Paleo Crockpot Chili

This paleo chili is free of legumes, making it a hearty low carb paleo alternative.
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 crockpot or you can also use a saucepan or Dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds ground beef, turkey, or bison
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 cup carrots diced
  • 1 cup celery diced
  • 1 jalapeno minced
  • 1 28 oz can crushed or stewed tomatoes
  • 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 15 oz can tomato sauce

Spices

  • 3 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp basil
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp cayene pepper

Garnish

  • 4 strips of bacon crumbled
  • 1-2 avocados diced
  • Violife cream cheese alternative

Instructions
 

  • Sauté onions and garlic together in a large saucepan over medium heat
  • Add in ground beef (or turkey or bison) to the saucepan and cook just until browned. Drain excess fat
  • Transfer the cooked onions, garlic and meat to your crockpot/slow-cooker
  • Add all the above vegetables and spices (except garnish ingredients) to the crockpot
  • Give the pot a good stir
  • Set crockpot to LOW, cover, and slowcook for about 6 hours***
  • Spoon into individual bowls. Garnish with crumbled bacon andavocado slices
  • Serve hot and enjoy!

Notes

***You can also cook this dish in a pot on the stove. Simply cover and let cook until veggies are soft
Keyword Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Paleo