Weekend Dinner - Turkey Chili

One of the things I like to do on weekends is to cook a big portion of something that we can bring for lunch & reheat for a quick dinner throughout the next week.  I particularly like making chili since it is filling & we can just eat a bowl of it without having to bother with rice, potatoes, or any other kind of starch.  When I was on Lent many months ago, I made a vegetarian chili that I liked a lot.  But now that I can have meat again, I need a new chili recipe.


The grocery list called for...
     11/2 pounds ground turkey

     1 yellow onion, chopped

     1 green bell pepper, chopped

     1 can kidney beans

     1 can (28oz) crushed tomatoes

     1 cup water

     1 tablespoon garlic, minced

     11/2 tablespoons chili powder

     1/2 teaspoon paprika

     1/2 teaspoon oregano

     1/4 teaspoon cayenne

     1/2 teaspoon cumin

     Salt & black pepper to taste

All you have to do is follow the steps...

     In a large pot, brown the ground turkey in a little bit of oil

     Add in the onion & bell pepper; cook until they are tender

     Add in water, kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, & garlic

     Season with chili powder, paprika, oregano, cayenne, cumin, salt & pepper

     Bring the whole thing to boil

     Reduce heat & let simmer for 30 minutes

It sucks that I don't have a picture but all chili look about the same so you can imagine what this one looks like too.  We happened to have some really spicy salsa leftover from a taqueria in the Mission in our fridge so I threw that into the pot and it gave the chili some really good heat; just reduce the amount of water by 1/4 cup.