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.
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.
Enjoy all of the best chili recipes on our site like these recipes:
- The Best Homemade Chili Recipe
- Mom’s Easy Slow Cooker Chili Recipe
- Creamy White Chicken Chili Recipe
Ingredients used 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.
- 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.
- Stir throughout to ensure everything is mixed evenly.
- Serve with garlic bread, rolls, or breadsticks. We also like Frito Corn Chips with it!
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.
Best side dishes to serve with this Shepherd’s Pie Chili:
- Cheesy Pull Apart Garlic Bread
- Layered Green Salad Recipe
- 30 Minute Homemade Rolls Recipe
- Texas Roadhouse Rolls Copycat Recipe
- Easy Homemade French Bread Recipe
Keep warm this winter with these great soup recipes:
- Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
- Seven Can Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
- Disneyland’s Loaded Potato Soup Recipe
- Hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
- Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe (Dump and Go)
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Shepherd’s Pie Chili Recipe
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
Equipment
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- Stir throughout to ensure everything is mixed evenly.
- Serve with garlic bread, rolls, or breadsticks. We also like Frito Corn Chips with it!
Notes
- 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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