chili recipe help

Emeraldeyed315

I'm going to a chili cook off this weekend- and the winner goes to most creative ingredient. DH didn't like the breast milk idea...;)

I also thought of chocolate, cinnamon, red wine, etc...but those aren't really "unique" are they? Any ideas?

MynaBird

What about a creative protein? Can you get your hands on some elk?

Emeraldeyed315

I have a friend who hunts that will most likely do venison...I don't know about elk but I know our grocery store has bison...that may be a good idea! I've personally never had either type of those- is it like beef?

MynaBird

We eat a lot of ground bison. It's a lot like beef, but with less fat.

Emeraldeyed315

great- Bison it is! I'll let you know how it turns out.

Revez

Venison makes for fantastic chili.
Also, because meat is awesome:

edenrivers

Pumpkin. Just made my black bean & pumkin chili last night. Awesome.

MynaBird

Oo. Pumpkin buffalo chili. I would eat that.

LEMSA

I love bison. It should work well. Maybe truffle also. It tastes good with anything.

Lorjo2022

Bison is delicious! It's great in chili!

BelhurstBride

I only ever use venison in chili. 

Pumpkin sounds good. 

You could do white chili with pheasant. Or duck. Or goose.