Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 7 hours
Special Equipment: slow cooker
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef (preferrably grass fed)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 chopped onions
- 3 cloves garlic or more
- 1 19 fluid ounce can tomato juice
- 1 29 ounce jar organic tomato sauce
- 2 chopped green bell peppers
- 2 8 oz packages cremini or white mushrooms, chopped
- 6 carrots, diced
- ¼ cup chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- Black pepper
- Top with cilantro, chives, full fat Greek yogurt, grated raw cheese or avocado
Steps
- Cook the beef in a pan until it is no longer pink.
- In a separate pan melt the butter and cook the onion until soft. Add the garlic in at the last minute of cooking.
- Meanwhile, cut up the rest of the vegetables.
- Place the browned beef, onions and garlic in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add the remaining ingredients.
- Stir, and then place the lid on the slow cooker.
- Cook for 7 hours or more on low.
If you are using the stove top, brown the meat and cook the onions. Add all of the ingredients into a soup pot, and simmer uncovered over low heat for one hour or more.
Serves 8
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