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March 7, 2014 by: Ashley Greenwood

Zesty Black Bean Chili ~ A Crockpot Recipe

Even though we are all yearning for spring, it is still freezing cold. Warm up your family by slow cooking Zesty Black Bean Chili for dinner!

slow cooker black bean chili

This hearty Black Bean Chili is a hearty chili full of tender pork, sweet corn, and zesty salsa that will chase away the chill of Old Man Winter. 

chili recipe

The ingredients for this recipe are pantry staples in our house.

black bean chili recipe

I love that the only prep work for the dish is cubing the pork tenderloin into bite sized pieces and chopping the onion. slow cooker chili

Make sure to rinse and drain the black beans.

crockpot black beans

A great tip is to spray your crockpot with a coating of Pam to help with clean up. The rest is just dump and stir the ingredients together.

black bean chili

Cooking all day in the crockpot allows the pork tenderloin to become melt in your mouth tender.crockpot chili recipe

Honey loves this savory chili for dinner.

The little people of the house? Not so much.

My children will not touch this chili with a ten foot pole. Way too many different ingredients going on for them. Especially Little Boy. He requested Chicken Noodle Soup for dinner. “Without the chicken, please Mommy.”

Oh well. Can’t please them all!

slow cooker black bean chili

                   


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Comments

  1. 1

    Kathryn says

    March 7, 2014 at 5:39 am

    This looks so good. We love chili here. But I’ve never had it with pork tenderloin.

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 10, 2014 at 5:01 pm

      Hey Kathryn!Love-love-love your new blog! You are creating the cutest cakes ever! So happy you like the Zesty Black Bean Chili recipe!

      Reply
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    Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says

    March 8, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    I am always looking for new things to make using pork tenderloin. This chilly looks so good! I’d love for you to come link up at Simple Supper Tuesday. A new party starts every Monday night, so you still have time to share at this week’s party.
    http://www.hunwhatsfordinner.com/2014/03/simple-supper-sunday.html

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    • 4

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 14, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      Hey Cindy! Thank you so much for the invite. I have your fun party on my list for next Monday!

      Reply
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    Jean says

    March 8, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    That does look very good! I’ve never heard of using pork tenderloin in chili. My boys won’t touch chili either. Some day they’ll like it though…

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 10, 2014 at 4:47 pm

      My recipe for Zesty Black Bean Chili is good but you are right about the boys not wanting it for dinner. Maybe one day!

      Reply
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    Christine says

    March 10, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Hi Ashley, thanks for leaving me a comment on my blog Little Brags (the Front porch with the moss accents post) I tried to reply directly to your comment but you came up as a non reply blogger (Google glitch). This is looking really yummy..will have to pin!!! xoxoxo
    Christine from http://littlebrags.blogspot.com

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 10, 2014 at 4:45 pm

      Hey Christine! Thank so much for pinning my Zesty Black Bean Chili. I loved your post about fake ivy! I immediately started looking for it all over my house. 😉

      Reply
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    Carmody says

    March 10, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    This looks really good. I am a sucker for chili and crock pot meals.

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    • 10

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 11, 2014 at 1:32 pm

      I love crockpot meals too! So easy and yummy!

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  6. 11

    Marti says

    March 12, 2014 at 1:11 am

    This sounds amazing, I love mixing black beans with just about anything! Thanks so much for sharing this at Sewlicious Home Decor. Pinned to the party board. 🙂

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2014 at 10:03 pm

      Hey Marti! Thanks so much for pinning and hosting your fun party. It’s always great to see what everyone has been working one.

