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Oof, this past weekend was definitely interesting. I woke up on Friday morning to pink eye! Ahh, it was crazy. I never had it before in my life so when I woke up on Friday morning, I was definitely surprised. I ended up throwing everything into the laundry so to not further the super contagious germs! I don’t know where I got it but I have my sneaking suspicions that I got it from my Pure Barre class. I was perfectly fine all day on Thursday and then I went to Pure Barre on Thursday evening and woke up with pink eye on Friday. I don’t want to say it’s definitely from there but there are at least 6 classes there a day and if the barres aren’t cleaned after every class like the mats and equipment are, then a mom with a child who has it or is carrying the germ can easily spread it via holding onto the barre.
Either way, however I got it, it has NOT been fun. Friday was definitely the worst, as I wanted to claw my eye out. I don’t know what I would’ve done had it been BOTH my eyes! I ended up going to bed early that night because having my eyes closed were way better than having them open. Thankfully, when I woke up on Saturday morning, the eye drops I was prescribed kicked in and even though I still had a pink eye, it wasn’t as bad as it was on Saturday. It’s been progressively getting better each day so that’s good. I hope to be clear of it this week! I’ve been wearing glasses every day and it’s not something I’m used to especially when cooking! I have to constantly push up the glasses. Anyway – it’s definitely been an experience. Leave it to me to get it for the first time at 27 years old and not when I’m a toddler in kindergarten, ha
If you’re looking for a SPICY slow cooker chili, you’ve come to the right place! This one goes into the books as one of the spiciest I’ve made but if you aren’t a fan of spicy, you can definitely tone this down by omitting a few ingredients and subbing out ingredients. I’ll put it in the notes below.
As always, I’m a huge fan of anything in the slow cooker as it reduces the amount of time I need to spend in the kitchen. I also just love coming home to an already cooked meal. More time to relax after work and a likely horrible commute that is DC traffic :) hope you’ll add this slow cooker chorizo, potato, and two-bean chili to your menu this week!
Slow Cooker Chorizo, Potato, and Two-Bean Chili
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ pound (227 g) fresh chorizo sausage, casings removed
- 3 cups (630 g) diced potatoes
- 15.5 ounce (439 g) can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 15.5 ounce (439 g) can of pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 19 ounces (539 g) canned fire roasted tomatoes, undrained
- 4 ounce (113 g) can sliced jalapeños
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, more to taste
- 2 ¾ cups (651 ml) chicken stock
Instructions
- In a small skillet, brown and break up the chorizo sausage with a spatula or wooden spoon then add it into the slow cooker.
- Add the rest of the ingredients into the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
- Add more chicken stock if chili is too thick. The chili is supposed to be more of a liquidy chili as opposed to a thick chili but either way you like it is fine!
- Serve warm and top with freshly grated cheddar cheese, if desired.
Notes
-Instead of fire roasted tomatoes, use regular diced tomatoes
-Omit the jalapeño slices
I wasn’t able to get this in the crockpot on my way out this morning, but I’d love to still make it for dinner. Any tips on how to on the stove instead? Thanks!
i would just cook it until the potato is softened and let it all simmer for 30-45 minutes
This is delicious!! Just had it for dinner tonight.
My mom made this a couple months back and I loved it! She gave me the link to this site and I have it in the crock pot now! I turned it on low a little over 6 hours ago but when I checked it, the potatoes were not very tender. I just changed the setting to high on the crock and hopefully in an hour it will be time to eat! Thanks for a great slow cooker recipe.
Hope you enjoyed! Glad your mom pointed you this way!
What a perfect bowl of goodness!!
Feel better soon – pink eye is the worst!
This chili looks amazing! Totally what I need on a cold day like today!!
This looks delicious! Feel better soon!