Wild West Chili Recipes

WILD GAME CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground meat and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat, until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Add half each of the onions and garlic and cook, stirring, 10 more minutes; set aside.
• Combine the fire-roasted tomatoes and tomato sauce in a large pot over medium heat and crush with a potato masher. Stir in the reserved meat, the remaining onions and garlic, the bell peppers, parsley, green chile, jalapenos, habanero and New Mexico chile. Add the chili powder, ancho chile powder, chipotle chile powder, 2 teaspoons salt, the cumin, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and the beer. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and lightly brush a baking sheet with olive oil. Cut the tomatoes in half and set cut-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tomatoes with more olive oil and sprinkle with salt; bake until darkened and wrinkled, about 1 hour.
• Crush the tomatoes with the potato masher and add to the pot; cover and simmer 2 more hours. Season with salt.

COWBOY CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Soak dried beans overnight in water. Use enough water to cover the beans by an inch or two. The next morning, drain the beans. Using a crock pot or Dutch oven, add the beef broth, the lard or bacon grease to the beans and simmer covered until tender. Depending on the age of the beans, this could take a 2-3 hours in a Dutch oven, or 5 hours in a crockpot on low.
• Once the beans are tender, start making the chili. Brown the meat in a large skillet. When meat is about half browned, add the onion and cook, stirring often until onion is starting to become soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant. About 1 minute.
• Add the cumin and chile powder to the ground beef and stir till everything is coated. If it's not spicy enough add more red chile powder. The original recipe calls for 4 tablespoons. I used 2 tablespoons. It all depends on the heat of the chile powder and your heat tolerance level. Cook, stirring for about 2 minutes. When all of this is a nice deep red color, then add the tomato paste and water.
• Simmer gently for 15 minutes. You'll have a mixture that reminds you of Sloppy Joes. Add this mixture to the cooked beans (don't drain beef broth from the beans). Add two cups water and simmer for 15 minutes in a Dutch oven.. If you're using your crockpot, add the beef mixture and two cups water to the cooked beans and cook on low for 2 hours.
• Serve with garnish and cornbread. Garnishes can include chopped avocado, sliced jalapeno peppers, sour cream, grated cheddar cheese and cilantro.

WILD WEST CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In large pan, over medium heat, cook meat in 2 tbsp olive oil until browned on all sides and ground meat is cooked thru.
• Add onion and green pepper and cook until soft.
• Add remaining ingredients, except the mushrooms, stir and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 90 minutes
• Add mushrooms after 1 hour.
• After 90 minutes remove from heat and place in single serving containers and freeze.

WILD WEST BAKED CHILI MAC

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°F Prepare shells and cheese dinner as directed on package.
• Stir in chili and peppers. Spread into 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Prepare the cornbread batter as directed on package; spoon evenly over chili mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes in preheated 375 degree oven, or until top of cornbread is golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serving Suggestion -- a little extra shredded cheese, or some sour cream! If you like it a little spicy, use hot chili with beans.

WILD WEST BAKED CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Stir in chili and peppers. Spread into 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Prepare cornbread batter as directed on package; spoon evenly over chili mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until top of cornbread is golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.