Crockpot Turkey Chili

Happy hump day! Here is an easy, healthy recipe you can use for a busy weeknight meal. You can throw all the ingredients in one pot and let it cook on low all day. When you come home, you will have dinner waiting on you. How easy is that?

Crockpot Turkey Chili

Ingredients

3/4-1 pound ground turkey
1 can each of black beans, kidney beans, and cannelloni beans- drained and rinsed
1 small can green chilies
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 small can diced tomatoes
3/4 container or so of stock (turkey or chicken)
2 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Brown the ground turkey in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until turkey crumbles and is no longer pink; drain.
Add turkey into your crock pot; stir in the rest of the ingredients until well blended.

Cook at HIGH 4 to 5 hours or at LOW 6 to 8 hours. Top with crackers, cheese, sour cream, etc

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Chili and Cornbread

Happy Fall, ya’ll!!! I decided yesterday to make this today, and man, was I spot on right! The chilly beautiful day was amazing and perfect. This chili was perfect to celebrate October in Georgia!

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Amy’s Chili

1 pound of ground beef browned with salt, pepper, 1 diced onion, 4 diced cloves of garlic, 1 diced jalepeno (leave in the seeds and membrane for extra spicy), and 1 pablano pepper 1 tablespoon of oregano
Mix in your spices; 2 tablespoons of chili powder, cumin, cayenne, paprika 1 tablespoon of oregano
3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce

Add 1 small can of chopped green chilies, 1 can tomato sauce, 1 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes, 3 squirts or tablespoons of tomato paste

Add 1 can each of drained and rinsed pinto, kidney, black beans

Add 1 bottle of beer (I used Sweetwater 420)

Add 2 tablespoons of Siracha or your favorite hot sauce (or more to taste) and 3 tablespoons sugar. Add a bit more salt and pepper to taste.

Cook for at least 45 minutes up to serving. I cooked for 1 1/2 hours and let sit for 1 hour to let flavors meld.

Cornbread- I used the recipe on the back of the Martha White Cornbread cornmeal

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I topped with cheese. Cold weather; you can’t get me down!
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