4 bean Turkey Chili

[DerHusker]

In my wonderings though the grocery store I happen to spy 1 lb. of ground turkey on sale for $.99 but it needed to be used or froze by the 10th. I wasn’t sure what I was going to make with it but since both my wife and I on doing the Weight Watcher’s thing, I decided to put it in my cart. My first thought was to mix it into some pasta sauce I still had sitting in the pantry for meat sauce. I then pointed the pasta sauce and it was off the charts high, so I rethought what else I could make. My wife suggested Turkey Chili. I liked that idea so that’s what I went with. I searched the web for recipes and combined around 3 of them to come up with this one.

Here are most of the ingredients.
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1 ½ Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 lb. Pounds 93/7 Lean Ground Turkey
½ Yellow Onion (Diced)
½ Red Onion (Diced)
I Poblano Pepper (Diced)
1 Red Bell Pepper (Diced)
1 ½ Teaspoons Minced Garlic
1 6 Oz. Can Diced Green Chiles
1 15 Oz. Can Corn
1 15 Oz. Can Crushed Tomatoes
1 15 Oz. Can Tomato Sauce
1 15 Oz. Can Chili Beans
1 15 Oz. Can Black Beans
1 15 Oz. Can Dark Red Kidney Beans
1 15 Oz. Cannellini Beans
1 15 Oz. Can Chicken Broth
2 Tbsp. Chili Power
1 Tsp. Cumin
½ Tsp. Crushed Red Pepper
½ Tsp. Chipotle Pepper Power
½ Tsp. Black Pepper
½ Tsp. White Pepper
½ Tsp. Salt
¼ Tsp. Cinnamon

I diced up all the onions and peppers, mixed up the spices and got out my enameled Dutch oven.
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I placed the OO in the D.O. and put it on the side burner of my Gasser. I put the Turkey in once it was heated up.
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I cooked it until just slightly brown.
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Next, I added the Poblano pepper, onions, Bell pepper and garlic. I covered this and cook it for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
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Once the veggies had softened,
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I added in the rest of the ingredients
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and mixed everything together.
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I Brought this to a boil and then covered. I turned the burner to low and let the chili simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Here it is after cooking.
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Here it is in a bowl, garnished with onion, cilantro, some lime and some Non-Fat Greek yogurt.
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This was delicious and only 3 points per serving. (A serving = 1 cup. This was a large bowl, so it was a double serving so 6 points) Eating like this makes me forget I'm losing weight.

[16Adams]

Amen

[WilliamKY]

I'll take 12 points, please.

[creek bottom]

Looks delicious!

[LordRiffenstein]

YES, double serving please!

[PaPaQ]

One bowl over here please!

[DerHusker]

Amen
Thanks and let it be so!
I'll take 12 points, please.
Thanks. I was definitely good enough to go back for seconds.
Looks delicious!
Thank. It was.

[DerHusker]

YES, double serving please!
Thanks. I was definitely good enough to go back for seconds.
One bowl over here please!
Thanks.

[SmokeRingsMatter]

Oh man, turkey instead of beef, and 4 different beans? Texas on suicide watch.

[Grabnabber]

Perfect turkey chili. :thumb:

[ssv3]

Not a huge fan of turkey but you just changed my mind Jeff. Looks farkin unbelievable. Yum!

[DerHusker]

Oh man, turkey instead of beef, and 4 different beans? Texas on suicide watch.
That's fine. I know it was delicious and that is all that matters. :becky:

[DerHusker]

Perfect turkey chili. :thumb:
Thanks Grabnabber.
Not a huge fan of turkey but you just changed my mind Jeff. Looks farkin unbelievable. Yum!
Thanks Sako. This wasn't quite as good as the Chili Blanco I made last year but is is a very delicious and satisfying bowl of chili for someone on a diet. :tape:

[DerHusker]

Tonight I put a cup of chili on a baked potato and boy was this good! :becky:Again this was only 3 points for me. :thumb:


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[Big George's BBQ]

I will take a bowl and a potato please How much have you lost

[Shiz-Nit]

Dude that looks delicious.

[DerHusker]

I will take a bowl and a potato please How much have you lost
Thanks George.

It depends on when I start the counting. I had gotten up to 303 lbs. but started WW at 298 lbs. I'm now down to 265, and falling, in just under 3 months. This is on WW's Purple plan where potatoes and Brown rice are zero points so long as you cook them without butter or oil. As I said, that baked potato above was only 3 Purple points and I nearly couldn't finish it.

(Note: The cheese needed to be a 1/4 cup or less and is non-fat. What looks like sour cream is non-fat Greek yogurt which is a decent substitute for sour cream)

Also, I can eat all the fruit and veggies I want and I'm actually enjoying eating them which is something new to me. Their Purple Plan has a list of 300 foods that are zero points. (so long as they are cooked correctly)