Minimal Effort, Maximum Flavor—Helloooooo, Paleo Chili!
Football, falling leaves, and hearty, meaty feasts—chili season, we love you. It was perhaps during our third (or was it fourth) attempt at Whole30 when our chili craving inspired us to create one pot of mighty fine (and completely uncomplicated—thank you Crock-Pot!) batch of no-bean chili. Say hello to our paleo crockpot chili recipe!
Chili recipe, no beans? Yes, it’s a thing! And it’s actually totally delicious. For our slow-cooker chili without beans, forgoing the magical fruit makes this carb-free bowl of comfort into both a Whole30 chili and a keto chili, too. It’s ALSO a paleo chili recipe, and it has loads of flavor and a healthy serving of veggies (bell peppers, zucchini and mushrooms!), making it a completely satisfying homemade chili with no beans at all. And we promise, you won’t miss them!
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Chili Without Beans?
Chili recipe, no beans? Yes, it’s a thing! And it’s actually totally delicious. For our slow-cooker chili without beans, forgoing the magical fruit makes this carb-free bowl of comfort into both a Whole30 chili and a keto chili, too. It’s ALSO a paleo chili recipe, and it has loads of flavor and a healthy serving of veggies (bell peppers, zucchini and mushrooms!), making it a completely satisfying homemade chili with no beans at all. And we promise, you won’t miss them!
How to Make Our Easy Paleo Chili
Our beanless chili is—unsurprisingly—all about the meat, so use the highest-quality chuck roast and ground beef you can. Aside from that, this paleo chili takes less than ten active minutes to pull together, so it’s perfect for when you don’t have time to coordinate a fancy meal, but still want something hearty and delicious. It’s quickly becoming one of our favorite paleo ground beef recipes.
- If you have the time, sear your cubes of chuck to really lock in the flavor of the meat. Resist the urge to stir the beef cubes as they sizzle—you want each side to look browned and glossy before you flip them.
- Open all of the cans. Dump said cans into slow-cooker. Set timer.
- Customize the chili with a DIY toppings bar. Set up small bowls of avocado, cilantro, green onions, jalapeno, cabbage, you name it.
- Try to not eat three bowls in one sitting (as we did).
Tools You’ll Need to Make Our Low Carb Chili:
Crock-Pot! In case it’s not yet obvious. You could also very well make this an Instant Pot chili (the Instant Pot sear function means fewer dishes, too). Can opener. Easy chili = lots of cans. We love our Zyliss one because it has a small magnet on top which essentially fishes out the lid for you. Sharp knife. As in sharp enough to cut through meat. That is unless you were lucky enough to score your chuck already-cubed.
Hungry for More Tasty Paleo-ish Recipes?
Want more wholly satisfying, paleo-friendly eats like our chili recipe no beans? Check out these other delicious meat-filled feasts.
- Our One Pan Honey Mustard Chicken and Vegetables will have you completely forgetting you’ve cut carbs.
- Decadent and delicious, say hello to our Chimichurri Steak.
- Old Bay Shrimp and Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner—just what the (paleo) party ordered.
Is This Your New Favorite Paleo Chili Slow Cooker Recipe?
Agree this is the best chili recipe no beans about it? Show us your Crock-Pot full of paleo chili goodness and tag us @themodernproper and #themodernproper. Happy crocking!
