I had a hankering for some chili a bit ago that didn't come from a can. I found a few recipes online that seemed to look OK, but not quite what I was looking for. Not enough hoit nor toit as Eric would say.

So I Frankensteined this meal together, and it worked (I am always surprised when things work as so many of my "brilliant" ideas are ass in the end - you see what I did there??). The buffalo and the yams were my own doing, and I had no idea if it would actually be decent. You can play around with the proportions and it will still work. I used about twice the amount of chili and jalapeno I listed below 'cos I like it spicy.













Crockpot Chili with Beans and Corn (and Yam and Buffalo and some other crap)
1 lb ground buffalo - pre cooked
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1.5 c. garnet yams, cut up into bite size pieces
1 can whole tomatoes
1 cup of corn - grill or pan sear first
2 c. water
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 bunches chopped green onion
6 oz tomato paste
1 large fresh jalapeno pepper, chopped
juice of 1 lime
1+ TBS chili powder
1+ tsp ground cumin
1+ tsp ground mustard
1 tsp dried oregano
salt to taste

Toss everything into your crock pot and let it simmer on low while you are at work, or for 10 hours, whichever is longer. Presto. How freakin' easy is that?

I honestly don't remember what Eric had for dinner on the night(s) that I ate this. It would not be far from the truth to claim it was chicken strips from the Safeway deli though as we had to go to the store to pick up ingredients for this chili and strips are a standard buy.