Budget Stretcher Crock Pot Ground Turkey Stew

This recipe is tasty, inexpensive, so easy to prepare, and healthy for you, too! It can be served as a stew one night, then serve leftovers over egg noodles, macaroni, or rice another night. Two meals for a family of five out of one pound of ground turkey! You can substitute any vegetables that your family enjoys. My family really loves it.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  leek, washed, trimmed and chopped
• 1  tablespoon garlic, minced (optional)
• 1  lb ground turkey
• 1  cup water
• 1 (10 3/4ounce) can  fat-free cream of chicken soup
• 1 (10 3/4ounce) can  fat-free cream of mushroom soup
• 6  stalks celery, chopped (including leafy tops)
• 8  carrots, sliced
• 1  lb mushroom, sliced
•  salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Place olive oil, garlic, and chopped leek in bottom of large crock pot.
2. Crumble raw ground turkey over leeks.
3. Layer carrots, then celery over turkey.
4. Spread undiluted cream of mushroom and cream of chicken over vegetables.
5. Spread sliced mushrooms over all.
6. Finally pour 1 cup water over all.
7. Set crock pot to cook for 4 hours.
8. For best results, go back and stir halfway through cooking time.
9. Season with salt and pepper before serving.