Name: Shepherd's Pie Chili Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 265 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds ground beef (or ground turkey); ½ onion (chopped); 3 stalks celery (chopped); 3 carrots (chopped); 1 cup frozen peas; 1 cup frozen corn; 16 ounces red kidney beans; 14 ounces diced tomatoes; 4 potatoes (peeled and diced); 16 ounces tomato sauce; ½ cup chili sauce; 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1.25 ounces chili seasoning mix (packet); ½ cup water; salt and pepper (to taste); ½ teaspoon paprika; ½ Tablespoon garlic; ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

This Shepherds Pie Chili is a simple dish that has given Shepherds Pie a delicious twist. It is so easy to make and takes minutes to throw together. The best part is, you throw it in the slow cooker in the morning and dinner is ready that evening. It's quick, delicious, and healthy. You will love this recipe.

Shepherd’s Pie Chili is such a great recipe, it has all the delicious flavors of shepherd’s pie, mixed with the texture of chili and you have yourself such a great comfort food recipe, a new meal that the whole family will love.

Close up of a bowl of Shepherd's Pie Chili

This chili shepherd’s pie recipe is also filled with great vegetables and sources of protein while little work to create the best shepherds pie chili, and made the best way in the slow cooker.

Short of making the ground beef in a large skillet, everything else can be thrown in the slow cooker for an easy cottage pie chili recipe.

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Ingredients used to make Shepherd’s Pie Chili:

Ingredients needed to make Shepherd's Pie Chili

Ground beef or ground turkey
Onion chopped
Stalks celery chopped
Carrots chopped
Frozen peas
Frozen corn
Red kidney beans
Diced tomatoes
Potatoes peeled and diced
Tomato sauce
Chili sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Chili seasoning mix packet
Water
Salt
Black pepper to taste
Paprika
Garlic
Shredded cheddar cheese

How to make Shepherd’s Pie Chili:

In a pan, cook the ground beef until cooked all the way through. Drain grease well. Place the cooked ground beef in the slow cooker. Then add in the chopped onions, carrots, and celery.
Add the peas, corn, kidney beans, tomatoes, and potatoes to the slow cooker.
Mix the ingredients around a little bit, so they are evenly cooked.

Adding chili sauce to slow cooker on top of other ingredients

Add the tomato sauce, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chili seasoning mix, and water.
Stir so it is fully combined, then add the salt and pepper to taste, paprika, and garlic, mixing until fully combined.
Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6.

Shepherd's Pie Chili in the slow cooker with a ladle

Stir throughout to ensure everything is mixed evenly.
Serve with garlic bread, rolls, or breadsticks. We also like Frito Corn Chips with it!

Top view of 3 bowls of Shepherd's Pie Chili

Ways to add more or different flavors to this bbq chili shepherd’s pie:

What is nice about chili is that you can really make this complete meal in the slow cooker and add in different flavors that you know you and your family will enjoy. Here are a few options to add or change the flavor to this chili recipe:

Chili powder
Garlic powder
Green chilies
White pepper

How to store this delicious chili:

Depending on how much leftover chili there is, you can keep it in the large pot that it was cooked in and store it with the lid after it has come down to room temperature. Or you can pour it into an airtight container and store it in the fridge for 4-5 days.

Also, you can double the batch if you want for an easy way to have this hearty dish another time and skip the whole cooking process. Just freeze half of the chili in a freezer-safe bag for up to 4 months for later use.

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Serves: 8