Slow Cooked Sweet Potato Chili
October 3rd, 2011 § 83 Comments
Dearest fall,
You’re much more attractive than Summer told me you’d be.
Let’s get to know one another.
Always,
Andie
Slow Cooked Sweet Potato Chili
Ingredients:
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 14 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1” pieces
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 15 ounce can kidney beans
- 15 ounce can black beans
- 1 lb ground beef sirloin (optional)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in the base of your slow cooker and stir to mix well. Cook on low for 10 hours.
serves 6
Yumm…sweet potatoes in chili sounds like a delicious idea! They must make an already filling dish even more satisfying!
Gotta try!!
I had planned on putting sweet potatoes in my chili over the weekend! However, I didn’t make it to the store before then and I was completely out!
Oh my gosh, I want to make this meal this wkend!! I adore sweet potatoes, and eat one at a least 5 days a week.
Uh oh, just realized something- can you make this recipe withOUT a slowcooker……? I got too distracted by the ingredients list and photos;-).
Hey Joelle!
Yes, you can make it in a large stock pot. Just brown the ground beef and then toss in all other ingredients, stir, and cook over low for about 2 hours (3 hours even better)
indeed…and chili is the best way to ring fall in! it’s too hot right now in colorado, but next week? next week chili is happening in our house. everything til then is just mental preparation
YES!!! I have been waiting oh-so-patiently for this post. I’m going to hold a pumpkin carving party in my driveway the weekend of Halloween for all of my neighbors and wanted to serve a “fall” chili. This will do the job…
It is a recipe like this that reminds me why I love fall! The chili looks delicious and the ability to cook it in a slow cooker makes me very happy:-)
Yum! I made chili this weekend too (2 batches!) but sadly I don’t have a slow cooker – yet – so mine were on the stove. However… I’m making a trip to my favourite kitchen supply outlet this weekend so I might just have to christen a new slow cooker with this recipe!
This is why I need a slow cooker. Good lord.
Hooray! The sweet potato chili recipe you had hinted at previously! Thanks, Andie. Looks like a winner!
So you do not brown the meat beforehand? I just made my first crockpot chili and was wondering about just throwing it in without browning it first. Innnnteresting…
I’m wondering the same thing. Are we supposed to brown the meat first?
Yes. I would like to know that too! cant wait to try this!
Hey ladies!
Nope, no need to brown the ground beef. Just crumble and toss it in your slow cooker, give the whole mixture of ingredients a stir, and set it to low for 10 hours. No fuss necessary
I am bookmarking this right now! Sweet potatoes + slow cooker + chili = heaven
Heavenly! AND I’ve been looking for an excuse to make jalapeno cheese cornbread…thanks for giving me one!
Oh this dish just makes me want to curl up by a fire! This is so perfect for fall and I love the addition of sweet potatoes!
Oooh, sweet potatoes! That sounds nice. I confess, I greatly dislike chili but I’ve been trying to find a way to make it myself so I enjoy it. I think it goes back to my mom’s chili being flavorless but full of kidney beans and celery. Yikes.
Side note – Oct. 8 is National Fluffernutter Day! Just in case you don’t have it in your date book.
This looks amazing!! Do you know what time would be roughly if you did this in a soup pot instead? I don’t have a slow cooker…
we both wrote letters to fall today. fun
OH YUM. This looks delicious! Can’t wait for a cool day to try it out.
brilliant! making this over the weekend.
This is my first visit to your blog and I’m so glad I stumbled upon it! This recipe looks perfect–easy, healthy, and delicious. I’m bookmarking and going to give it a try next week. Thank you.
I can’t wait to try this over the weekend. Philadelphia is nice and crisp right now, so it should be a perfect fall meal. I wonder if substituting the optional ground beef sirloin with ground turkey would taste as good?
Bet that would work just fine
Andie, I’ve been quietly stalking your blog for some time, but this time I can’t resist posting. This stew looks uh-may-zing and I can’t wait to try it in the near future. The fact that it’s a crock pot recipe is just a bonus!
Thanks for posting!
I LOVE sweet potato and black bean chili. Yours looks so hearty and cozy! I never thought to add brown sugar, what a fabulous idea. Those corn bread crumbs made me smile, too.
Yuuuuuuum! Sweet potato chili is one of my favorites. And I can’t WAIT to bring out the slow cooker again soon!
Oh man, that looks fantastic! And so dunkable.
This looks delicious – I want to give it a try. Question though – what does the sweet potato add to the chili? Meaning, an intense flavor, texture, etc.? I am curious b/c I’ve never seen a chili recipe with sweet potato!
Hey Christine,
The sweet potato just adds a hearty thickness to the chili and also a mild sweetness, but otherwise, it’s not essential. Carrots could do the same thing
I love fall because I love stews, soups and chili! Thanks for the great recipe Andie!
Perfect timing – I’ve been on such a chili kick lately! One question.. what size crock pot did you use? I often find that I have to give up halfway through on certain recipes because my crock pot is too small which then makes me sad…
This looks so good and I love that it is made in a slow cooker!
