Lately, my very favorite and most often used thing in my kitchen is my crockpot. I love just throwing everything in there in the mornings and coming home to a meal that cooked itself. Nothing better, in my opinion.
And I'm on a bit of a chili kick right now, so I thought that I would post this recipe as well. It's got a bit of a kick, but lots of delicious things that are good for you as well!
Slow Cooker Vegetable Chili
From Allrecipes.com
Ingredients
1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with juice
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
2 zucchini, thinly sliced
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/3 cup chili powder
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
Directions
In a slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, chickpeas, zucchini, onion, carrots, celery, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, chili powder, green chile peppers, garlic, oregano, cumin and salt.
Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours OR on high for 3 to 4 hours.

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Yummm, sounds great! Except for the zucchini, not a big fan of that and don't know if I've ever seen that in chili!
1mmmm.....i'm going to give this a try...maybe skip the Zucchini tho...thanks ALSW!
2This sounds delicious. I start back work tomorrow and will be needing crock pot recipes so please share all the crock pot recipes you have.
3No problem! I have a book called Fix It and Forget It which is all crockpot recipes, so I'll try to blog some of them soon.
See, I liked the zucchini in it. Something different!
4YUMMMMMM
5I don't have a crockpot but want one. This sounds delicious!
6My dad made something like this, and he added eggplant! It was delicious!
7Yummmmmy
8Eggplant in it too? Good idea!
Marci - You NEED a crockpot. There's nothing better or simpler than throwing together a quick meal in the morning and leaving it to simmer all day. You come home to great smells and dinner ready to go!
9Alright, something I can actually cook. Thanks ALSW!
Style Before Comfort!
10i love my crockpot too! anytime i talk about it to my friends they kind of roll their eyes- but you know they are secretly jealous that when I get home from work dinner is already ready!!! I can't wait untill it is cooler here in Boise. I'll definitely make this chili. I have a great recipe for chicken if anyone is interested.
11People just need to become more aware of the greatness that is the crockpot! It's not that I don't love to cook, it's that I like having extra time at night.
Leilanic1 - Bring on the recipe!
12sounds so yummy
- Orchid23
13I hate beans but everything else sounds fine.
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