Meal Prep: Easy Bison Chili Recipe Best For Post Workout

bison meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner and often less expensive than bison.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be healthier and crushed tomatoes are often cheaper.

kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans are a nutritious alternative, and pinto beans are often less expensive.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is healthier and homemade broth can be cheaper.

Fire up a skillet and set it on medium heat.

Add a little bit of avocado oil or olive oil to the skillet.

Toss in chopped garlic, onion, and bell pepper; cook until fragrant and the onion changes color.

Make room in the skillet and add bison meat; stir as it cooks.

Sprinkle in chili powder, smoked paprika, dried thyme, and a little bit of cinnamon; stir to combine.

Add sea salt and black pepper to taste.

Pour in beef broth or beef stock and add tomato paste to thicken the chili.

Bring to a light simmer, cover, and cook for at least 20 minutes (30-40 minutes for better flavor).

While the chili cooks, prep the sides: poke holes in a raw sweet potato, wrap it in foil, and bake at 400°F for 30-40 minutes.

For the plantains, chop the ends off a ripe yellow and black plantain, slice down the middle, and bake at 400°F for 20-25 minutes.

For the cauliflower, steam according to package directions until tender.

Add dried thyme and chives to the cauliflower, and mix in Greek yogurt and optional parmesan; mash with a hand mixer for a creamy texture.

Season the cauliflower mash with sea salt and pepper to taste.

After 30 minutes, remove the chili from heat; it will thicken as it cools.

Season the chili with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and add jalapeno if desired.

Slice open the baked sweet potato and fluff the flesh with a fork.

Serve the chili in the middle of the sweet potato.

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