Slow Cooker Low Carb Beef Chili with Beans
This Slow Cooker Low-Carb Beef Chili with Beans is a perfect meal to satisfy your cozy cravings. I use ground beef and sirloin steak bites for big beefy flavor. For low-carb friendly, black soy beans offer a great substitute for traditional style beans, and you won't even know the difference!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 3 tbsp chili powder
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 pound sirloin steak, cooked or uncooked, cut into small 1/2 inch cubes see recipe notes for additional information
- 1 (28) ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies such at mild Rotel
- 1 (15) ounce can black soy beans, rinsed and drained (low-carb option) or use regular black or kidney beans
- 1 cup beef broth
Instructions
- Heat a skillet to medium-high heat and add olive oil, onions, and garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes stirring often, making sure garlic doesn't get too brown. Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Remove any excess grease. Add tomato paste and seasonings to the ground beef and cook another 1-2 minutes.
- To the slow cooker add the cooked ground beef, sirloin cubes, diced tomatoes and chilies, beans, and broth. Stir to combine and set slow cooker to low for 8-10 hours, or high for 5-6. Chili is done when beef tips are tender and soft.
- Serve with all your favorite chili toppings.
Notes
Tips:
Beef options for slow cooker chili- Sirloin is an inexpensive cut of of meat and will also maintain its shape. Other cuts of meat that work well in chili are stew meat, brisket, tri-tip, and short ribs. And when slow cooked for several hours the meat becomes soft and tender. Chili is also a great recipe to use up leftover roast or steak from a previous meal, which is what I did for this recipe!
If you're starting with raw meat such as sirloin steak, stew meat, etc, I would suggest a cooking temperature set to low for the most tender results.
Nutritional facts do not include toppings.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be understood as an estimate rather than a guarantee. The Menu Maid makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 5 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 587 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 21.4g | 27% |
| Saturated Fat 7.1g | 35% |
| Cholesterol 243mg | 81% |
| Sodium 822mg | 36% |
| Total Carbohydrate 7.8g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.7g | 6% |
| Total Sugars 0.9g | |
| Protein 86.9g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 51mg | 4% |
| Iron 52mg | 290% |
| Potassium 1353mg | 29% |