Bison Chili

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.

Add beef tallow to a pan over medium to medium-high heat.

Brown the ground bison meat in the pan, adding 1 tablespoon of dark chili powder and salt while cooking.

Transfer the browned bison meat to a crockpot.

Turn the crockpot on high to start heating up the mixture.

Add a can of canned tomatoes to the crockpot, along with a little water to rinse out the can.

Stir in another tablespoon of dark chili powder, half a tablespoon of crushed red pepper flakes, and an eighth of a teaspoon of cinnamon.

Add chopped onion (3/4 of a large onion) and chopped red bell pepper to the crockpot.

Add a can of dark chili beans to the crockpot and mix everything together.

Let the chili cook in the crockpot for several hours (the creator mentions it has been cooking all day).

Prepare far noodles separately and serve the chili over the noodles.

Top the chili with cheddar cheese before serving.

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