Spicy Venison Chili

Spicy Venison Chili features ground venison punched up with spicy, smoky, umami flavors that play off the earthy flavor of deer meat, and paired with the usual chili suspects including fresh onion, bell peppers, and garlic.

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword ground venison chili, spicy venison chili, venison chili recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings people

Calories 356kcal

Author Christina Koncker

Equipment

1 Dutch oven

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds ground venison meat
meat seasoning of your choosing*
2 tablespoons bacon grease (or extra virgin olive oil)
5-6 cloves garlic minced
½ medium yellow onion finely diced
½ large red bell pepper finely diced
1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 15.5 ounce can black beans (don’t strain, add the liquid to the chili)
½ 7.5 ounce can chipotle en adobo peppers blended
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
¼-½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Cook ground venison in 1 tablespoon of bacon grease until browned, in a large pot over medium heat - and DON'T forget to season with salt and pepper. Remove the cooked venison from the pot and set aside.
2 tablespoons bacon grease, 1 ½ pounds ground venison meat
Add ½ can of chipotle en adobo peppers to a food processor and process for 20-30 seconds. Set aside.
½ 7.5 ounce can chipotle en adobo peppers
Add 1 tablespoon of bacon grease to a large pot over medium heat. When it turns liquid, add diced onion, diced red bell pepper, and garlic to the pot and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
½ medium yellow onion, ½ large red bell pepper, 5-6 cloves garlic
Add the ground venison, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, black beans with liquid, blended chipotle en adobo peppers, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne pepper to the pot and stir.
1 15 ounce can tomato sauce, 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, 1 15.5 ounce can black beans, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, ¼-½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Cook over medium heat for 25-30 minutes, uncovered, stirring every 5 minutes or so.
Sample and adjust seasoning as necessary. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
salt and pepper, to taste
Remove from heat and serve with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream, if desired.

Notes

Season your venison however you'd like. I used my recipe for Ground Venison Tacos to season the ground venison for this recipe.

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