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February 4, 2017

Slow Cooker Chili With Pinto Beans and Sausage

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Slow Cooker Chili With Pinto Beans and Sausage–make homemade chili with dried beans at home in your slow cooker. Sliced smoked sausage gives this chili a boost of flavor and no browning is required!
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Slow Cooker Chili With Pinto Beans and Sausage--make homemade chili with dried beans at home in your slow cooker. Sliced smoked sausage gives this chili a boost of flavor and no browning is required!
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Slow Cooker Chili With Pinto Beans and Sausage


  • Author: 365 Days of Slow Cooking
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 hours
  • Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
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Make homemade chili with dried beans at home in your slow cooker. Sliced smoked sausage gives this chili a boost of flavor and no browning is required!


Ingredients

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  • 1 1/3 cup dried pinto beans or dried kidney beans
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 celery stalks, diced
  • 2 cups diced onion
  • 2 Tbsp chili powder
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 lb smoked sausage, quarter inch slices
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 (14 oz) can diced or stewed tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp tomato paste
  • Toppings: cheese, fritos, sour cream

Instructions

  1. The night before you want the chili, soak the beans in plenty of water overnight with the tsp of salt. The next morning, drain the water and rinse off the beans.
  2. Add the beans to the slow cooker along with celery, onion, chili powder, garlic cloves, cumin, salt, water and smoked sausage. Stir to combine
  3. Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours, until beans are soft and flavors blended. Add in brown sugar, tomatoes and tomato paste. Add salt and pepper to taste and more spices, if needed.
  4. Serve with desired toppings.

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26 Comments Filed Under: 6 or More Hours, All Recipes, Sausage, Soups, Slow Cooker Tagged With: crock pot recipes, recipes crock pot, slow cooker recipes, All Posts, 4 stars

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  1. Eileen says

    June 5, 2017 at 9:33 pm

    This is delicious and very different from any chili I have made before. To be honest, I should say that I made some changes–omitted the tomato paste and only used 1 tsp. of brown sugar. My husband and I both loved it, and it is one of the easier crockpot chilis I’ve made. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 6, 2017 at 10:33 am

      You’re so welcome, Eileen 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kara says

    February 5, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    I am always looking for ways to use up my dried beans. This soup looks fantastic, and with the sausage, I know my whole family would love it!

    Reply
  3. Mandy says

    February 5, 2017 at 8:10 pm

    Always up for some chili, yum!

    Reply
  4. Kristin says

    February 5, 2017 at 2:22 pm

    I love that there are so many different ways to make chili – this one looks fantastic!

    Reply
  5. Ashlee Marie says

    February 5, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    YUM! I have got to convert more of my recipes into slow cooker versions – how delicious does this chili sound!!!

    Reply
  6. Rebecca {foodie with family} says

    February 4, 2017 at 8:00 pm

    This sounds like a fantastic and budget friendly chili!

    Reply
  7. Susie says

    February 4, 2017 at 6:46 pm

    My mom always made chili with dry beans! This looks pretty close to her recipe, I can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  8. Alicia says

    February 4, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    This looks delicious! I love cooking with dried beans because they’re so economical. This looks like the perfect way to use them!

    Reply
  9. Amber says

    September 22, 2016 at 10:17 am

    I’m going to make this but do you brown the meat first or just put it in I’m going to use ground beef

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 26, 2016 at 11:45 am

      No need to brown the meat first!

      Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    February 25, 2014 at 3:21 am

    if you don't have a microwave, would you recommend cooking step 2 ingredients on the stove, or just skipping step two and putting it all in the slow cooker?

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      February 25, 2014 at 8:56 pm

      If you have time, I would saute on the stove!

      Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    January 20, 2014 at 6:17 am

    If it's too salty it's probably because you used salted canned beans, salted canned tomatoes, and salty sausage. If all three of these are salted you might not need additional salt!

    Reply
  12. [email protected] says

    November 13, 2013 at 9:14 pm

    jzf, thanks for the comment! I guess the best advice is to salt and pepper to taste.

    Reply
  13. jzf says

    November 13, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    2 tsp is TOO MUCH SALT!!! Almost ruined it.

    Use half as much, and add more if needed.

    Reply
  14. [email protected] says

    September 21, 2013 at 3:36 am

    I think that each celery is a rib and the whole thing is a stalk?? I don't know 🙂

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    September 20, 2013 at 4:37 pm

    My package of celery said stalks, is there really any difference?

    I have this recipe started in the crock right now – used 1/2 hamburger and 1/2 sausage pieces – doubled the recipe since I have 4 teens. Will let you know what I think, but so far, it smells wonderful!

    Reply
  16. Karen says

    December 3, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    ribs of celery!

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    December 1, 2012 at 12:32 am

    Do you mean ribs of celery or stalks

    Reply
  18. Karen says

    November 2, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    To make it less spicy use 1/2 as much chili powder. Also, if you used a meat that was hot or even medium that could have added to the spiciness 🙂

    Reply
  19. Ella says

    October 31, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    This chili is SPICY!

    Reply
  20. Suzanne says

    January 25, 2012 at 4:38 am

    I have a 15 month old am in the process of opening a gelato shop in my hometown and I have NO time. I think it's so important to eat "real food" even if your busy. I'm making this for dinner tomorrow night. I made a few substitutions based on what i had in my pantry. I used chopped sundried tomatoes instead of tomato paste and oil, used chopped fresh roma tomatoes instead of canned tomatoes and browned ground turkey with the onions and celery. I mixed it all up (minus the beans) and put it in the fridge to set in the slow cooker in the morning. I look forward to trying more of your recipes this year. Thank you!

    Reply
  21. Anonymous says

    January 18, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    If you will add a teaspoon ground ginger, you will not have the gas. Learned this from an Indian friend. It works for any dried beans, etc.

    Reply
  22. Karen says

    December 14, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    I know that soaking is annoying. But if you don't do it the beans just don't seem to turn out as well. Plus they'll be more gassy. 🙁
    If you can't soak then consider using canned beans instead. (you won't need to cook as long)
    Let me know if you have anymore questions!
    Karen

    Reply
  23. Letters to My Little Ones says

    December 14, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    What if I don't soak the dried beans first?

    Reply

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