A New Twist On Chili

I ventured away from my favorite Cinncinati chili recipe last week and tried one with ground turkey, rather than ground beef.  I was amazed at how delicious this was!  This recipe also replaces the beans with corn – a nice swap out in my book!  I served it with avocado, sour cream and tortilla chips, and they were the perfect accompaniment!  Turkey makes it much more healthy by reducing the fat, but you could really fool people in your family with this perfect blend of tomatoes, spices and meat!  They’ll never suspect they’re eating healthier!

I found the recipe on My Fitness Pal’s recipe site.  This is super easy to throw into the crock pot, so you can have a hearty supper ready when you get home!  Here’s the recipe:

Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

Ingredients

Directions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the turkey, season with salt and cook, breaking up with a spoon until turkey browns and is no longer pink; place into the slow cooker.

Add the oil to the skillet and sauté the onion, garlic and bell pepper over medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes. Spoon over turkey into the slow cooker and stir in corn and tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, paprika and salt, mix until well blended. Pour chicken broth into the crock pot and add the bay leaf.

Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours or LOW 6 hours. Serve with desired toppings.

When leftovers look like this, no one will complain!

Hope you’ll give this recipe (and ground turkey) a try!

With love from my country kitchen,