Chili With Beans and Ground Turkey

Submitted by JulieMouse83

"Similar to "Mom's Chili-Crockpot Version" this chili replaces ground beef with ground turkey, tomato paste with diced tomatoes, and is a lower fat alternative. Great with grated low fat cheese and fat free sour cream on top. Also, hot chili sauce to taste can be stirred into the crockpot to make this recipe hotter."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb dried kidney beans
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes

directions

1. Cook beans, oregano, onion, garlic and 1 Tbs. chili powder in six cups water for 2 hours. Salt to taste after 1 hour.
2. Toward end of bean cooking time, brown meat and garlic powder. Drain. Return to pan. Sprinkle with flour. (If flour sticks to pan, use a little water from beans to scrape sides.) Brown till combined.
3. Set aside.
4. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes (don't drain), chili powder, basil, and oregano to crock pot and stir till blended.
5. Add meat/flour mixture to crock pot.
6. Add beans to crock pot. (Reserve water).
7. Combine.
8. Heat on "high" for one hour, then reduce to low and cook for at least one hour more. Add water from beans to chili if mixture becomes too thick.
9. Prep time does not include soaking beans, but does include bean cooking time.