What’s better to warm the belly than a nice chili? This easy, no fuss recipe can be made on the stovetop, slow cooker or pressure cooker.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 large onion diced
• 2 cloves garlic pressed
• 1 tsp cumin
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 can kidney or black beans (540ml), drained and rinsed
• 1 can diced tomatoes (796ml), with juice
• 2 cans (398 ml each) tomato sauce
• Add in : 1 tbsp cocoa powder

Directions

1. Brown your ground beef, onion, and garlic in a skillet. Drain if needed
2. Add to slow cooker with spices, beans, tomatoes and tomato sauce.
3. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
4. Before serving, stir in 1 tbsp of cocoa powder

Tips

• Prepare this the night before and refrigerate so you can put it on the slow cooker in the morning. 
• Skip the slow cooker, but get all of the same slow cooked flavour by using a pressure cooker. 30 minutes in the pressure cooker will yield the ‘all day slow cooked’ flavour.
• You could make this on stovetop as well. Brown your meat, onion, and garlic, then all add other ingredients and bring to a simmer. Turn to low and cook for 30-40 minutes. Stir in cocoa before serving. It’ll always taste better the longer you cook it.
• Always read ingredient labels for seasonings and for beans. Beans can be a ‘sneaky’ hidden source of gluten. If you can find canned beans marked as gluten free that is always the best option.