Saturday, March 8, 2014

Turkey Chili

Short post! I have been making and eating this chili all winter, it's rather delicious and freezes/reheats really well. Serve with cheese, avocado, or whatever else strikes your fancy.

1 lb ground turkey
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium carrots, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can black beans, drained
1 can kidney beans (red or white), drained
1 c frozen corn
1 package McCormick's chili seasoning
Extra spices, cayenne, chili powder, paprika, etc

Optional: jalapeños or other hot peppers

I know the chili seasoning is semi-cheating, but this is literally the best chili I’ve ever made and it was with that.

Brown turkey in a large, wide-brimmed skillet with minced garlic and ~1 tsp cayenne pepper. When almost fully browned, add carrots, peppers and onion and sauté for 5 minutes with chili seasoning. 



Add all canned ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste test and add more spices if so desired (I generally add an additional 2 tsp of chili powder, 1 tsp paprika and 1-2 tsp cayenne, depending on if/how many hot peppers I’ve added).


Add frozen corn and let simmer for another 10-15 minutes.


Now go warm up, it’s a little chili. Bahaha…ha…haaa…



Koober Jr.