I stumbled out of bed this morning to toss the ingredients for turkey chili in the crockpot. I normally don't make this until fall and winter, but I have been hungry for it.
This is a very healthy recipe, and I am happy to share it:
1 pound of ground turkey (I make sure to buy the white meat variety)
2-3 bell peppers, chopped
4-6 pieces of celery, chopped
4-6 carrots, chopped
2 cans of beans (I usually use kidney or black beans)
2 jars of salsa, your preference
1 packet of chili mix (I'm not clever enough to make my own)
1 small can or small frozen package of corn
1 small can of diced green chilis
Layer the carrots and celery on the bottom of the crock. Add the meat (I don't cook it, just crumble it up raw), sprinkle about half the packet of chili mix on it, and I add a dash of sea salt.
Next, add peppers, beans, corn and green chilis. Add the rest of the chili mix.
Finally, add the salsa.
Cook for 7 hours on low. I usually just eat this with whole wheat saltines. Sometimes I will have it over whole wheat cooked elbow pasta. I'm sorry I don't have a WW points calculation for it, but I think it must be not that high. This makes a lot for a single person like me, but I don't tire of eating it.
And a note to the non-cooking butches out there...buy a crockpot. I call it cooking for dummies. It's pretty hard to screw it up if you follow the recipe.
Good work, everyone, on your healthy goals.
Jake
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