Easiest Chili EVER!

With the cold weather, a hot meal is awesome. Spicy makes it even better. Since I have been "pantry cooking" (not meal planning, just keeping a stocked pantry) I can make just about anything on the fly. 

Hubby asked for chili this weekend, so I was making the beans in the slow cooker. Easy-peasy recipe: Fill a slow cooker 1/3 full of dried pinto beans, cover them with chili powder, cover half with cayanne, 5 teaspoons of beef base ,1 can of whole tomatoes with juice, cover, fill to the rim with water, set to high and cook for 6 hours. 

Genius struck when I decided to just throw in some leftover taco seasoned beef and cover the beans with one more round of chili powder.

We topped it with sharp cheddar, diced sweet onion and jalapenos.

BEST CHILI EVER!