{"id":4548,"date":"2011-01-15T10:19:09","date_gmt":"2011-01-15T18:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=4548"},"modified":"2020-04-13T15:21:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T22:21:23","slug":"cowboy-chili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/cowboy-chili\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker Cowboy Chili"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Have I got a chili for you! Inspired by cowboy wranglers on the range who would throw leftover coffee into a pot of beans, this easy Slow Cooker Cowboy Chili will get you ready to rumble!<\/p>\n The NFL playoffs have begun and if you are, or reside with, a football fan, the TV will not be silent for the next two weekends, then there’s a weekend off for the Pro Bowl in Hawaii before the Super Bowl XLV<\/a> on February 6 in the gleaming new Dallas Cowboy’s stadium in Arlington, TX. So, if you haven’t already, its time to make a beer run and break out the chips and guacamole, hot wings, and the mother of all football food: chili!<\/p>\n There are few foods that are as all-American as a hearty bowl of chili. Versatile and popular, this American classic is easy to make and lends itself to artistic interpretation and endless variations. From Texas to Cincinnati, from New England to California there are as many styles of chili as there are cooks. Cincinnati chili<\/a> is a regional style characterized by the use of unusual spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and chocolate, and the absence of chili peppers or chili powder. There are white chilis and the traditional red, tomato-based chili. Then, the question is beans or no beans, this is a hotly debated chili issue and according to the International Chili Society<\/a>, beans have no place in a pot of chili. Finally, you must decide on the type of meat; chicken (white chili), ground beef, ground turkey, a combination or, no meat at all for a vegetarian version.<\/p>\n A Google search listed eight of the most iconic chili styles:<\/p>\n While you’re deciding on what kind of chili you want to make (football is not a requirement, chili can warm your tummies on the bleakest of winter days), here’s my family’s favorite and a super simple crockpot variation.<\/p>\nChili Styles<\/h2>\n
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