Slow Cooker Chili with hints of chocolate and beer!

Curl up on your coach, turn on the tv and grab a bowl of warm, comforting chili! Perfect for football watching, tailgating or a weeknight dinner. 

I don't use a fork or a spoon when I eat chili. I devour it with Fritos Scoops. My family loves to tease me about how many chips I grab to sit and eat it but hey! Don't judge! 

A little spice, a little sweet and a lot to enjoy! 

Ingredients: 

• 1-1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup red peppers (chopped) 
• 1 cup green peppers (chopped)
• 1 can pinto beans (16 oz) 
• 1 can chili beans (16 oz) 
• 2 cans petite diced tomatoes (16 oz)* 
• 1 habanero (minced) 
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 tbsp thyme
• 1 Guinness Stout Beer
• 1 chocolate bar
• salt and pepper
• mild cheddar cheese; shredded *optional

Directions: 

1. Brown the meat in a large skillet over medium high heat; add the habanero, oregano and thyme to the meat then add a few pinches of salt and pepper to taste
2. Place all the meat and the grease with it into your crockpot. 
3. Return skillet back to the stove and add the peppers. Season with a few pinches of salt and pepper and cook for a few minutes (3-5)
4. Add peppers to the crockpot.
5. Dump in the cans of petite diced tomatoes, beans and tomato paste to the crockpot.
6. Stir all together. Then add in the beer and chocolate.
7. Cook low for 6-8 hours. 
8. Scoop out into a bowl and smother with shredded mild cheddar cheese and serve with Fritos Scoops *optional

*For even better results, make this a whole day ahead of time. Store in the refrigerator over night then heat up the next day!