Crock Pot Paleo Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili! This beanless chipotle chili recipe is healthy but hearty, with an extra kick of spice! Made with simple ingredients you probably already have in your fridge! An easy whole30 and paleo friendly chili made in the crock pot so you can be ready to serve with little effort. Instant pot version included!

Hey friends. I’m sure most of you are running around like crazy getting your New Year Started off right. Or Maybe you are Type A and have this year’s goals planned and this month already prepped, ahem … with meal plans perhaps? You know I love that focus and new year’s challenge.

But one thing is for sure, even though the Holidays have passed, we are still allowed to practice using all those leftovers, meal planning or not, those kitchen sink soups, crock pot recipes, all things chili, and easy casseroles sure do come in handy. Utilizing and enjoying every bit piece of seasonal produce, leftover salad bowls, ham, etc.

And if you’re like me, throwing leftovers in into a pot or crock pot to make paleo chili is definitely happening on a regular basis! My instagram stories are proof! Haha.

I know I know, I’m still talking about using leftover Holiday food. And I hate mention it yet again, but we don’t like plain turkey (much). However, I’ve used ground turkey, pork, and chicken meat in this chili and it tastes DIVINE. I’ve even made it meatless too!

Yep —> Nailed it. Crock pot Paleo sweet potato chipotle chili in more ways than one!

The true smokey flavor from this chipotle chili definitely comes from slow cooking the chipotle peppers.

I used this brand of chipotle peppers in an adobo sauce, but there are several in the store you can chose from. Look in the International aisle!

We don’t mess around with spice here in Texas ya’ll. And when you add in the sweetness of well… sweet potatoes, you got one KILLER combo. I mean, one SMOKEY SPICY SWEET combo. You have been warned, the spicy part is not an understatement. Haha!

But can I tell you another secret? I really made this chipotle chili to try to branch out a bit when making this for family. They are so used to traditional Texas chili or White bean Chili, which consists of corn and bean as the main starches. Sure, that’s all good from time to time, but dang, we needed change. We needed some SUPERFOOD veggies.

Superfood as in cauliflower rice, onion, sweet potato, tomatoes, and other spices! Now combine that with ground meat and you got yourself a hearty flavorful crock pot paleo chili, not to mention whole 30 friendly.

Looking for another Vegetarian version? Check out my crock pot BBQ lentil chili or Perry’s Plate Vegetarian Paleo Chili Recipe.

bowl of paleo sweet potato chili made in a crock pot

Crock Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili {Paleo}

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3.4 from 309 reviews

Author: Lindsay Cotter
Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Yield: 6 1x

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Description

Crock Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili {Paleo, whole 30}

Ingredients

Scale

2 –3 sweet potatoes (peeled and chopped). Turns out to be around 3 1/2 – 4 cups
1 lb ground lean pork, beef, chicken, or turkey (see notes for using precooked meat)
1 cup chopped white onion
2– 2 1/2 cups broth (use 2 cups for more Chili texture) see notes for more tomato base alternative
14 oz diced canned tomatoes (drained) – you can use garlic or onion flavor canned if you like
2 –3 cup finely chopped or riced cauliflower (add as much or little as you’d like)
1 tsp minced garlic
2 chipotles with the adobo sauce, chopped, found on Spanish/Mexican foods aisle or, 1/2 cup to 2/3 cup hot chipotle salsa may be substituted
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 to 1/2 tsp chili powder (1/2 tsp will create more spice)
1/4 tsp black pepper
sea salt to taste
optional 1/2 cup chopped bell peppers
Fresh chopped Cilantro and optional sliced jalapeno to garnish
Optional toppings: Cheese, tortilla chips, etc. omit if paleo or Whole30

Instructions

First chop and peel your potatoes. Place in a microwave safe bowl and steam with 1 tbsp water in them for 3 minutes or until tender. Discard water.
Brown meat in a skillet, drain grease. Place meat on plate. In the same skillet, saute onion until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Then place in browned meat and onion in the crock pot.
Add your broth, canned tomatoes, sweet potato, cauliflower, and mix all together.
Finally, add your seasonings and chipotle peppers with sauce. Add your bell pepper here if you are using it.
Stir and cook on high for 3-4 hrs. If you browned your meat prior then cooking time will be less. Around 1-2 hrs high, checking at 1 hour or so..
Add more paprika and or black pepper/sea salt when finished cooking if desired.
Garnish with fresh cilantro and optional jalapeno.

Notes

If you are using cooked meat, adjust time to one hour or until veggies are cooked. Add your meat in the last 20 minutes to just reheat.
The canned chipotles in adobo, chopped, are found on Spanish/Mexican foods aisle. If you use the canned chipotle peppers, you can include some of the sauce with it to make it extra spicy! For LESS SPICY replace chipotle peppers with 1/2 cup to 2/3 cup hot chipotle salsa.
For a richer flavor, substitute the broth with tomato juice or tomato puree.

INSTANT POT VERSION – Brown meat on saute setting. Drain the grease, remove meat from the instant pot. Place onion in instant pot and cook on saute setting for 2 minutes. Add the meat, sweet potato (no need to steam), cauliflower, broth, spices, and chipotle peppers. Mix and cover. Pressure cook for 18 minutes, slow release. Salt and Pepper to taste.

Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 3 hours
Category: main, dinner
Method: Slow Cooker
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 1/2 c (give or take)
Calories: 221
Sugar: 7.6g
Sodium: 211.2mg
Fat: 7g
Carbohydrates: 21.3g
Fiber: 4.9g
Protein: 19.3g
Cholesterol: 44.6mg

Keywords: crock pot chili, spicy, gluten free, paleo, whole30

Plus it was just another way to bust out my crock pot again. Which we all know I’m kinda obsessed with, that and my instant pot. LIFE SAVERS!.

Okay, I won’t keep you. I know you’re busy planning/prepping/goal setting. So remember this dish next week. You know, when you are looking for an easy freezer friendly dish or easy weeknight night dinner. Heck, its also perfect for entertaining a hungry football watching crew! A healthy whole 30 chili that feeds a ton of people. DO IT!