With temperatures dropping from 100 last week to 60 something this morning, it's definitely time to embrace the slow cooker and coming home to the aroma of happy goodness emanating from this divine little appliance.
Following up on my previous post about seasoning packets comes today's post about McCormick brand seasonings offers a line of seasoning packets specifically made for slow cookers which cover everything from pulled pork to chicken noodle soup to pot roast to today's dish chili. As I mentioned yesterday I'm working for the next few weeks and the customary diet for myself and co-workers is basically fast food or snacks/junk food and our office is in a food desert. So last week - because I'm an awesome (and humble) co-worker/employee - I brought my slow cooker to work and made chili.
Among the magnificent things about slow cookers is that everything is super low maintenance usually only 1 or 2 steps and almost everything comes out of a can - often without the hassle of draining, then add a seasoning packet, stir & cover then let it be for 4-8 hours.
For this recipe I used turkey for the simple reason that I didn't have any beef in the house. Straight off the back of the McCormick Seasoning Packet the chili recipe is as follows:
2 lbs. lean ground beef or turkey
1 pkg. McCormick® Slow Cooker Chili Seasoning
2 cans (14 ½ oz. each) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (16 oz. each) kidney beans, drained
1 can (15 ½ oz.) tomato sauce
BROWN ground beef or turkey in large skillet. Drain fat.
PLACE cooked beef, Seasoning, tomatoes, beans and tomato sauce in slow cooker. Stir until mixed well.
Cover.
COOK 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH. Stir before serving.
Makes 8 servings.
IMPORTANT: For best results, do not remove cover during cooking.
A couple of side notes - when transporting the slow cooker where your meal will be cooking in place it is a good idea to transport the slow cooker empty and pack the ingredients (usually combined) in disposable containers in a cooler with your cooking and serving utensils. This way you are prepared to pack out your completed meal in one of the containers and not end up with a car full of chili or stew or soup when you hit a bump in the road or make a sharp turn.
Enjoy.
Following up on my previous post about seasoning packets comes today's post about McCormick brand seasonings offers a line of seasoning packets specifically made for slow cookers which cover everything from pulled pork to chicken noodle soup to pot roast to today's dish chili. As I mentioned yesterday I'm working for the next few weeks and the customary diet for myself and co-workers is basically fast food or snacks/junk food and our office is in a food desert. So last week - because I'm an awesome (and humble) co-worker/employee - I brought my slow cooker to work and made chili.
Among the magnificent things about slow cookers is that everything is super low maintenance usually only 1 or 2 steps and almost everything comes out of a can - often without the hassle of draining, then add a seasoning packet, stir & cover then let it be for 4-8 hours.
For this recipe I used turkey for the simple reason that I didn't have any beef in the house. Straight off the back of the McCormick Seasoning Packet the chili recipe is as follows:
2 lbs. lean ground beef or turkey
1 pkg. McCormick® Slow Cooker Chili Seasoning
2 cans (14 ½ oz. each) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (16 oz. each) kidney beans, drained
1 can (15 ½ oz.) tomato sauce
BROWN ground beef or turkey in large skillet. Drain fat.
PLACE cooked beef, Seasoning, tomatoes, beans and tomato sauce in slow cooker. Stir until mixed well.
Cover.
COOK 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH. Stir before serving.
Makes 8 servings.
IMPORTANT: For best results, do not remove cover during cooking.
A couple of side notes - when transporting the slow cooker where your meal will be cooking in place it is a good idea to transport the slow cooker empty and pack the ingredients (usually combined) in disposable containers in a cooler with your cooking and serving utensils. This way you are prepared to pack out your completed meal in one of the containers and not end up with a car full of chili or stew or soup when you hit a bump in the road or make a sharp turn.
Enjoy.
