain 2 cans of chickpeas.
To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie in a round bowl/dish, add the following ingredients:
- Half of the cooled browned ground beef
- Half of the diced tomatoes
- Half of the drained chickpeas
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- Salt and pepper
Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.
Freeze & Thaw Instructions
Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to slow cooker insert and cooking on low for 8 hours.
Dairy-Free Modifications
Omit the cheese and sour cream garnishes for dairy-free meal.
Gluten-Free Modifications
Recipe is gluten-free when served with gluten-free sides.
Printable Label Recipe Title
Slow Cooker Chickpea Beef Chili
Printable Label Instructions
Thaw, add contents of the baggie to slow cooker insert. Cook on low for 8 hours.
Serve with sour cream and shredded cheese garnish, and veggies.