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    Joann @EuchreFun says

    March 12, 2014 at 5:26 am

    Ashley, I’ve never tried pork tenderloin in chili, but now I know i will have to!! This looks so delicious and easy! Thanks for sharing at MaMade Blog Hop 🙂

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      Hey Joann! I hope that you are able to try my Zesty Black Bean Chili. Slow cooking the pork makes it very tender. 🙂

      Reply
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    Maria says

    March 13, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    Your chili looks wonderful! I’ve never added salsa to my chili before, but it sounds like it would add great flavor! Thanks for the tip! 🙂

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    • 16

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 14, 2014 at 2:55 pm

      Salsa is a wonderful addition to chili. It’s a premade punch of flavor!

      Reply
  9. 17

    Kathleen @ Fearlessly Creative Mammas says

    March 14, 2014 at 12:24 am

    Yum! This sounds really good. I love a good chili. Thanks for linking up to Tips and Tricks.

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    • 18

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 14, 2014 at 2:24 pm

      Hey Kathleen! Thanks so much for hosting your fun party and for taking the time to hop over to comment!

      Reply
  10. 19

    Alesha @ Full Time Mama says

    March 14, 2014 at 5:48 am

    This looks really good, and I love that it’s a crockpot recipe. Busy mamas need these kinds of recipes! 🙂
    I co-host a weekly recipe link up called Delicious Dish Tuesday; we’d love for you to come link up this awesome recipe! Hope to see you there!

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    • 20

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 14, 2014 at 2:23 pm

      Thanks so much for the invite! I just linked up my Zesty Black Bean Chili recipe.

      Reply
      • 21

        Alesha @ Full Time Mama says

        March 18, 2014 at 4:56 am

        Fantastic! We’re so stoked to have you share with us! We’d love to see more of your recipes- feel free to come share more this week on Delicious Dish Tuesday (live now)!

        Reply
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    Michelle @ The MaMade Diaries says

    March 15, 2014 at 1:56 am

    This sounds and looks delicious! And I LOVE your photos!! They’re fantastic. I really need A. a better camera and B. better lighting for my photos! haha Thanks so much for linking up at The MaMade Blog Hop! I hope you have a great weekend 🙂

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 15, 2014 at 2:21 am

      Oh Michelle! You just made my night telling my photographs look good. Bless you!

      My secret is I try very hard to take most of my pictures on my kitchen table. It’s got the best light in the house!

      Reply
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    Diane | An Extraordinary Day says

    March 17, 2014 at 3:08 am

    You just opened up a whole world of possibility to me. I never heard of making chili with tenderloin. What a fabulous idea! This looks amazing!!!

    Thanks for sharing at Project Inspire{d}!!

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    • 25

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 17, 2014 at 5:30 pm

      Thank you Diane! So excited you like my Zesty Black Bean Chili!

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      • 26

        Diane | An Extraordinary Day says

        March 17, 2014 at 7:47 pm

        Look to see your chili featured tonight….

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        • 27

          3littlegreenwoods says

          March 17, 2014 at 8:13 pm

          Wahoo! Thank you so much featuring my chili recipe! You just made my dreary, rainy Monday!

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    Mary says

    March 17, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    Yum, this sounds delicious. Black beans have been sounding irresistible to me lately, and I have been searching for a recipe to try out. And I feel you on not being able to satisfy everyone with one meal, sometimes that’s just too hard. Your little one wanting chicken noodle soup without chicken is darling!!

    Thanks for sharing this recipe! 🙂 I hope to see another recipe from you tomorrow over at Delicious Dish Tuesday.

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    • 29

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 17, 2014 at 8:22 pm

      Thank you so much, Mary!

      Reply
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    Jann Olson says

    March 18, 2014 at 3:26 am

    This does sound yummy and healthy too! I made a hearty stew the other night and it really hit the spot. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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    Amanda Larson says

    March 19, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Thank you so much for linking this great recipe up with Delicious Dish Tuesday. I was so inspired that I featured you as my favorite recipe this week!! Ihttp://copingwithfrugality.com/2014/03/delicious-dish-tuesday-chili.html I hope you come back and link up again 🙂

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 21, 2014 at 1:46 am

      Thanks so much! So excited to be featured!

      Reply

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