This venison chili is filled with flavor. It’s the perfect comfort meal during the cooler months. Pair it with a fresh garden salad or homemade bread!
Venison Chili
I came home from running errands all day one afternoon, walked into the house, and smelled a savory aroma floating in the air. It was the smell of chili. This was not your typical chili, but a venison chili made by my sweet hubby! Here in Pennsylvania, fall weather not only brings fallen leaves, the flavor of pumpkin, ginger and molasses, but hunting season too. For the past few years, my husband has gone deer hunting during archery season in order to fill our freezer with some yummy meals. This chili could very easily be replaced with beef if you don’t have venison available or if you do not care for it. This chili requires a few simple steps and then it finishes off cooking in the slow cooker. It’s the perfect weeknight meal!
Venison Chili
Ingredients
- 1 lb cubed venison or 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 small onion , diced
- 1 yellow pepper , diced
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 (28 oz) can of Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 (14 oz.) cans tomato sauce
- 2 carrots , sliced thin
- 2 Tbsp cumin
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 (14 oz.) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
- In a frying pan, brown venison with a tablespoon of olive oil.
- In a separate frying pan, saute onion, pepper and garlic with a tablespoon of olive oil. Once onions have become transparent, add spices and continue to cook for one minute.
- Transfer your browned meat, vegetable mixture and remaining ingredients, except for the beans, to a slow cooker. Cook on low for 4 hours.
- Add beans and continue to cook for 2 hours on low.
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Stefanie says
How many does this recipe usually feed?
Jessica Hills says
We use venison a LOT in our cooking- we usually just use it in place of ground beef. Is this your usual chili recipe with venison replacing the beef, or have you changed it to go better with the flavor of venison? Just curious- I love the chili recipe we use already, but would love to maybe try something different with the venison…
Brenna says
I love finding Venison recipes, cause honestly I feel like I am the only person in the world some times who eats it. I love your chili recipe. I hate finding these recipes for chili all the time that call for a packet seasoning mix, that just isn’t the same. I can’t wait to try your recipe.
Abby says
Looks super yummy! I’ve got a freezer full of venison at the moment, so I can see this being in our future for sure! Thanks for sharing!