Venison, Sausage, And Black Bean Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb spicy chicken sausage
cooking spray
2 cups chopped onions
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb venison loin, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
1 cup chopped plum tomato
1 cup water
2 tablespoons dried ancho chile powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
15 ounces black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
jalapeno, sliced (optional)

Preparation

Remove casings from sausage. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sausage, onion, and garlic to pan; saute 5 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring to crumble sausage.
Add venison; cook 4 minutes or until venison is browned. Stir in tomato paste; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add chicken broth and next 5 ingredients (through cumin), scraping pan to loosen browned bits; bring to a boil.
Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until venison is tender.
Stir in black beans; cook 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
Top each serving with crumbled goat cheese. Serve with jalapeno slices, if desired.