The basic recipe was good but it'll need some tweaking. Next time I won't put so much cinnamon in it. It was tad overpowering. Also make sure you drain your bacon before mixing in. I don't believe the recipe called for that and the chili was a little too greasy. And one last thing is I'll add more cumin. Chili I like has way more cumin in it. My boyfriend absolutely loved it! He ate almost the entire pot over 2 days! I will definitely make again with a few adjustments!
I changed it slightly. I didn't add the salt it was fine without it. While cooking the meat mixture I added Merlot to it to add flavor. I made it on a Saturday and it was finished off that night so the next day I made it again and doubled the recipe using venison and beef chili meat. All my guy friends loved it and devoured it VERY quickly. Plus I And I also used Chili Beans instead of Northern Beans and frozen corn for more flavor. Then the green chilies that it called for I used Spiced Rotel tomatoes with green chilies in it meant for cooking chili and also added a can of diced peeled tomatos. Turned out FABULOUS!!!!
I have never cooked venison in the past and I found that this recipe was extremely easy to follow and the meat turned out tender and flavorful. So I can safely recommend this for novice cooks. My husband took the chili to work with him and his co-workers ate the entire pot. I'm making another pot tonight. I did cut back on the salt by one teaspoon and I found that this recipe was plenty salty (and I generally like a lot of salt in my food.) I also do not own a meat grinder so I diced the venison and it turned out great. Thanks for the recipe!
I was given some venison which I had never cooked before. This was a very tasty recipe though I was glad I completely eliminated all 4 teaspoons of salt. I think it would have been inedible if that was used. You get more than enough salt with the bacon and chicken broth. I also cut the cayenne pepper to 1 teaspoon which made it only mildly hot. My husband just adds more hot sauce when I serve it as he likes to break out in a sweat when he eats chili!
Whoever thought of putting cinnamon in chili should think again. Not a very good recipe. Way too sweet. I will continue my search for the ultimate venison chili recipe.
This chili is phenomenal! It tastes just like a chili I get from a local resturaunt that I love but I could never nail down exactly what was in it. I am going to try it with chicken instead of the venison and bacon this time.
This was the first time I made anything with venison. It was good although next time I will cut back on the salt if not eliminate it altogether. Plenty of taste to this dish!
I used the spices in this recipe as a guideline for my own venison chili. I didn't follow the ingredient list but I felt I needed to comment anyway because it was fantastic. I cut the cinnamon and nutmeg in half but followed the remaining spices exactly. I'm definitely going to keep this recipe!
Amazing!!! I was hesitant to the brown sugar and cinammon but it added the perfect taste. I substituted chicken for the venison and it worked.
