Healthy Crockpot Chili | Paleo-Friendly Recipe!

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories, while Monterey Jack is often cheaper.

Heat olive oil in a large pan.

Dice zucchini.

Break up the ground beef and onion in the pan with a spatula and brown until cooked through.

Chop celery and carrots while the beef is cooking.

Add chopped celery and carrots to the pan with the beef.

Add chili powder, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, salt, zucchini, tomato puree, and diced tomatoes to the slow cooker.

Stir everything in the slow cooker quickly.

Cover the slow cooker and set to cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours.

Ladle the chili into a bowl and top with shredded cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and avocado.

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