Slow-Cooker Weeknight Chili

Name: Slow-Cooker Weeknight Chili
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, chili powder; 1 tablespoon, ground cumin; 2 teaspoons, ground coriander; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 8 ounces, bacon, chopped fine; 2 , onions, chopped medium; 1 , red bell pepper, chopped medium; 6 cloves, garlic, minced; 2 pounds, 85 percent lean ground chuck; 1 (28-ounce) can, tomato puree; 1 (28-ounce), can diced tomatoes; 2 , (15.5-ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

Main Courses
Beef
Slow Cooker
Stews
Super Bowl

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2006

Long hours at low temperatures have a way of rendering flavors flat. So what's the secret to making full-flavored-and non-greasy-beef chili in the slow cooker?

SERVES 10 to 12

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