I'll share my chili recipe with you guys.

4 cans of beans into the crockpot. Don't drain them first. Dump all that bean juice in. I use kidney, black, pinto, and white beans.

Add 1 can of sliced tomatoes.

Add lots of minced onion and minced garlic.

Now chop up about 3/4 of a pound of thick cut bacon and fry it up crispy.

Add it to the crockpot.

Now halve and slice 5 hot link sausages, (or andouille works too) and fry it up.

Don't stir the sausage too often, just turn it a couple times. You want to let it get some char. Then add it to the crockpot.

Lastly, put two pounds of lean ground beef and/or ground bison in the pan, and add salt, lots of paprika, a little more than I tablespoon of oregano, and as much chili powder as you like depending on your tolerance for spicy.

Once the meat is brown add it to the crockpot and stir it all up. Now you just have to let this simmer for 2-3 hours to let the flavors blend and mellow.