Thursday, March 6, 2014

So simple turkey chili!

This recipe (really, it's hardly a recipe!) is adapted from the book BrokeAss Gourmet by Gabi Moskowitz.  First of all, don't you just love that name?  I have made a few of her recipes and I love how simple they are but always really tasty.  She calls her chili "Ridiculously Easy Black bean - Turkey Chili"  You can find her full site here: brokeassgourmet.com

What I love about this super easy dump it all in recipe is that there is no chopping of anything!  Of course you could chop up extra onion or cilantro to top it off.  :)  The other thing I love is that this is not a saucy chili.  If you like your chili with more of a liquid base, you might want to add in another can of tomatoes.  

This turned out with the perfect amount of spice!  You could substitute a mild pico de gallo and that would decrease the heat, or bump it up with some hot sauce!  This was family approved, although the almost 6 year old is always kind of picky and she wouldn't taste it.  More for us!


INGREDIENTS

1 lb lean ground turkey 
1 cup corn kernels (frozen is fine - this is in the picture, but I ended up leaving it out.  Glad I did!)
 ▪ 1 15-oz can diced tomatoes (with or without chiles)
 ▪ 1 4 oz can diced green chiles
1 15-oz. can black beans, drained 
1 12-oz. container pico de gallo (refrigerated kind)
1 tsp cumin 
1 tsp chili powder 
salt and pepper to taste


Here is your EASY line-up!  





RECIPE SERVES 6-8
DIRECTIONS
1. Cook ground turkey and allow to brown, stirring occasionally, 4-5 minutes.
2. Add beans, pico de gallo, chiles, tomatoes, cumin, chili powder and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 10-12 minutes until hot and bubbly. If chili becomes too thick while cooking, add a little water or broth.  


3. Serve hot, as is or garnished with shredded cheese, cilantro, chopped onions, sour cream, avocado, hot sauce, etc.  I would say chips too, but you're not here for that type of chili recipe, right?  Right!  ;)

        Big ole pot, ready to dig in!  Really tasty, FAST and very healthy!  You could play around with this in endless ways!



Finished bowl, ready to go!  I'm not a big cheese or dairy person so topping this with

        avocado is just right for me.  And surprise!  I plopped mine over spaghetti squash.  Portion this into 4-6 glass dishes for easy lunches for the week!



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