Garrett's Healthy Chili Recipe

This chili is to die for! Today for lunch we put it over vegetable panini, it was so delicious! Tomorrow, for dinner, we are going to eat it over brown rice. This is great for me because I get bored with leftovers very, very easily and I waist a lot of food that way. So Garrett and I decided to make food that we can serve differently every night. Usually I make some form of pasta like Kraft Mac n' cheese and chow on that for a few days or even just TV dinners. Garrett on the other hand makes a weeks worth of baked chicken and eats that for every meal. This is very pricy for both of us because we both make too much and waist a lot of it. So duh why not make something we both can eat that is equally healthy and delicious at the same time. So that is what we are doing and this is the first of the recipes we will be doing and showing you on my blog. Garrett is such an amazing cook and I went to culinary school but he still has me beat. So I hope we can help you in some way by showing you some healthy and delicious meals that keep our pockets and our tummy's full.

You will Need:

1 x Large Pot

1 tbs. Olive Oil

2 lbs. Ground Turkey

1/4 cup red or white wine

1tbs. Cayenne Pepper

1/4th tsp. Ground Nutmeg 

3 tbs. Onion Powder

1tbs. Finley Ground Black Pepper

1 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

2 tbs. Dried Parsley (1/4 cup fresh parsley)

2 12 oz. cans Cento Italian Style Peeled Whole Tomatoes

1 can Pinto Beans

1 can Black Beans

1/2 can Tomato Paste

1 can Chick Peas (Garbonzo Beans)

1 can Mild Rotel

3 Bay Leaves

1tbs. Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle Seasoning Mix

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Step 1:

Heat your pot to Medium Heat

Step 2:

Poor Olive Oil into hot pat (it has to be hot in order for the meat not to stick)

Step 3:

Drop Ground Turkey into Pan

Step 4:

Add all spices except Mrs. Dash

Step 5:

Stir until Browned

Step 6: 

Add wine to deglaze the pan and reduce to about half

Step 7:

Open all of your canned goods

Step 8:

Drain Pinto, Black, and Garbonzo Beans (Chickpeas) . DO NOT RINSE WITH WATER!

Step 9:

Add all canned goods to the pot and stir

Step 10: 

Stir and Add your bay leaves.

Remember you put three in and three need to come out.

Quick Tip:

For safety, press the lids to your cans into the the can like so, to prevent injury.

Step 10:

After simmering for 30 min. 

Add Mrs. Dash and Salt and Pepper to taste.

Step 11:

Simmer for another 30 min and poor yourself 

a glass of wine and spend some time with your  

doggies and man of course :-)

There are something you can add to the chili to change things up, 1) You can poor it over some pasta or brown rice, or even add things to it like cheese and sour cream. This will depend on what you allow yourself in your daily diet. For example, If you stay away from carbs for the most part I would suggest cooking it down to a thicker consistency and make lettuce wraps. If you are a vegetarian I would skip steps 3 and 5 and add spices after you add your canned  goods. This is why Garrett and I love this recipe so much because it is so versatile. 

 I hope you enjoy this recipe and go make it for your man or woman or hell do it together like we did because it is a crowd pleaser. Trust me if a health nut like Garrett and a picky eater like myself love it, you will to.