SNOW = Turkey and Vegetable Chili

It’s finally snowing significantly here in Detroit!  Truthfully, I was a tiny bit jealous of all the Mid-Atlantic-ers over the weekend.

An hour yoga sesh + 30 minutes on the arc trainer this AM was enough before breakfast.  Plus I wanted to run to the grocery store before the roads were covered. 

With up to 10” on the way, I figured why not make a big pot of chili?!  Of course, I couldn’t just make regular chili, I found a Curtis Stone - Biggest Loser recipe for Turkey and Vegetable Chili.  See photo above.

 

Turkey and Vegetable Chili

Serves 4-6

INGREDIENTS

1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, medium diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 small red chili, seeded and small diced 1/8 tsp cayenne, ground
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 large carrot, peeled and small diced
1 large celery stalk, medium diced
1 small yellow bell pepper, seeded and medium dice
12 ounces 1% lean ground turkey
4 medium size ripe tomatoes, medium diced
8 oz cooked white or black beans
4 cups baby spinach
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup plain fat free Greek style yogurt
Micro cilantro to garnish, (can substitute with chopped chives or chopped cilantro)

METHOD

• Place a large saute pan over medium high heat, then drizzle with the oil.
• Add the onion, garlic, and red chili cayenne and sauté for 2 minutes, or until tender.
• Sprinkle the cumin over the onion mix and stir well, then add the carrot, celery, and bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the vegetables begin to get tender.
• In a separate saute pan, brown the turkey in the remaining oil over medium high heat, then transfer to the vegetable mix.
• Add the tomatoes and the beans and cook for a further 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the tomatoes have broken down and most of the liquid has evaporated. **I added about 1-2 cups of chicken broth for some liquid**
• Stir in the spinach and remove from the heat.
• Season the chili to taste with freshly ground black pepper
• Spoon the chili into serving dishes
• Spoon a tablespoon of the yogurt onto each garnish with the micro cilantro and serve.

Nutrition Facts:
Calories 280
Total Fat 7g
Sat Fat 1.5g
Cholesterol 35mg
Sodium 120mg+
Total Carb 28g
Dietary Fiber 9g
Sugar 7g
Protein 29g

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Rewind to yesterday afternoon and evening... 

My afternoon snack was an apple and PB, but no normal PB.  CHOCOLATE BETTER ‘N PB!  I don’t buy this too often so it was a special treat.  Holy yum.  I might just have to have it again today.

 

Dinner with the fam consisted of a big salad and pizza.  I must apologize up front that the Domino’s pizza experiment did not work out, but plan to try again soon.  There will also be a Domino’s gift card GIVEAWAY coming with that!

In the mix:

• romaine
• spinach
• avocado
• grape tomatoes
• mango
• blueberries
• red onion
• red bell pepper
• goat cheese
• green bell pepper
• lime vinaigrette

I’m happy to say I ate way more salad than pizza.  Mushroom, ham and onion.  Main Street Pizza (Plymouth, MI) is extraordinary!  I love the local, family owned places. 

Off to watch the snow fall and clean up around the house!