Easy Chili (crockpot)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ground beef (lean)
• 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
• 3 ounces chili seasoning mix (3 pkgs of any brand)
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 15 ounces diced tomatoes (any brand or flavor for chili)
• 15 ounces kidney beans (any brand)
• 23 ounces vegetable juice (v-8 or any store brand, mild or spicy, about 1/2 of a large can)

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in skillet. (i cook mine with water because it crumbles easier and more of the fat drains off.).
• 2 drain beef and add onion, the 3 pkgs of chili seasoning and cumin to the skillet and cook a little longer until the seasonings are well blended (about 10 minutes on med-low heat).
• 3 while seasonings are cooking into the meat, rinse and drain the kidney beans well and add to crockpot.
• 4 add the diced tomatoes (i add the juice also for flavor) to the crockpot.
• 5 add the browned beef mixture to the crockpot.
• 6 pour in about 1/2 of the tall 46 oz can of vegetable juice to the crockpot (i usually add about 1/3 of a can first, stir all ingredients and then decide if i want my chili thinner by adding more of the vegetable juice.).
• 7 cook on low in crockpot for about 2 hours or until all is heated through.
• 8 serve with cheese, crackers, fritos, cornbread. (leftovers are great on chili dogs.).