Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

This one-pot recipe can be prepared the

night before and cooked all day long to
produce a simple, yet flavorful meal!
Yield: 8-10oz portions
Adapted from Food Network. Food Network Kitchen, 2013.
Image from Homebased Mom. Feb 15 2013.

Ingredients:
1 tablespoons
1 pound
1 each
1 each
1 each
1-15oz can
2 cups
2-15oz can
2 each
1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon

Virgin olive oil

Ground turkey
White onion, chopped
Red bell pepper, chopped
Green bell pepper, chopped
Tomatoes, diced
Chicken broth, low sodium
Red kidney beans
Bay leaves, dried
Garlic powder
Chili powder
Paprika
Black pepper

Method of Preparation:
1. Turn on crock pot to medium heat setting.
2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
3. Add ground turkey to skillet and cook until meat is browned, and has
reached an internal temperature of 165 F approximately 10 minutes.
4. While turkey is cooking, carefully chop onion, red pepper and green
pepper into uniform sizes to ensure even cooking. Add into crock pot.
5. Rinse kidney beans in a colander under running cold water. This will
eliminate any excess salt from the beans.
6. Add tomatoes, chicken broth, and red kidney beans to crock pot. Stir.
7. Once ground turkey is done cooking, carefully drain the turkey from the
excess oil and fat by scooping the turkey out of the pan with a slotted
spoon, directly into the crock pot.
8. Add seasonings of garlic powder, chili powder, paprika and black pepper.
9. Cover crock pot and let cook on medium heat setting for 8 hours or
overnight.

Chefs notes: Pinto beans or black beans may be substituted. This meal
can be frozen for up to two weeks. Be sure to properly reheat foods to
above 165F before eating in order to keep out of Temperature Danger
Zone (TDZ)
The Nutrition Facts Panel was generated
with the above ingredients through ESHA
Analysis. The facts panel shows one
portion (1 1/4 cup) of this Turkey Chili is:
-Lean fat (less than 10 g total fat)
-High fiber (more than 20% of daily
value)
-Low sodium (less than 300 mg sodium,
per meal)
-Low cholesterol (less than 60 mg
of cholesterol, per meal)
-Contains beneficial nutrients: Vitamin
A, Vitamin C, Iron (more than 10
percent of daily value)
*According to the FDA Food Labeling Guide

Enjoy!