Paleo Crock Pot Chili

I decided last week to search out new recipes!  I am tired of the old!  Time for a change!  I found about 5 new recipes that I will share this week as I make them!

Tonight it was a chili recipe from paleonewbie.com.  This turned out to be a good chili recipe!

Here is the recipe!

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. of lean ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 red and 1 green bell pepper, both diced
• 1 cup of carrots, finely diced
• 1 cup of celery, diced
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• (1) 28-ounce can of crushed or stewed tomatoes
• (1) 14-ounce can of diced tomatoes
• (1) 15-ounce can of tomato sauce
• ****I chopped up all of the veggies the night before and stored in a large container to save time in the morning****Also don't forget to thaw the ground beef the night before****
 
Spices
• 3 tbs. of chili powder
• 1 tbs. of oregano
• 1 tbs. of basil
• 2 tsp. of cumin
• 1 tsp. of salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. of cayenne
Garnish
• About 4 pieces of bacon, fried and crumbled (This makes the dish)
• 1 or 2 avocados, diced

Instructions

1. Saute onions and garlic together in a large saucepan over medium heat
2. Add ground beef to the saucepan, and brown
3. Drain excess fat
4. Transfer the cooked onions, garlic and meat to your crockpot
5. Add all vegetables and spices (except garnish ingredients) to the crockpot
6. Give it all a good stir
7. Set crockpot to low and allow to slow cook for about 6 hours
8. Spoon into individual bowls
9. Garnish with crumbled bacon and avocado slices
10. Serve hot and enjoy!