Ingredients

• 1-2 cans diced tomatoes
• 1 can Rotel tomatoes (optional)
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1 can black beans (drained/rinsed)
• 1 can corn (or frozen corn) (drained/rinsed)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion - diced
• 2-3 cloves garlic - minced
• One colored pepper - diced (optional)
• Chili power, cumin, coriander, oregano, salt/pepper

Instructions

• Cook garlic, ground beef, onion in pan until onion is soft and ground beef is cooked through
• Strain out any excess grease
• Add salt/pepper to taste
• Add to crockpot
• Add all canned ingredients.  I shift the quantities based on what I have.  If it is too watery, add up to one small can of tomato paste.  A large can of tomatoes can be used.  The Rotel tomatoes adds some heat.  Sometimes I will use 2 cans of black beans to fill it out.
• I eyeball the seasonings but here is a rough estimate of what I use.  
  • 2 T of chili powder.
  • 1 T cumin
  • 1 t oregano
  • 1/2 t coriander
  • 1 t of my own dried pepper mix from garden (adds heat.  maybe use 1/4 t cayenne)
  • salt/pepper to taste
• Let cook in crockpot at low for 8-10 hours