Paleo Crock Pot Chili with Sweet Potato

Remember last week when I said sweet potato rice might be my new favorite hack? Well it is. I added sweet potato rice to this recipe and it turned out phenomenal. Though I used about 5 large sweet potatoes, which in rice form filled a gallon sized Ziploc bag and also filled my crock pot to the very top. Next time I will not use as much sweet potato, or at least not put that much in the crock pot. Anyways, if you aren't crazy about sweet potatoes, this recipe doesn't call for them anyways, so just don't add them. The chili turned out awesome and was a super easy crock pot meal to make. I didn't end up topping with bacon or avocado, but I am sure adding those would make this meal even better. Let me know if you try this one out and enjoy it! 

Paleo Crock Pot Chili
Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. of ground beef or turkey (I used grass fed ground beef)
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 red and 1 green bell pepper, both diced
• 1 cup of carrots, finely diced
• 1 cup of celery, diced
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• (1) 28-ounce can of crushed or stewed tomatoes
• (1) 14-ounce can of diced tomatoes
• (1) 15-ounce can of tomato sauce

Spices

• 3 Tbsp. of chili powder
• 1 Tbsp. of oregano
• 1 Tbsp. of basil
• 2 tsp. of cumin
• 1 tsp. of salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. of cayenne

Garnish (optional but highly recommended!)

• About 4 strips of cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1 or 2 avocados, diced

Directions:

1. Sauté onions and garlic together in a large saucepan over medium heat
2. Add in ground beef (or turkey) to the saucepan and cook just until browned. Drain excess fat
3. Transfer the cooked onions, garlic and meat to your crockpot/slow-cooker
4. Add all the above vegetables and spices (except garnish ingredients) to the crockpot
5. Give the pot a good stir
6. Set crockpot to LOW, cover, and slow cook for about 6 hours
7. Spoon into individual bowls. Garnish with crumbled bacon and avocado slices
8. Serve hot and enjoy!

Original recipe found here