If you love steak, and you’re a chili fan, get ready for a dream dish with Slow Cooker Steak Lovers Chili! Instead of the usual ground beef, here we use cubed grass-fed steak and marry it with all the traditional chili seasonings we love for a true gourmet style chili!
The best part is, it cooks right in the slow cooker while you’re off doing other things. If you’re working all day, whether away from home or in your home office, you’ll love having such a satisfying dinner ready at the end of a busy day.
In cooler weather, a warm bowl of chili loaded up with toppings is always a hit. Let’s not forget about football season! You’re almost guaranteed to be asked for this recipe more than once if you serve it to your fellow fans.
Yields 12 (½ cup) servings of Slow Cooker Steak Lovers Chili
The Preparation
Chili
- 2 ½ pounds steak, grass fed, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup sliced leeks
- 2 cups canned tomatoes, whole with juice
- 1 cup chicken or beef stock
Optional Toppings Per Bowl
- ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ½ avocado, sliced or cubed
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
The Execution
1. Place all ingredients, except for the toppings, into a slow cooker in the order given.
2. Stir, cover, and set the slow cooker to high. Cook for about 6 hours, or until the steak is tender.
3. Use a fork to shred some of the steak cubes if and break up any tomatoes that remain intact.
4. Serve the chili hot in bowls with any desired toppings.
This makes a total of 12 (½ cup) servings Slow Cooker Steak Lovers Chili. Each serving, with toppings, comes out to be 477.5 Calories, 37.26g Fats, 4.79g Net Carbs, and 28.58g Protein.
| Slow Cooker Steak Lovers Chili | Calories | Fats(g) | Carbs(g) | Fiber(g) | Net Carbs(g) | Protein(g) |
| 2 ½ pounds grass fed loin steak/roast | 2269 | 150.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226.86 |
| 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ½ teaspoon ground cumin | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper | 1 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper | 1 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
| ½ cup sliced leeks | 27 | 0.13 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0.67 |
| 2 cups canned tomatoes (480 g) whole with juice | 77 | 1.2 | 16.66 | 9.1 | 7.56 | 9.1 |
| 1 cup beef stock | 31 | 0.22 | 2.88 | 0 | 2.88 | 4.73 |
| Totals | 2418 | 152.78 | 27.27 | 10.1 | 17.17 | 242.44 |
| Per Serving(/12) | 201.5 | 12.73 | 2.27 | 0.84 | 1.43 | 20.2 |
| Optional Toppings Per Bowl | Calories | Fats(g) | Carbs(g) | Fiber(g) | Net Carbs(g) | Protein(g) |
| ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese | 114 | 9.41 | 0.87 | 0 | 0.87 | 6.46 |
| 2 tablespoons sour cream | 48 | 4.64 | 1.11 | 0 | 1.11 | 0.59 |
| ½ avocado, sliced or cubed | 114 | 10.48 | 5.88 | 4.6 | 1.28 | 1.33 |
| 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Totals | 276 | 24.53 | 7.96 | 4.6 | 3.36 | 8.38 |
| Per Serving for both (/12) | 477.5 | 37.26 | 10.23 | 5.44 | 4.79 | 28.58 |
Slow Cooker Steak Lovers Chili
Ingredients
Chili
- 2 ½ pounds grass fed steak cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup sliced leeks
- 2 cups canned tomatoes whole with juice
- 1 cup chicken or beef stock
Optional Toppings Per Bowl
- ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ½ avocado sliced or cubed
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Place all ingredients, except for the toppings, into a slow cooker in the order given.
- Stir, cover, and set the slow cooker to high. Cook for approximately 6 hours, or until the steak is tender.
- Use a fork to shred some of the steak cubes if and break up any tomatoes that remain intact.
- Serve the chili hot in bowls with any desired toppings.
