I made a big ‘ol pot of Turkey Chili today, and it is delicious – healthy too!
I used ground turkey instead of ground beef when making this chili. It is much healthier and lower in fat than ground beef. 1 cup of the turkey chili is less than 300 calories, less than 7g of fat, contains 24g protein & 27g of carbs (good carbs from the beans). When buying Ground Turkey, you should make sure you get the lean cut (i.e. 93/7). They also carry a 85/15 and the packaging looks the same except for the fat content – so beware! I entered all of the ingredients at my favorite calorie tracking website, fatsecret.com and it gave me all of the nutritional information. Serving size is 1 cup:
This recipe yields about 16 one cup servings. Ingredients needed:
- 3 pounds of lean ground turkey (93/7)
- 3 cans of dark red kidney beans
- 1 can of black beans
- 1 large can of tomato sauce
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 cups of fresh salsa
Making it is super easy:
- Brown Turkey in frying pan
- Dump Tomato Sauce, beans and salsa into large pot
- Sautee onion and garlic together in frying pan
- Drain meat, add to large pot
- Add onions and garlic to large pot
- Add Chili Powder to taste to large pot
- Simmer for a few hours, adding water and stirring occasionally as some evaporates
Mmmmmmm. Enjoy!
