Alligator Chili Recipe
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Alligator Chili

"A Super Bowl favorite that has the bite of a hungry gator."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
2 Hrs 15 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs 35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 sweet onion, diced
  • 2 pounds ground alligator meat
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (32 ounce) bottle tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon chipotle chile in adobo sauce, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 dash hot sauce, or to taste

Directions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the green bell pepper and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high heat and stir in the ground alligator. Cook and stir until the meat is crumbly, and evenly browned. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, black beans, kidney beans, and chipotle chile. Season with chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, smoked paprika, celery salt, ground ginger, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, stirring in water if the chili becomes too thick. Serve with hot sauce.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 393 | Total Fat: 7.3g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2010 by Doug Matthews Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I love my recipe. Since this was first submitted I have started using red & yellow peppers and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2011 by Waynerc38   view full review
I was a little skeptical about this recipe, for starters because I've never cooked with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by Diamond   view full review
As a vegetarian, I was impressed with this recipe, because I could easily substitute extra...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by kakache420   view full review
Very good. Will be making often
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2010 by epollock   view full review
This was pretty good chile. I only used 1 pound of the alligator as it is very expensive here...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2010 by lizbeth7955   view full review
I was in a hurry so just used a packet of the powder 'chili seasoning' from the store- which...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2011 by dragonfly22   view full review
This was awesome, the only thing I didn't do was add the chopped chili in the adobo sauce...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2010 by Staci Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Awesome, Doug! I used 2 cans of diced tomatoes in place of crushed because that's what was on...

 

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