Low Fat Chili Made With Fat-Free Ground Turkey, 210 Calories Per

HealthyChocolate's Note:

An anytime fun crowd pleaser. Make it by the truckload, keep leftovers in Ziplocs, whip 'em out in the morning & just let thaw.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 15

• cooking spray
• 3 (1 1/4 lb) packages fat-free ground turkey
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 3 medium onions, diced
• 2 (1 1/4 ounce) packets taco seasoning mix, 2 packets per pound of turkey
• 3 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans

Directions:

1. Spray each of 3 skillets with cooking spray.
2. Sautee the turkey throroughly. (More effort is required stirring/separating ground-turkey “crumbles” than with high-fat, slippery ground beef.).
3. Lower heat. Pour off all drippings.
4. Add the crushed tomatoes, onions, and Taco Seasoning. Stir. Add kidney beans, stir again, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Top with with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, sliced black olives & fat-free cheese if desired. Add 30 calories for each cheese slice.

Reviews

[Brooke the Cook in WI]

The texture as written is just not what we are looking for in a chili. It was thick to the point that it reminded me of goulash and belonged on a plate instead of a bowl - I ended up adding another can of diced tomatoes, one cup of beef broth and one cup of V8. I reduced the serving size as another reviewer did (to 5 which evenly divides the meat, beans and onions). Since I strayed so far from the recipe, I can't say that I'd make this one again. Made for Pick A Chef Spring 2008.

[Annacia]

I made 4 servings of this for lunch today and it's quite tasty. I used a can of mixed beans (didn't have kidney beans) and subbed in 1/3 cup of t.v.p. for the turkey. I'm cutting fat wherever I can and tvp has .03 g of fat per ounce and there is a lot of tvp in an ounce. The key here is the seasoning mix of course so use the best or make up some of your own. It's certainly easy and I think that it's a chili the kids will love too.