# Crockpot Chili Texas Style

An easy award-winning Texas-style chili made in a slow cooker, with options for beans or no beans.

- Total time: 210 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp dried Mexican oregano
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 32 ounces beef broth
- 1 pound ground beef
- 0.5 onion
- a little bit avocado oil
- bell pepper
- 5 garlic cloves
- tomato
- 0.25 cup tomato paste
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp beef bouillon
- 2 tbsp flour
- 0.25 cup water
- 2 tbsp masa corn flour
- pinto beans

## Instructions

1. Start by preparing the spice blend: combine four tablespoons of chili powder, two tablespoons of paprika, half a teaspoon of dried Mexican oregano, two teaspoons of ground cumin, one teaspoon of cayenne, one tablespoon of salt, and one teaspoon of black pepper.
2. Add 32 ounces of beef broth to the slow cooker.
3. In a pan, brown one pound of ground beef, breaking it up as it cooks.
4. Turn the pan on high to sear the ground beef.
5. Dump the browned ground beef into the crock pot.
6. Add a little avocado oil to the pan and lightly sauté half an onion.
7. Slice the bell pepper thinly and add it to the pan with the onion.
8. Add five garlic cloves to the pan.
9. Add a tomato to the pan to create more liquid.
10. Add a quarter cup of tomato paste to the pan.
11. Add two tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce to the pan.
12. Add one tablespoon of beef bouillon to the pan.
13. Put the sautéed veggies into the crock pot.
14. Add the prepared spice blend to the chili in the crock pot.
15. Allow the chili to cook for three and a half hours.
16. Prepare the thickener by adding about a quarter cup of water to two tablespoons of masa corn flour and whisking it until well blended.
17. Add the whisked thickener to the chili.
18. Optionally, add pinto beans to the chili and mix well.
19. Serve the chili, with or without beans.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- pan
- crock pot
- whisk

## Tips

- When buying ground beef, ask for 80/20 chuck for chili.
- When using tomatoes, remove the stem.
- Whisk thickener (masa corn flour) with liquid before adding to chili to ensure it's well blended.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdH6Dfvb/
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- Extracted: 2026-04-26

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