Elk Chili

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This elk chili recipe is a simple, rich, and tasty traditional-style chili using ground elk meat as the base. Best served with Mexican-style cornbread.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground elk meat
2 large yellow onions, diced
2 (10 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1 Cook ground elk and onion in a large, deep skillet over medium heat until brown. Drain excess grease.
2 Stir tomato sauce, kidney beans, stewed tomatoes, and green chilies into elk mixture to combine; season with sugar, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Cover the skillet; simmer over low heat at least 1 hour.