Believe it or not, I actually do not subside on a diet of cupcakes, cookies, and brownies….yes I know it’s hard to believe with every other recipe using a pound or two of butta, but I promise you that I eat healthy the majority of the time. For us that means lots of lean protein, healthy fats, and vegetables. We eat a lot of fish and eating out is usually sushi. We save our desserts and heavily rich dishes for the weekends or special occasions. Most of the desserts I make get given away or taken to parties. So having said that I thought I would share a dish that I make in my house at least every other week if not every week- low-fat turkey chili. Now I admit this is not the chili I would serve if I had friends over but it's a great fast, tasty and healthy meal for the family during the workweek when you don’t want to slave over the stove for hours.
Ingredients
1lb Extra-Lean ground turkey
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
4 heads of garlic, diced
1 cup of celery, chopped
2 cans of black beans(you can use another bean if you like)
Cilantro
Large can of whole tomatoes, 28oz chopped
tomato sauce 8oz
Spices
(I just eyeball it)
-onion powder
-garlic powder
- cumin
- turmeric
- cayenne powder
- paprika
- dried oregano
- chili powder
Directions
1. Heat the olive oil on medium heat and add onions. Cook onions until they are golden-about 5 minutes. Don’t burn them!
2. Add garlic and cook a minute.
3. Add meat then immediately add the spices. Now chop up the meat with a wooden spoon and cook meat until it’s cooked all the way through. At least five minutes.
4. Add celery. Cook a couple more minutes.
5. Add canned tomatoes and tomato sauce
6. After about half an hour add black beans. Also at this point taste and adjust salt and spices.
7. Cook another half hour or so. When Chili is cooked, I like to add a handful of fresh cilantro. You can omit if you want.
Enjoy!
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