9 Can Turkey Chili

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 18 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground turkey (dark meat isn't as dry)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large bell pepper, chopped (i usually use 2 cups of the frozen pre-cut chopped peppers, green, yellow and red)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans no-salt-added corn, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans or 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans or 1 (15 ounce) can other beans
• 3 (15 ounce) cans no-salt-added diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 brown the ground turkey. sprinkle the garlic powder on the turkey meat.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 open all the cans.
• 4 drain and rinse all the beans (this reduces their gas-inducing abilities).
• 5 in your largest pot, saute the chopped onions and peppers with the oil until the onions are clear.
• 6 dump all the cans of everything into the big pot.
• 7 cook over medium heat until hot -- stirring occasionally.
• 8 let simmer for at least 10 minutes.
• 9 add turkey meat and stir.
• 10 add chili powder and cinnamin (you can adjust to taste -- i put the spice jars on the table so people can add more).
• 11 serve hot with cheese and crackers and/or tortilla chips.