Slow-Cooker Black Bean Chili

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2008

Black beans go into the slow cooker with an army of flavorful ingredients, but the result is often a muddied mess. In our recipe, the big flavors of ham, bacon, and chiles perfectly complement the creamy, rich black beans.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 7 to 9 hours on low, or 4 to 6 hours on high

Slow-Cooker Black Bean Chili

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In a slow-cooker black bean chili recipe, black beans go into the slow cooker with an army of flavorful ingredients. So why is the result so often a dull, muddied mess? To build assertive flavor, we started our chili recipe by sautéing chop...

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