Easy Chili Con Carne Recipe | Easy Dinner Recipes | Cooking Up Love

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Black beans are more nutritious, while canned beans can be more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Trim up a 2.5 to 3 pound rump roast, or use a chuck roast if needed.

Score the top and bottom of the roast with half-inch deep cuts in a crosshatch pattern.

Liberally season the roast with salt and pepper.

Heat 2 tablespoons of avocado or olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.

Sear both sides of the roast until nicely browned, then remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Mix 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika, 2 teaspoons dried oregano, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, and the zest and juice of 1 lemon into a paste.

Rub the spice paste into the seared roast, getting it into all the cuts and grooves.

Add the roast to the bottom of the slow cooker.

Peel and roughly chop 1 medium onion and add it to the slow cooker.

Seed and chop 1 red pepper and 1 yellow pepper, then add them to the slow cooker.

Add 1 sliced jalapeno and 1/2 diced serrano pepper to the slow cooker.

Add a 28 oz can of whole tomatoes with juice, crushing the tomatoes slightly while keeping some chunks.

Roughly chop about 1/2 cup of cilantro and add it to the slow cooker.

Measure 1 cup of beef broth and add it to the slow cooker.

Cook on low for 7 to 8 hours.

After cooking, use tongs or forks to break the roast into thick chunks of beef.

Serve over corn chips, topping with cheese, sour cream, and more cilantro.

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