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Cover the slow cooker with its lid and cook on high for 4–5 hours or low for 6–8 hours. When ready, serve the chilli alongside your choice of freshly cooked rice, a dollop of soured cream ...

Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook at high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, add the finely chopped broccoli and sliced pepper then stir well. Cook for a further 30 minutes on high. This stops ...

Pour the hot sauce over the beef in the slow cooker, then cover with a lid and cook on low for seven hours. Stir in the beans, then cook the chilli for an hour more until the meat is very tender.

Spoon mushroom mixture into a slow cooker. Add cauliflower, beans, oregano, cumin, chilli powder, pepper, salt and stock. Cover and cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours. Just before serving ...