Smokey Turkey Chili with Bacon

I had a craving for Chili lately

So this week, with the temperature dropping

I decided it was time to make up a batch!

This was my first attempt at Chili with meat too.

Just being back on chicken, turkey and recently, pork

it made me a little nervous.

I decided on ground turkey... but then it hit me.

Bacon.

Yes! Bacon will be the key to this chilis success!

Cuz everythings better with bacon I hear.

This Chili goes great with quinoa ( I cooked mine in veggie stock)

or a nice Cornmeal muffin

Maybe try topping off with cheese (or Daiya!!)

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

4 slices of natural selections hickory smoked bacon

1 package of organic ground turkey

1 medium onion, diced

1 sm package of cremini mushrooms, sliced

6 baby carrots, sliced

2 stalks celery, sliced

1 green pepper, diced

1 sm can pinto beans

1 med can black beans

1 med can white cannelli beans

1 sm can of fire roasted tomatoes diced

1 large can of tomatoes diced

2 tablespoons Epicures Taco seasoning

1/4 teaspoon of Epicures Chipotle spice

10 shakes of cayenne pepper (or more, to taste!)

veggie stock

1 - 2 tablespooons tomato paste

s & p

how to:

in a large stock pot heat bacon till it starts releasing fats

add onion and cook on a med low heat until onion is tender

then add celery and carrot, cook 2-3 min

then add mushrooms and peppers

scraping the brown bits off the bottom of the pan (flavor!!)

cook until mushrooms are almost cooked thru

scrape above mixture onto a plate

set aside

add ground turkey to stock pot

mash up with wooden spoon

sprinkle with taco seasoning, chipotle, cayenne, s & p

cook until turkey is no longer pink

scraping the brown off the bottom of pan

rinse and drain beans

add to turkey

stir

add bacon veggie mixture back to pot

stir

add both cans of tomatoes

add more liquid with stock

half way to 3/4 of the way up the pot

stir in tomato paste

bring to a boil

then let simmer for 45 min, covered

freezeable up to 2 months

Starting Over

So you may have noticed

I have erased all my previous posts

I decided to start over, fresh and new

I am also now incorporating

Organic chicken and turkey

in my diet

So yummy new adventures in the kitchen for me!

Super easy

Gluten Free/Wheat Free/Dairy Free

Healthy

Satisfying

recipes and helpful hints here and there

Enjoy!

Crock Pot Chicken Stew

BRRRRRRR!

With all this wind and rain

NO WONDER

I pulled out my crock pot!

I wanted to make something a little more satisfying

then your everyday chicken soup.

CHICKEN STEW!!

Throw this together the night before

set to low and wake up to a

delicious aroma.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 white potato (size of your hand)

1 small sweet potato (palm size)

2 stalks celery

1 carrot

1 clove garlic chopped

1 small onion or 2 small shallots

1 package of organic boneless skinless chicken thighs

all purpose Gluten Free flour

poultry seasoning (1 tsp)

2 bay leaves

2 stems fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried

s & p

chicken stock/veggie stock

frozen peas

How to:

1) Cut up all veggies (potatoes, carrot, celery, onion) and place in crock, add garlic

2) Cut up chicken thighs into quarter sized pieces and place in bowl

3) s & p on the chicken,

then add poultry seasoning and

flour,

just enough to coat the pieces dry.

4) Add thyme, bay leaves and stock

(until almost covered, the veggies and chicken release juices too)

5) Set to low, cook for at least 6 hours.

7) Stir in frozen peas 10 min before serving, if desired