I loooove the sweet potato. It’s a great little fall addition to a basic chili recipe!
Delicious! I’ll be trying this out soon. I love chili and this looks like awesome comfort food.
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I have this in my crock pot right now – I subbed turkey for the beef. The house smells delicious, I can’t wait for it to be done!
Andie – It turned out wonderfully! My husband loved it too – It’s going into my regular dinner rotation for fall/winter.
Mmmmm. I’ve been using and abusing pumpkin for the last month and a half… I think this resipe may be my graduating dish to my new ingredient obsession: sweet potato? Loveeee.
I swear that I know how to spell recipe.
This chili looks awesome and the corn bread looks super yummy! Excited to try this now that there’s cool fall weather.
Its in my slow cooker now! It smells so good. Im so excited to try it.
made this tonight for dinner and it was awesome. got the high five from the kids and hubby. thanks.
Yummy yummy yummy
Just the kind of delicious comfort food I want in this cold and windy weather!
Mmmm…made this yesterday. I wanted to serve this over mac noodles, but didn’t want the extra empty calories, so after it finished cooking, I threw in a handful of barley, went on a run, and when I came back, it was perfect! I topped it with (vegan) chorizo…soooo good. Thanks for the great recipe.
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I made this last night with ground turkey, and it was perfect! So happy I have lots of leftovers for dinner tonight
Thanks!
Giddyup! Finally an excuse to dust off that slow cooker. Love the dainty crumbs on your cornbread too! Hope you’re having fun with your mum. My Mothership touches down today from Australia, first time I’ve seen her in 2 and a bit years, woohoo!
There are three awesome things about this recipe; chilli, sweet potatoes, made in a slow cooker. I’ll be making this very soon.
I have to commend you: I made this Monday and have eaten it for lunch every day since. It’s the most delicious chili recipe I’ve ever made! Thank you so much for sharing! (Like seriously, I love chili. This is THE chili.)
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Love, love, love the chili. Made it for company today and it turned out fabulous!
So question, is this spicy? I want to make it so bad but I am a bit of a spice baby, meaning a little tiny bit of spicy-ness is great, but too much and I die. Anyone, is this chili pretty spicy?
Thanks!!
This is a great recipe, thank you for sharing it! I love making chili, but have never added sweet potatoes to chili. This is something new to try.
First snow day today, in Denver, Colorado. Just came home to your sweet potato chili, smelling up my house so wonderfully!! I am going to make some corn bread now and hope I can control myself until it is down. Wonderful recipe. Thanks!!
I didn’t know how I would feel about this chili since I decided to not put meat in it (I am an avid carnivore). I’ve had this in my crockpot for 4.5 hours. . .I couldn’t resist trying a bite. It reminds me of a “light and fluffy” version of chili; love the smokey paprika flavor too. I used 1.5 tablespoons of chili powder and 1/2 tablespoon of Mexican hot chili powder to give it a little of a kick. Can’t wait until it’s done!! Thanks for sharing!
I just made this for my work chili cook-off and it was a hit! I combined the sweet potato idea with my usual recipe and got lots of positive feedback. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Hi Andrea!
Quick q: do you have any nutritional info for the chili? I made it on Sunday and it is soo good, just want to know how much to eat at a time.
thanks!
Leah
Made this a while ago – totally delicious! Making another batch again today
Just put this in my crockpot and I am SO excited about it. It already is smelling delicious.
It ended up being very delicious! Yay! Thank you.
I added some turkey broth and didn’t put the beef in. Those were my only modifications. Oh, and I doubled it. 
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Hello!
My friend just turned me on this this website and I love it. I never cooked before until 5 days ago and I already made 3 recipes from your site and they are all delicious and fun to make!
I wanted to make the sweet potato chili tonight but have everything except cumin. How will the chili come out with out it? Should I add more of something else?
Thank you for your time! Happy Holidays
Does anyone know the serving size for this recipe?? I am on WW and plugged it into the recipe builder on etools to find out the pointsplus value and would like to know the serving size. Any help would be great!!
Thanks
Hey Rebekah! Each of the (6) servings should be about 2 cups
Thanks for reading!
andie
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Hi there. Just wondering, do you rinse the beans first?
This looks sooo good. For those that have tried it, did you end up browning the meet or not?
Hi Sandy,
Thanks! I do not rinse the beef first. In fact, I never rinse any of my meats. And I do not brown the meat first.
Andie
Hi Andie sorry I mean the beans? Do you rinse them?
I know I also misspelled meat, how sad…LOL!
Thanks for replying
Haha, this is almost too good. My fault- I misread your original question
Yes, I rinse the beans and drain them before adding to the pot.
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Made your chili today. Amazing will be eating leftovers for lunch this week. Topped with a little goat cheese and served with corn bread. Wouldn’t change a thing. So simple to make. Thanks for sharing.
This looks delicious! I’ve never heard of using sweet potatoes in chili but it sure sounds interesting. I’m going to try this over the weekend.
suggestion: add 1/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
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