Slow Cooker Chili with Black Beans and Corn

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 1/2-2 lbs. 93% lean ground beef

  or substitute ground turkey
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 tsp. salt

  divided use
• 1 tsp. ground black pepper
• 24 oz. Bertolli spaghetti sauce with olive oil and garlic
• 16 oz. vegetable or beef broth
• 2 15-oz. cans black beans

  drained well
• 1 15-oz. can whole kernel corn

  drained
• 1 15-oz. can Italian style diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp. minced garlic

  from a jar (or 6 cloves fresh garlic minced)
• 2 green bell peppers

  chopped
• 1 large onion

  chopped
• 2-4 tsp. chili powder

  depending on how spicy you desire
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 2 tsp. granulated sugar
• dash allspice
• dash cayenne pepper
• 1-2 drops hot sauce or Tabasco sauce
• sour cream, cheddar cheese, freshly squeezed lime juice, cilantro

  for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Brown beef in skillet.
• 2 Use a hamburger chopper to cut meat down in small pieces while frying..
• 3 Add garlic powder, 1 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. pepper.
• 4 Remove mixture to crockpot that's been sprayed with cooking spray.
• 5 Add remaining ingredients.
• 6 Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours until done.
• 7 Ladle soup into bowls.
• 8 Garnish with your favorite toppings.

Nutrition Info