Slow Cooker Steak Chili Recipe – tender beef, chili beans, tomatoes, chili powder and onion. Super simple to make and loaded with tons of great flavor! Just dump all the ingredients in the slow cooker and let it cook all day. Makes a lot of food – great for a crowd! Serve with cornbread for an easy weeknight meal!
Originally posted March 12, 2010
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This Slow Cooker Steak Chili is one of our favorite chili recipes. It is super simple to make and tastes great! There are only five ingredients – stew meat, diced tomatoes, chili beans, chili powder, and onion. This recipe is great for an easy weeknight meal and game day! Leftovers are good on a baked potato or over nachos. Add this easy recipe to your menu. You won’t be disappointed!
How to Make Slow Cooker Steak Chili
This chili is effortless to make with only 5 simple ingredients. Cut stew meat into 1/2-inch cubes. Brown beef cubes in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Transfer beef to the slow cooker. Add diced tomatoes, chili beans, chili powder, and minced onion flakes. Stir. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Cover the crockpot and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- I use a package of stew meat. Feel free to use chuck roast and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
- Can use leftover cooked pot roast.
- What can I add to Steak Chili?
- green bell peppers
- large onion
- diced green chiles
- fresh cloves garlic
- cumin
- cayenne pepper
- jalapeno peppers
- I use chili beans. Feel free to substitute kidney beans or black beans.
- Can omit the beans if you prefer.
- There is no need to add any extra liquid to the slow cooker. The meat and tomatoes cook down and make the perfect amount of liquid for the chili.
- If the chili doesn’t have as much liquid as you would like after cooking, stir in a can of tomato sauce or some beef broth until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Can I cook Steak Chili on HIGH in the slow cooker? Yes! Cook the chili on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
- Can I make Steak Chili on the stovetop? Yes! Brown stew meat in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the beef is tender.
- Store leftover steak chili in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
What to serve with Beef Chili Recipe
We like to top our bowl of chili with cheddar cheese, sour cream, jalapeños, and scallions. Serve the chili with a toasty grilled cheese sandwich or a big pan of homemade cornbread. This is also great served over some rice or spaghetti noodles. However you serve it, just serve it! It is crazy good!
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Slow Cooker Steak Chili
Ingredients:
- 2 lb stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces.
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 2 (14.5-oz) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 (15-oz) cans chili beans, undrained
- ¼ cup chili powder
- 2 Tbsp dried minced onion flakes
Instructions:
- Heat oil in a large skillet, add stew meat and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned.
- Transfer meat cubes to a 6-qt slow cooker.
- Add diced tomatoes, chili beans, chili pwoder, and dried onion. Stir.
- Cover slow cooker and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours, until the meat is tender.
Notes:
- I use a package of stew meat. Feel free to use chuck roast and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
- Can use leftover cooked pot roast.
- What can I add to Steak Chili?
- green bell peppers
- large onion
- diced green chiles
- fresh cloves garlic
- cumin
- cayenne pepper
- I use chili beans. Feel free to substitute kidney beans or black beans.
- Can omit the beans if you prefer.
- There is no need to add any extra liquid to the slow cooker. The meat and tomatoes cook down and make the perfect amount of liquid for the chili.
- If the chili doesn’t have as much liquid as you would like after cooking, stir in a can of tomato sauce or some beef broth until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Can I cook Steak Chili on HIGH in the slow cooker? Yes! Cook the chili on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
- Can I make Steak Chili on the stovetop? Yes! Brown stew meat in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the beef is tender.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Steph
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Used leftover steak to make this delicious chili! My husband and I favorite too!
Love Chili, this looks great Steph.
Yum Steph…. I just talked to my hubby this morning about making some more chili before it gets too warm. We eat it in winter–but not so in summer. Your recipe does look hearty… Thanks!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
Awesome use of leftovers! I have a chunk of brisket in the freezer I've been meaning to turn into chili.
This looks good and I love serving it on fritos. Reminds me of a local delicacy (ok, it's fast food but STILL it's a delicacy to me), the Petro.
Mmmmm yum!
I've been craving chili lately and it's going to rain here all weekend. I just might have to make pot roast and then this yummy chili!