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Healthy Turkey Chili

Stacy Sarnoff
An easy and comforting healthy meal
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Ingredients
  

  • Small to medium onion
  • 1-2 large garlic cloves
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 can kidney beans drained
  • 1 can black beans drained
  • 2 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1 tbsp Cumin
  • 2 t Salt I like using sea salt
  • pepper to taste fresh ground
  • 2 t olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Dice onion. Saute in olive oil until soft but not browned on medium heat in a very large saucepan or dutch oven. Salt & pepper onions (this is separate from adding salt to whole pot per recipe)
  • Add ground turkey and cook slowly on low. Chop up turkey with a spatula while cooking so it is finely ground. Sprinkle with salt & pepper (this is in addition to adding salt & pepper per recipe. I believe in layering flavors!)
  • Just before turkey is done cooking (no longer pink) - add 1-2 large garlic cloves from garlic press (or finely chopped), 2 T chili powder and 1 T cumin and mix thoroughly – let turkey absorb spices and garlic for a few minutes.
  • Add can of tomatoes with juice plus fill can 1/4 – 1/2 full of water.
  • Add kidney and black beans (rinse and drain first), the 2 teaspoons salt and pepper
  • Bring to boil then reduce heat to low simmer and cook for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally. (Chili will thicken a lot more, especially towards end of cook time).
  • Taste part way through and adjust seasonings. You might prefer more salt.
  • Keep in mind that flavors will concentrate before finished cooking, so try and cook for the full two hours or til thick.