Award Winning Chili

A co-worker of my husbands shared this recipe with him many years ago. I just found it -- all crumbled up on the original piece of paper he was handed. I'm posting it here so I will always know where to find it.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 lbs ground turkey
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  tablespoons chili powder
• 1  teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  cup water
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (3 1/8ounce) package  chili seasoning mix (preferably D.L. Jardin's Texas Chili Works)

Directions

1. Brown meat; add onion and garlic. Saute for a few minutes.
2. Add remaining ingredients except kidney beans.
3. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If you want a thicker chili, thicken with some flour and water.
4. Add kidney beans and heat through.