Prep: Add the onion, corn, beans, quinoa, garlic, cilantro stems, spices, salt, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and vegetable broth to a slow cooker. Mix well, until everything is evenly distributed. Cook: Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours, or on high for 3 hours. Add all ingredients to a slow cooker. Cook on High for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Top with your favorite toppings, Avocados, Cilantro, Cheese, Sour Cream, etc. Serve with tortilla chips or Schar GF baguettes. In a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine the onion, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, cocoa, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Add the tomatoes (and their liquid), beans, sweet potato, and 1 cup water. Cover and cook until the sweet potatoes are tender and the chili has thickened, on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high Heat oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onions and cook, stirring frequently, until softened but not browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and dried oregano and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Crock Pot Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili is the perfect meal to serve on Meatless Monday or any day of the week. This chili is hearty and delicious. Prep Time 15 mins. Cook Time 5 hrs. Total Time 5 hrs 15 mins. How to Make It. Place the black beans, kidney beans, sweet potato, onion, and minced garlic into the slow cooker. Add the crushed tomatoes, and sprinkle all of the seasoning. Mix thoroughly until everything is evenly distributed. Pour in the vegetable stock. Turn the slow cooker on high for 4 hours, or low for 8 hours. First brown ground beef or sausage on your stovetop over medium high heat until outsides are no longer pink. Pour cooked beef into the crockpot. Then dump all other remaining ingredients into the crock pot on top of that. Of course, please add chili powder and/or red peppers if you want some heat to it. Sour cream, guacamole or pico de gallo salsa (optional). Add sweet potatoes to the slow cooker and cover. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. In a separate bowl, combine corn, beans 4. Combine in the Slow Cooker: Combine onion mixture, peppers, sweet potatoes and canned tomatoes in the insert of a large slow cooker. Stir well to combine. 5. Cook: Cover and set for 8 hours on low heat. 6. Add Beans and Corn: When timer has 1 hour remaining stir in kidney beans, black beans and corn. 7. Add Flavor Makers: Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic, continuing to cook until veggies are a bit soft, about 5 minutes. Cook Everything: Add the remaining ingredients, reduce heat to medium, and cook until warm and the flavors have blended, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Jbdc.