My slow cooker gets used throughout the summer, I love using it for jams, chutneys and summer casseroles but once Autumn is here, it really comes into its own.
Probably the best thing for me about my slow cooker is that it frees up hours of my day and there’s nothing better than coming home to a freshly cooked one pot meal.
Another reason I love using my slow cooker is because it’s so economical – why bother heating up the oven for just one casserole? Save money by cooking in the slow cooker, it’s only a matter of pennies per hour.
Chipotle Chilli Beans is a really versatile and extremely tasty one pot dish for vegetarians and meat lovers alike; it’s so delicious you don’t notice it’s meat free. Serve with sour cream and guacamole with homemade tortilla chips as we have here, or alternatively with rice and garlic bread. Our Garlic and Herb Twister Bread goes down a treat too !
I’ve used red kidney beans and haricot beans but you could use your favourite beans. The chipotle paste adds a delicious smokey flavour and takes your chilli beans to another level.
Slow Cooker Chipotle Chilli Beans
Serves:
6 to 8
Ingredients
- 2 to 4 tablespoons rapeseed oil
- 2 onions peeled and diced
- 2 red peppers deseeded and diced
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds crushed
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chipotle paste depending on how hot you like your chillies (or 1 dried chipotle rehydrated and
- chopped)
- 1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme
- 800 g red kidney beans cooked or 2 x 400 ( 14 oz ) tins, drained
- 400 g haricot beans cooked or 1 x 200 g ( 14 oz ) tin, drained
- 700 g passata or sieved tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Plenty of black pepper
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped coriander
- 2 or 3 tablespoons grated cheese
- Fry the onion in a little rapeseed oil until soft but not brown – about 10 minutes.
- Add the red peppers and fry for another 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and fry gently for one minute.
- Stir in the crushed cumin seeds, freshly chopped thyme and chipotle paste.
- Lightly grease or spray the inside of your slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Transfer the onion and pepper mix to the slow cooker pot.
- Stir in the beans and the passata or sieved tomatoes and seasoning.
- Place the lid on your slow cooker.
- Cook on: Low for 6 hours or High for 2 hours
- Garnish with freshly chopped coriander and grated cheese.
- Have your table ready with a big bowl of rice and homemade tortilla chips, sour cream and guacamole, or a Garlic and Herb Twister Bread. Tortilla chips are so easy to make and are so much better (and healthier) than shop bought – why not try making some? Your tortilla chips can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
I’m entering Slow Cooker Chipotle Chilli Beans into a few challenges this month:
- Corina’s new blog challenge Cook Once Eat Twice over at Searching For Spice.
- Farmersgirl Kitchen & Baking Queen74’s Slow Cooked Challenge hosted by Janice over at Farmersgirl Kitchen.
- Credit Crunch Munch created by Camilla from Fab Food 4 All & Helen over at Fuss Free Flavours & hosted this month by Helen.
- The Teatime Treats Challenge created by Karen over at Lavender & Lovage and hosted by Janie at The Hedgecombers.
- The Extra Veg Challenge created by Michelle from Utterly Scrummy & Helen from Fuss Free Flavours & hosted this month by Katie over at Feeding Boys.
And linking to: Fiesta Fridays
Mmmm, love love love the sound of these beans! And I bet they smell scrumptious as they’re cooking 🙂
Janie x
PS thanks for entering this months Tea Time Treats Linky Party, you can find the round up here; http://hedgecombers.com/2015/09/29/tea-time-treats-round-up-sept-2015/
Just perfect, especially now the weather is getting cooler. Thanks for sharing with both Credit Crunch Munch and Extra Veg
Thanks Helen, a pleasure to link up 🙂
Thanks for submitting this to Meat Free Mondays Sarah. Nice recipe! Stumbled and pinned 🙂
You’re welcome Jacqueline, I’ve just discovered Meat Free Mondays, I’m sure i’ll be linking up again soon. Thanks for pinning and stumbling 🙂
I love a good chilli and this one looks lovely. We love the added beans so this would go down well with my family. Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Thanks Kirsty, a pleasure to share with #CookBlogshare x
Oh yes beans look so warming and delicious.
Popping over from Fabulous Foodie Fridays.
Thanks Claire and thanks for popping by.
I love Chillis. Being a vegetarian, i do not find good chilis outside and rely on making my own. This is a hearty recipe. Will give this a go 🙂 Thanks for sharing on FF
Thanks Prachi, let me know how you get on and I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
I don’t have a slow cooker, but now I want one! I love the warmth of flavors you have in this dish, and it looks delicious. I’m sure it will be a hit at the fiesta. Thanks for brining it to FF, and I hope you had a wonderful weekend! 😀
Thanks Kaila, you could cook the chilli in a casserole in the oven on a low setting if you haven’t got a slow cooker. A pleasure to share with FF and I had a lovely weekend thanks 🙂
This looks utterly divine and ideal for a warming autumnal dinner… thanks for hooking up with #ExtraVeg 🙂
Thanks Katie, a pleasure to link up with #ExtraVeg 🙂
This looks so good, especially with the weather threatening to turn more Autumnal. This looks perfect and I’ve been meaning to use the slow cooker more, and eat more vegetarian recipes. Have pinned it. Thanks for sharing the recipe. #foodpornthursdays
Thanks Alison, let me know how you get on.
