Chipotle Butternut Venison Chili Recipes

CHIPOTLE BUTTERNUT VENISON CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
• Mix the butternut squash with olive oil, spread out on pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until tender but not mushy. Set aside.
• Brown meat with green pepper, onion and garlic until no longer pink.
• Add diced tomatoes, Rotel, black beans, cumin, chili powder, chipotle pepper and salt.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add butternut squash and simmer another 10 minutes.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions and cook for a few minutes until the onions soften. Add the chicken and cook until lightly browned. Add three-quarters of the beer, reserving the rest, then cook for a couple of minutes to reduce. Add the black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, tomatoes, chile powder, cumin, salt and chipotles and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, then cover the pot and cook for 1 hour.
• Combine the masa harina with the rest of the beer and stir to make a paste. Add this into the chili, along with the lime juice. Stir and cook until thick, 10 more minutes.
• Serve with the grated cheese, sour cream, diced tomatoes, cilantro and lime wedges for squeezing.

VENISON CHILI

Steps:

• Add 1/2 cup of oil in a large saucepan and heat. Add the venison and brown, in batches, and set aside. Add pepper, onion, celery, jalapeno, and garlic and saute over a low heat until they are tender.
• Add the remaining oil, all of the dry spices and the venison and stir, completely incorporating the ingredients. Add the stock, beer, beans, tomatoes, and chipotle puree.
• Cover and simmer for 2 to 3 hours or until venison is fork tender. Check for seasoning and serve. Serve with grated manchego and pickled jalapeno.

CHICKEN BUTTERNUT CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; saute carrots, celery and onion until tender, 6-8 minutes., Stir in squash, tomato, tomato paste, seasoning mix and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until squash is tender, 20-25 minutes. Stir in chicken; heat through. Sprinkle with cilantro. Freeze option: Freeze cooled chili in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

VENISON CHILI

Steps:

• Put all except beans into slow cooker on low for 4 hours.
• Add beans 1 more hour.
• Serve on a bed of rice, topped the grated sharp cheddar cheese, sour cream, salsa, avocados, and or more Chili peppers.