Have venison? Try my three pepper Slow Cooker Venison Chili that is full of veggies and spice.
This Slow Cooker Venison Chili is my favorite way to use up venison! I use three different types of peppers; jalapeño, Anaheim, and yellow bell pepper. It is just the right amount of heat! I top the chili with cheddar cheese, green onions, and serve cornbread on the side.
We often have more venison than we know what to do with it, and when I run out I often buy ground venison from my butcher, they have it in the freezer case. This chili is requested by my husband often, we like to make this chili when we are RV camping too!
How to make Venison Chili:
You will need these ingredients:
- Ground venison, browned
- Salt and pepper
- Onion powder
- White onion
- Jalapeno
- Poblano or Anaheim pepper
- Yellow bell pepper
- Diced tomatoes
- Tomato paste
- Beef broth
- Water
- Black beans
- Chili seasoning mix
Directions:
- Add everything to the slow cooker and stir.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
- Stir and serve with toppings such as cheddar cheese, green onion and oyster crackers.
Can I add beer?
Yes! Add a 12 oz. can of beer instead of the beef broth, it will add depth of flavor to the chili. I often do this with beef chili too, it smells great while cooking.
Other great slow cooker venison recipes that I love:
- Slow Cooker Barbecue Venison
- Slow Cooker Venison Stroganoff
- Slow Cooker Venison Roast
- Slow Cooker Kitchen Sink Venison Soup
- Slow Cooker Venison Stew
Reader reviews:
BEST Venison chili ever I have made this twice for chili cookouts and won 1st place in both with this is awesome chili.”
Super bomb. I have had some good chili and none compare to this recipe. Thanks for the recipe!”
Can I use a venison roast instead of ground ?
If you have cubed venison (stew meat) or a venison roast you need to use, you can use that in this recipe. Use 1-2 pounds of cubed venison or cut a small roast into cubes and cook as directed in the recipe card, though no need to brown the meat.
Slow Cooker Venison Chili
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker – 4 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. ground venison
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. onion powder
- 1 cup white onion diced
- 1 jalapeño minced
- 1 Poblano or Aneheim pepper diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper diced
- 1.25 oz. pkt. Mccormick Chili Seasoning Packet
- 14 oz. can beef broth (or one 12 oz. can of beer)
- 1 cup water
- 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes with jalapeños
- 15 oz. can black beans drained
- 15 oz. can kidney beans drained
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
Instructions:
- In a non-stick skillet set to medium heat brown the venison, while the meat is cooking season it with a sprinkle over the salt, pepper, and onion powder.
- Add the meat to the slow cooker.
- Add all the rest of the ingredients.
- Stir.
- Set the slow cooker to low for 8 hours.
- Ladle the chili in bowls, and top with cheese, and green onions, serve with cornbread.
- Enjoy!
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First Published: 01/12/2014
Updated: 07/18/2019
Here are my other slow cooker chili recipes:
- Slow Cooker V8 Chili
- Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
- Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
- Slow Cooker No Bean Texas Chili
- Slow Cooker Beef Enchilada Chili
- Slow Cooker Chipotle Turkey Chili
- Slow Cooker Steakhouse Chili
- Slow Cooker White Chicken Poblano Chili
- Slow Cooker Copycat Wendy’s Chili
- Slow Cooker Low Carb Beef and Bacon Chili
I prefer a thicker chili. Is this chili thick or is there something I can do to make it thicker?
Tomato paste is the way to go OR a can of refried beans.
Do you take seeds out of peppers.
I do not. You can if you want to lessen the heat.
I made .it’s awesome
Hi if I want to make a bigger batch of this do I just need to double the ingredients? Thanks
Yep! That will work great
Do you cook the venison first, or put it in raw and let cook for 8 hours
Brown the venison in a pan with onions and olive oil before adding to crock pot
Does the ground venison just fall apart in the crockpot? Hence no need to brown first?
Hi Julie, I’m sure it’s lean enough that it would just fall apart into the chili. It would be worth a try, the worst thing would be you have to stir quite a bit to break it up.
CAN I COOK THIS ON HIGH TO GET DO FASTER?
Yes! 3.5- 4 hours on high.
YAY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MAKING THIS TONIGHT AND THEN I SAW THE TIMING AND FREAKED. I ABOUT TO MY HUSBAND WE WERE EATING AT 10:30 HAHA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GETTING BACK TO ME SO FAST. YOU’RE THE BEST 🙂
I’m so happy I could answer it timely! I hope you enjoyed it.
We just finished dinner and oh my gosh!! we were blown away! I told my husband this is definitely a recipe that needs to be laminated and put in my recipe box. Thank you so much for sharing!
Ahhh! Thanks so much for the kind review! We love this recipe too and I’m bummed my husband didn’t fill his tag this year.
I feel like a true American when I can harvest a deer and my family loves what I can make of it. This is always my go to for venison chili, even my nieces and nephews love it! Thanks for sharing!!!
can this recipe be frozen?
I don’t see why not. Chili does well being frozen.
Super bomb. I have had some good chili and none compare to this recipe. Thanks for the recipe!
Can you substitute cut up meat chunks for ground meat?
Yes, you can do cubed beef or venison and will work great.
BEST Venison Chili ever. I have made this twice for chili cookouts and Won 1st place in both. This is Awesome Chili.
Thank you for the recipe. I will never make chili any other way. This chili is by far the BEST I have ever made the taste is AWESOME.
That’s great to hear. We love this one too!
Making this for Christmas Eve! Think it’ll feed 8 adults or should I add some extra beans and broth?
I would add a little extra just to be safe.