Slow Cooker Beef, Bean & Pumpkin Chilli Con Carne
Home » COOK »Whenever I cook chilli con carne, I tend to do it on the hob, using a packet mix. I thought it’s high time I cooked it completely from scratch, and did so for my Halloween family get together at the weekend. I also used the slow cooker to prepare it low and slow and I have to say, I was rather pleased with the end result!
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I started by cooking off onions, garlic and bell pepper (I used small ones and a mixture of colours) in a pan, before browning off the mince and adding spices. That then got transferred to the slow cooker with 3 kinds of beans, tinned tomatoes, beef stock and pumpkin. I cooked it on low for about 7 hours, and the flavour was so good! Another winner with my crowd!
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Slow Cooker Beef, Bean & Pumpkin Chilli Con Carne
Serves 10-12
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 red, yellow or orange bell pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 kg beef mince
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tsps salt
- 6 heaped tsps mild chilli powder
- 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 x 400g can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 x 400g can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 x 400g can gungo peas, drained and rinsed
- 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- 300g fresh pumpkin, shredded
- 450ml beef stock
To serve (optional!)
- rice
- tortilla chips
- sour cream
- grated cheese
- salsa fresca
- guacamole
- diced red onion
- sliced jalapeño peppers
Method
- Switch your slow cooker onto high.
- Add the oil to a large pan and gently fry the onions, garlic and bell pepper for a few minutes.
- Add the beef mince and cook until browned.
- Stir in the tomato purée, salt and the herbs and spices.
- Pour this mixture into the slow cooker and add the beans, chopped tomatoes, fresh pumpkin and beef stock.
- Turn your slow cooker down to low and cook for 7 – 8 hours.
- Serve with your choice of rice or tortilla chips and topped with any of the suggested toppings.
This recipe is definitely a keeper for me! I loved that apart from “work” of browning off the mince, I could just throw it all into the slow cooker and forget about it all day long. I used the particular beans in this recipe as there was a special offer in the supermarket for 3 for the price of 2, so that’s what I picked up – use any combo of beans you like!
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Monika
November 18, 2014 @ 11:30 pm
Such a shame I haven’t found this recipe in time for halloween
Laura Marshall
November 18, 2014 @ 10:53 pm
Yum I really want to make this – looks great!
Sarah Mullen
November 18, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
Yummy love this
twannywun
November 18, 2014 @ 9:37 pm
sounds lush, I grow my own pumpkin so always looking for things to cook with it. saving this one to try.
Angie Brooks
November 18, 2014 @ 5:41 pm
very novel great
Suzanne Howell
November 18, 2014 @ 11:55 am
Looks so delicious, and love the novel idea of serving in a pumpkin – ideal for Halloween!
Lee Hardy
November 18, 2014 @ 11:12 am
This looks amazing.
Robert Stirk
November 18, 2014 @ 8:29 am
This recipe looks amazing!!
Irene Murdoch
November 17, 2014 @ 11:52 pm
this looks great – really inventive!
tarbs
November 17, 2014 @ 10:21 pm
Can’t wait to try this!
Natasha
November 17, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
Looks delicious!
Bernadette Willis
November 17, 2014 @ 4:38 pm
I’ve just got to try it, it looks just too edible for words
Jacqueline Roberts
November 17, 2014 @ 2:13 pm
Chili tonight now
juliebooth
November 17, 2014 @ 9:09 am
Love this recipe- makes my mouth water… so hungry…….
Michael Wells
November 17, 2014 @ 7:28 am
Ive got pumpkins on the garden to use and this sounds delicious
Viv C
November 16, 2014 @ 8:23 pm
This looks delicious. Great for Halloween.
Emma Harris
November 16, 2014 @ 2:52 pm
I love slow cook chilli :D
nadia bates
November 16, 2014 @ 2:04 pm
I am going to try this as I love the look of the recipe and the ingredients, wow
blueberry heart
November 16, 2014 @ 1:24 pm
oh, I am such a sucker for chili! Probably one of the main things I cook during autumn and winter. Lovely recipe, will be trying this one! Have already ‘pinned’ it!
AgentAllan
November 12, 2014 @ 1:33 pm
Going to have to try this. Would never have thought about cooking Chilli Con Carne in my slow cooker
Zowee Moore
November 9, 2014 @ 1:28 pm
This looks amazing!!!
Zoe Roxby
November 6, 2014 @ 11:08 pm
This is definitely the dish I would try in the slow cooker I love chilli but never thought of putting pumpkin in it
Jane Blackmore
November 4, 2014 @ 11:48 pm
Looks delicious! and I have your home made avocado tonight! x
Vaichin@RamblingThroughParenth
November 4, 2014 @ 3:44 pm
I have invested in my first ever slow cooker and cannot wait to get started. Your chilli looks delicious. I have never tried it with pumpkin though x
Michelle Ordever
November 4, 2014 @ 3:48 pm
Congrats on your first slow cooker!! I think they’re such a fab invention and couldn’t be without mine – especially at this time of year. It was such a yummy chilli, which went down really well with my family, I’ll definitely be cooking this again soon x