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Friday, April 23, 2010

Rachel's Mexican Chili

Pretty much all my recipes are adapted from someone, somewhere.  I'm not adventurous, creative, knowledgeable enough about the food world to start from scratch and I'm too picky to try.  So, I just swap out what I or my family won't eat and go from there.  I've grown significantly in this since I became a mom- trying to set a good example for my children but there are things that texture wise just won't fly no matter how I try.  Onions and tomatoes are two of those things.  Shown here with reduced fat cheddar cheese & a corn muffin VitaTop.  So... feel free to tweak or change, but here's how I make it:

Rachel's Mexican Chili
Servings: 7, 1 cup portions

Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey (93% lean)
1-2 t onion powder
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (16 oz) can chili beans with liquid
2 (16 oz each) cans red kidney beans, drained & rinsed
1 (15 oz) can whole kernel sweet corn, drained
1 (28oz) can tomato sauce- low sodium if you can find it
1 pkg low/reduced sodium taco seasoning
1 t chipotle chili powder
Cooking spray

Directions:
Brown ground turkey in a skillet with garlic and onion powder.  Dump in to crock pot sprayed with non-stick cooking spray along with all other ingredients.  Mix to blend together.  Cook on low for 8 hours.
NI: 361 cals, 6.2 g total fat, 46 mg chol, 1762 mg sodium*, 54 total carbs, 15 g fiber, 26.5 g protein
* I believe this may include the liquid with the beans which I don't use.  Either way, I admit it's a higher sodium recipe than I'd like & I'll be really looking for lower sodium tomato sauce as soon as I get my bearings in this town.

Optional toppings: sour cream, cheddar cheese, tortilla chips
I also think this would be great served over a baked potato or frozen if you make a double batch then taken for lunches during the week.

And here's the slow cooker I make it with.  When the movers broke my old one, I had to get a new one fast- I use mine ALL the time!  I found this one and am in love with it.  Seriously, if you're in the market for one, this is fabulous!
 Hamilton Beach 33956 Set 'n Forget 5-Quart Slow Cooker, White

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