Oh wow what a delicious dish! So healthy too! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Thanks Vicki, a pleasure to link up with #tastytuesdays x
I just made chili today with fresh peppers from my garden and it was so yummy. I am going to eat the leftovers with some tortilla chips! Thanks for sharing this recipe with #foodpornthursdays…I always love trying different chili recipes.
Thanks Trista, you really can’t go wrong with a chilli can you? A pleasure to link up with #foodpornthursdays x
I love using my slow cooker and usually pull it out once a week so I am always on the lookout for new recipes. #FFF
Thanks for popping by Malinda #FFF
I’m so excited to see this recipe because I love trying out new things to make in my slow cooker. I’ve just pinned this and will be making it next week. Yum!! Thanks for linking up with our Fabulous Foodie Fridays party xx
Thanks Lucy, I hope you enjoy Chipotle Chilli Beans as much as we do. Thanks for pinning, let me know how you get on xx
And now I am hungry! Looks like a great recipe!
Thanks Arlene.
I love my slow cooker, too, but haven’t used it lately. This recipe looks like the perfect reason to dig it out. Happy FF!
Thanks Natalie, hope you go & dig your slow cooker out, let me know how you get on. Happy FF too & have a great weekend 🙂
This chili looks very warm and delicious. I love my crockpot all year too, but fall is my favorite time to use it. My son loves chili, so I will need to try this recipe. I also want to check out your homemade tortilla chip recipe too! Happy Fiesta Friday!
Thanks Jenny, hope you like the homemade tortilla chip recipe, let me know how you get on. Happy Fiesta Friday to you too & have a great weekend 🙂
This chili looks amazing! It’s a little cool here today and I have chili on the brain.
Thanks Julie 🙂
Love a good slow cooker recipe and this definitely looks like one. I love using beans. I wonder how they will stand up if I leave them in the slow cooker a bit longer (long working days).
Sally @ Life Loving
Thanks Sally. We tend to have the Chipotle Chilli Beans on a weekend but I’ve cooked them all day before, I think it benefits from a long low cook. Let me know how you get on.
I love cooking in my crock pot! When winter comes that’s all I use! This looks amazing! thanks for sharing. Visiting from #foodpornthursdays
Thanks Michelle, I’m the same too. Thanks for popping by 🙂
ooo I’ll definitely be making this, love my slow cooker! #foodpornthursdays
Thanks Chantelle, let me know how you get on. Thanks for popping by x
These sound delicious. Great for nachos. We have an aga, but I’m after a slow cooker – just more reliable than the aga. # tastytuesdays
Thanks Emma, nachos are a great idea. I’ve never cooked in an Aga, it’s on my wish list. Slow cookers are great though if you’re only cooking one casserole or stew. Thanks for popping by 🙂
I have been on the look out for some slowcooker recipes for a bonfire night party we’re having and this is just perfect! Thanks x
Perfect timing heh? The Chipotle Chilli Beans will be great for a bonfire party, spicy, warming comfort food. You’re most welcome, have a fab time at your party x
I love this idea, it looks simple and tasty. I have been trying out chipotle paste recently and it adds a lovely flavour
Thanks Alison, it’s such an easy meal to make & really does deliver on flavour, especially with the chipotle paste.
This looks so warming. My oven is broken at the mo, so our slow cooker is going to be getting ALOT of use!!
Thanks Carrie. Oh dear, I suppose my recipe is good timing then! When we first moved to France we didn’t have a cooker to begin with. It’s amazing how much I cooked in the slow cooker. I hope you get your cooker fixed soon.
They sound delicious. I don’t use my slow cooker enough and was looking for new recipes. Thank you #tastytuesdays
Thanks Amy, I hope you enjoy Chipotle Chilli Beans as much as we do. Thanks fro popping by 🙂
This looks like such a tasty and easy meal. I also love my slow cooker but haven’t used it enough recently. Thank you so much for joining in with Cook Once Eat Twice.
Thanks Corina. I’ve just discovered your new blog challenge, it’s such a good idea. I’m sure I’ll be linking up again soon.
This looks like such a great dish, I love chipotle chillies, so will definitely be adding this to my repertoire. Thank you so much for joining us for a The Slow Cooked Challenge.
Thanks Janice, the chipotle paste does give a lovely depth of flavour, it’s my favourite ingredient at the moment 🙂
This is just my kind of meal Sarah and love that it uses the Slow Cooker too! Thanks for entering #CreditCrunchMunch;-)
Thanks Camilla, a pleasure to link up with #CreditCrunchMunch 🙂