nope, had beans. here's the version of the recipe (actually a combination of 3 different recipes I found online) I used, with 'guy' amounts of each, none of this 1 1/2 teaspons of this, 2 1/4 tablespoons of that, just put as much of each as you want, depending on what u like. I was scared, cause I never made chili before, but it was so easy:

- probably a 2-3 pound roast, trimmed up and cubed into small, med. and large bite size pieces
- lots of onions. I like onions. about 3 or 4 med sized jobbies.
- one medium red pepper, one smaller yellow pepper
- one 28oz can of diced tomatoes
- 2 8oz cans of tomato sauce
- 2 cans of kidney beans, bigger than 8oz but don't really remember the size. normal size, not big ones
- 3 cloves of garlic, cut up but noticeable in the chili (several 'is that garlic?' q's came my way)
- chili powder, cumin, italian seasonings, seasoned pepper, seasoned salt
brown the venison just until you don't see any blatant raw coloring, but not more than that. then toss ALL this stuff into a crockpot, mix it up and cook on low for 8, 9, 10 hours. THAT'S IT!!!!!! enjoy!!!