I am trying to get healthier in my house, so I am changing up my recipes some. We are going to start with this old classic, which was already pretty healthy and see if we can fix it up a bit and keep those yummy flavors! Beans are wonderful for you and dried beans are the best, with out all that extra added sodium and preservatives. Not to mention they are very inexpensive with a one pound bag costing around $1.25. This is also a crock pot recipe so you don't have to heat up your kitchen!
Ingredients:
20 oz 93% lean ground turkey
1 lb dried red kidney beans
, soaked overnight1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp Shae's Hot Pepper mix
dash cinnamon
2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 can tomato sauce
2 TBS dried onions
chili powder, to taste
Get this recipe started by soaking your dried beans overnight. Just dump them into a large bowl, sort through it quickly and pull out any rocks or broken beans. Cover them with water, making sure there is a good bit over the top of them, and cover, leaving them on the counter over night.
In the morning, get out your crock pot and drain the beans. Put the beans in the crock pot. stir in the can of tomato sauce and the chopped tomato, all the spices and the drained, browned turkey. Add water to the top of the mixture, cover with your lid and let it cook the day away. I also add a dash of liquid smoke to my pot and sometimes sometimes some cumin if I have it handy. I use quite a bit of chili powder in my batch.
You can also use canned tomatoes and canned beans, but they add SO much sodium that we really don't need. I've not added the first bit of salt to it and it is fabulous! I think we may make our chili with ground turkey from now on! It is very filling, and if made as I indicated, 120 calories per one cup!
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 20
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 120.7
- Total Fat: 2.1 g
- Cholesterol: 20.0 mg
- Sodium: 118.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 14.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
- Protein: 10.7 g
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