Hearty Bison Bacon Chili

Have you ever had Bison? Bison tastes just like beef. Most would not know the difference. Bison is a very tender, juicy, meat. Bison is a leaner animal, it has a lighter leaner taste. A 3-ounce serving of roasted bison meat contains 122 calories, 24.2 grams of protein and 2.1 grams of fat. Pay close attention when cooking it because of the low-fat content it cooks quickly. This chili is hearty, sweet and spicy. The great thing about chili is that you can adjust the spices as desired. If you are not a fan of extra spicy omit the jalapeno pepper or the cayenne pepper. It is up to you! This is my families dinner tonight. If you make it I hope you love it like we do.

Ingredients:

-2 lb of ground grass-fed bison
-4 medium sweet potatoes cubed
-6 slices of apple smoked bacon diced/cubed
-1 tsp minced garlic
-1 diced yellow onion
-1 diced red pepper
-1 diced green pepper
-1 diced orange pepper
-1 diced yellow pepper
-1 small jalapeno pepper minced
-2 tablespoon garlic powder
-1 teaspoon onion powder
-2 tablespoon chili powder
-2.5 tablespoon smoked paprika
-2 teaspoons cumin
-1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 (14 ounce) cans of organic stewed tomatoes
-2 (14 ounce) cans of organic diced tomatoes (any kind with peppers or fire roasted tom..your choice)
- 1 large jar of organic tomato sauce
-salt and pepper to taste

*I buy grass-fed Bison at Roche Brothers. Most grocery stores carry it. If you can't find it click on the link above in the highlighted word Bison or you can use grass-fed Beef.

Steps:

1) Add 1 tbsp olive oil to frying pan, saute' minced garlic, onion, and all peppers on medium heat for 3-4 minutes. remove from pan.

2) Add another tablespoon of olive oil to pan, saute' meat until brown. remove from pan.

3) Dice up bacon then cook on frying pan until crispy but not burnt. remove from pan. set on paper towels to absorb grease.

4) Cube the sweet potatoes, stir fry them in 2 tbsp. bacon grease, turning them over every 2 minutes until partially cooked.

5) In large pot OR crock pot/slow cooker add the stewed tom, diced tom, sauce, meat, all spices, sweet potatoes and bacon. Cook on low heat for 1 hour if it is on the stove in a covered pot or 3-4 hours on low in the crock pot.

6) garnish with diced avocados and/or fresh parmesan cheese(cheese if you are not strict paleo(:

Products I use for this recipe:

If your time is limited use frozen veggies or veggies already diced up for you. I found diced sweet potatoes in a bag at Roche Bros. I was thrilled!

cubed sweet potatoes. The work is done for you!

Uncured Apple Smoked Bacon

Fire Roasted Peppers and Onions