CANNED BEANS: Slow cooker Chili

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CANNED BEANS

My family does not eat beans. Period. It's a done deal for them. So when I started getting into food storage I was so worried. What are we going to eat!? Everyone tells you to store beans. Well . . As time went on I just learned to trick my family into eating beans. :)

Dried beans are great to store because they keep for so long and are jam packed with nutrition. Tiffany posted an awesome post about how to prepare dried beans, you can find it HERE.

I trick my family into eating beans by making a puree and then hiding it in foods.

Start with the can of beans. I found this awesome Tri Bean blend at the grocery store, a little bit of each bean. Pour it in to your food processor or blender.

Then blend, blend, blend, and Whala! Beautiful Bean Puree!

I added by by bean paste into this chili recipe. It was delicious and everyone loved it. Little did they know, it had beans in it. SHH don't tell them, or your picky eaters.

Slow Cooker Chili

Makes 6 servings

Cook time: 5-6 hours

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 pound ground beef

½ medium onion, diced

2 teaspoons minced garlic

3 celery stalks diced

3 large carrots diced

1 can beans, whatever your favorite flavor is

1 can diced tomatoes, slightly drained

½ teaspoon hot sauce

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 tablespoon parsley

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cumin

½ teaspoon thyme

½ teaspoon pepper

12 ounces beer, if you buy a 24 ounce can you can use the second half to make this recipe!

Shredded cheese and sour cream for topping

Directions:

Heat the veggie oil in a large skillet to medium high. Add the onions and cook until softened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the ground beef and stir until mostly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until all the beef is brown 2 to 3 more minutes.

In the bowl of a slow cooker, add the celery, carrots, beans, tomatoes, and hot sauce and then mix to combine.

In a small bowl combine the chili powder, parsley, salt, cumin, thyme, and pepper. Mix thoroughly and then add to the bowl of the slow cooker.

Pour the ground beef mixture in the bowl and then add the beer. Stir the mixture so that everything is well mixed.

Cook the chili on low for 5 to 6 hours.

Top with shredded cheese and sour cream.

How do you get your family to eat your food storage items?

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