Slow Cooker Chipotle Steak Chili

A crock pot chili recipe with tender steak, smoky chipotle peppers, Mexican spices and the perfect blend of beans.

The development of this recipe was sponsored by Hurst's Beans. As always, all opinions are my own.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. JUMP TO THE RECIPE
2. A FEW COOKING NOTES

This recipe has been on my bucket list for years! You may remember I set out to make it once before but my beans went missing (dang kids!) and I made the Beef & Lentil Stew instead (which was absolutely delicious so it all worked out).

I am obsessed with making different chili recipes but had never ventured into making it with steak. I had a grilled ribeye at a restaurant once that had been marinated in smoked chipotles and adobo sauce that made a SERIOUS impression on me so I had that kicking around in my brain when I set out to craft a recipe for this chili.

And I knew I wanted to use the slow cooker chili beans from Hurst’s because they have the perfect blend of beans and seasoning. I wanted to use dried beans because I knew letting the steak slow-cook with the beans would made for bites of steak that were as tender as butter!

Now, I have to tell you what happened to this batch of chili once I was done cooking it. We were headed to visit some friends so I decided to bring the chili for everyone to try.

Loving food like I do (and maybe because I know everyone expects something good from my kitchen), I really put on the dog and prepared dishes of chopped scallions, shredded cheese and sour cream in pretty, coordinating bowls to bring with me.

I made a big skillet of cornbread and brought a basket of Fritos (lined with a decorative towel that matched the pretty bowls because sometimes I'm extra). I loaded everything on a great big baking pan and set it in the back of my car.

I secured the lid of the crock pot down tight then wedged it in the car next to the other supplies. Husband jumped in behind the wheel and off we went.

Husband drives like a maniac even when we're not in a hurry so I mentioned to him to take it easy since I had a pile of food in the backseat. Which evidently sounded like, Punch 'er down, Bandit.

Then suddenly I could smell the chili. As he was taking a curve on two wheels I hollered at him to drive careful and slow down or there’s going to be chili slung from here to the moon and back!

You know how well husbands react to their wives telling them how to drive, right??

Well… during the drive the lid came loose on the crock pot so when we got to our friends’ house it looked like a Taco Bell exploded in the back of my car. There was chili sloshed all over the little bowls of toppings, soaking into the cornbread and in every nook and cranny of the basket of Fritos.

Thanks, Ricky Bobby. That was helpful. 

NOTES ABOUT SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE STEAK CHILI

• If you can't find the Hurst's Slow Cooker Chili Beans, just use 2 cups dried pinto beans and a packet of chili seasoning.
• Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are pretty spicy! I made the recipe exactly as I have it written above and, while it certainly had some heat to it, it wasn’t too spicy for the crowd I fed it to (which included half a dozen kids). If you don’t want yours spicy, remove the seeds from the peppers before dicing (just use the back of a knife to slide the seeds out of the pepper once you cut it open). If you want things MORE spicy, use more than two peppers (each can has about 5-6) and use every last drop of that yummy adobo sauce.
• If you like more tomato flavor in your chili, consider adding 2-3 tablespoons tomato paste.
• If you're one of those folks we feel very passionately that tomatoes don't go in chili then leave them out.

Recipe for Slow Cooker Chipotle Steak Chili

Slow Cooker Chipotle Steak Chili

Yield: 14 servings

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 6 HourTotal time: 6 H & 15 M

A crock pot chili recipe with tender steak, smoky chipotle peppers, Mexican spices and the perfect blend of beans.

Ingredients

• 1 15-oz bag Hurst's Slow Cooker Chili Beans
• 6 cups beef broth
• 2 pounds sirloin steak or London broil
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 7-oz can chipotle chilis in adobo sauce (see notes)
• 1 14-oz can petite diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano

Instructions

1. Add beans WITHOUT seasoning packet (set aside to add later) and beef broth to a large slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours.
2. Cut steak into bite-sized pieces, season liberally with salt and pepper then sear in a large skillet coated with oil. Cook the steak in 2-3 batches – don’t overcrowd the pan. Don’t cook the steak all the way through, just get a nice sear on the pieces. Place steak and all pan juices into the slow cooker.
3. To the same skillet, add a little more oil then sauté onion for 4 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Add contents of the skillet to the slow cooker.
4. Remove 2 chipotle peppers from adobo sauce then dice (see notes about spiciness). Add diced chipotles, 2 tablespoons of adobo sauce and remaining ingredients (including reserved seasoning packet) to slow cooker. Reduce heat to low then continue cooking for 2-3 hours or until beans are tender.
5. Let chili rest, uncovered, for 30 minutes before serving (this will thicken the chili).

Notes

• If you can't find the Hurst's Slow Cooker Chili Beans, just use 2 cups dried pinto beans and a packet of chili seasoning.
• Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are pretty spicy. I made the recipe exactly as I have it written above and, while it certainly had some heat to it, it wasn’t too spicy for the crowd I fed it to (which included half a dozen kids). If you don’t want yours spicy, remove the seeds from the peppers before dicing (just use the back of a knife to slide the seeds out of the pepper once you cut it open). If you want things MORE spicy, use more than two peppers (each can has about 5-6) and use every last drop of that yummy adobo sauce.
• If you like more tomato flavor in your chili, consider adding 2 tablespoons tomato paste.
• If you're one of those folks we feel very passionately that tomatoes don't go in chili then leave them out.

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