Recipe Courtesy of James (FiT Trainer)
Turkey Chili
Difficulty: Medium
Total Time: 1 hour
Active: 25-30 minutes
Serves: 6-8 people
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs of ground turkey
- 1 each of Red, Orange, yellow and green bell peppers, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cans 15 oz. roasted chopped tomatoes
- 2 large cans of red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 large can tomato paste (about a 1/2 cup)
- 1.5 cups of water
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1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1.5 tablespoon sea course salt
- garlic salt or powder (for turkey seasoning)
Optional: Add 2 droppers of organic stevia, Top with cheese and a little dollop of Greek yogurt.
Instructions:
- Chop 3 bell peppers and onion to your desired size.
- Sauté the bell peppers and onion together on low for 15 mins in 2 tbs olive oil and 2 tbs butter.
- Add the following to the sauté:
- 5 tablespoons of chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1.5 tablespoons of sea course salt
- Cook the mixture for 5 additional minutes.
- After 5 minutes add in 1.5 cups of water, 2 cans of roasted chopped tomatoes, and 1/2 cup of canned tomato paste.
- Let the mixture simmer for 1 hour.
- While the mixture is simmering, in a separate pan cook 2 pounds of ground turkey (use garlic salt, garlic powder, or pepper to season).
- Add turkey to the simmer once fully cooked. Also add 2 large cans of red kidney beans.
- (Optional): Add 2 droppers of organic stevia.
- Simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Turn off heat and let chili rest for 1 hour. Then heat again for 5 minutes before serving.
- (Optional): Top with cheese and a dollop of greek yogurt to serve.
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