Bacon for sure- no beer in this recipe, but could sub some of the stock with beer.
Pasta? Not in my chili LOL!
I have a lb of ground sirloin & recipe calls for 2 lbs of ground beef. I have ground venison from this past fall .... I think that will be the pound I am missing, but I not telling anyone!
I ate a Raccoon BBQ sandwich before I knew what was in it. It was GOOD! :)