With plenty of health benefits, ground bison is a delicious and nutritious replacement for ground beef. Perfect in this slow cooker chili that’s also easy to make!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
ground bison
jalapeno pepper
poblano pepper
yellow onion
garlic cloves
fire roasted tomatoes
tomato sauce
beef broth
chili powder
ancho chili powder
cumin
oregano
salt
cilantro
How To Make Slow Cooker Bison Chili:
- Crumble and brown bison in a skillet (add a little olive oil if needed.. bison can be very lean)
- Add the cooked bison and all the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker
- Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours or on low 6-8 hours
Pro Tips…
Slow Cooker Bison Chili
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground bison
- 1 Anaheim pepper (diced (ribs and seeds removed))
- 1 poblano pepper (diced (ribs and seeds removed))
- 1/2 yellow onion (diced)
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 14.5 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
Instructions
- Crumble and brown bison in skillet (add a little olive oil if needed, bison can be very lean)
- Add the cooked bison and all the remaining ingredients to the crock
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8
Notes
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Leave a few seeds in from the peppers for a spicy chili.
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Prep ahead: brown bison ahead of time, cool and refrigerate.
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Stores in freezer for up to 3 months.
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Use plain or fire-roasted diced tomatoes
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If you don’t care for the larger tomato chunks, go for crushed tomatoes instead
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Garnishe with crushed chips, sour cream, cheese or avocado
Nutrition
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What a great idea for chili. Thanks for the tip on keeping it mild.
Oh this just looks out of this world! I’m dying to make this! Yum 🙂
Thanks!! If I had more bison meat at home I think I’d make it for dinner again tonight! I’m craving it right now 🙂