My husband and I love this chili because it smells so good as it simmers in the slow cooker all day. I can't think of a better way to use up leftover brats. He can't think of a better way to eat them! &mdash;Katrina Krumm, Apple Valley, Minnesota
 

Beer Brat Chili

(15 ounces) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

(15 ounces) pinto beans, rinsed and drained

(15 ounces) Southwest

(14-1/2 ounces) Italian diced tomatoes, undrained

(10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained

(14 ounces) fully cooked beer bratwurst links, sliced

corn

sweet red pepper, chopped

onion,

chili seasoning mix

garlic clove,

This is REALLY good! May be the only way I make chili now! I didn't use a slow cooker, because I didn't have the time, just put it all in a pot, and let it simmer for about an hour. My daughter liked the taste and texture of the different beans. I'm even tempted to use this recipe in a chili cook off!

This is the easiest chili recipe I have ever made.  I used regular cooked bratwurst instead of beer brats, I couldn't find the precooked beer brats at the supermarket.  My husband said this is the BEST chili I ever made!  I froze it and it tastes even better when unthawed and reheated!

This was a good standard chili, not too hot or too mild. I liked the sausages in it (I substituted a Lithuanian sausage), and the older (elementary school) eaters in the house ate it well.

This was a good soup.  I little bit of a twist on chili...was good for something different.  I will make this one again.

This was quite different than "regular" chili.  My wife and I loved it!  It is very dry when assembled but all the veggies give up their juice as it cooks.  We cooked it a little longer (7 hours) as it didn't really look ready at 5 or 6 hours.  One of the rare recipies of the many we have tried that was wonderful exactly as listed: we didn't "tweak" anything!  Well, ok, we added a bit more garlic!  Will definitely make this again (and again, and....)

So good and SIMPLE!! Have made this THREE times now!!

Flavors just weren't for me.  My hubby gave it a "B" he said.

Wow!  My husband loved this chili!  I, too, added some ground beef.  Will definitely make again!

Very, very good! Not to hot not  to mild! Very easy to make! Next time I am going to try kielbasa instead of brats..

Really, really good! I didn't have any frozen corn on hand, so I substituted a can of rinsed, drained kidney beans. Easy to fix; the hardest part was opening the cans.

Very tasty.  I doubled the recipe to feed everyone.  For the doubled recipe I used one less can of diced tomatoes and added one extra can of diced tomato and chillies, and because no one in the family really likes bell peppers, I omitted them.  I used one package beer brats and one package sweet italian sausages.  The sweet italian sausage gave it a much better flavor I thought.  When serving we also tried some with a dab of sour cream and a handful of cheddar cheese...excellent both ways.  Definitely a keeper of a recipe.

This was an excellent and easy recipe to make! Everyone at our Christmas potluck raved about it. Thanks for the recipe!

This is a great slow cooker recipe.  I used regular smoked sausage, because it's what we prefer and it was delicious!

Yum!  We really like this recipe.  It was easy to make and it was different than the normal chilies that we eat.  Loved the beer brats in the chili.

Husband had 3 bowls in one sitting...yep, a great recipe! This will be a terrific addition to my fall and winter recipe collection. I enjoyed the different textures and flavors of the beans, and the tomato base was flavorful and zesty. Next time, I may add a bit of ground beef alongside the brats, but it certainly stands well on its own, just as written. :)

Made this yesterday and it is awesome. My wife is from Texas and is usually in charge of making chili, but even she loved it. The best thing is it was so easy to make.

beer brat chili

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours

Total: 5 hours, 10 minutes

Servings: 5

Author : Taste of Home

Ingredients

Instructions

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