Elk Chipotle Chocolate Chili

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground elk beef is just as great! I don’t discriminate!
• 1 mini pumpkin small/medium, peeled and diced
• 1 red bell pepper diced
• 1 yellow onion diced
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 diced tomatoes 14 oz can
• 1 tomato sauce 14 oz can
• 1 cup chicken or, beef or vegetable broth
• 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce chopped, found in can in the Ethnic section at store*
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips Enjoy Life, or dark chocolate chips, optional
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon honey or agave, optional
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons fat I used olive oil