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2/25/09 8:07 P

When I make chili, I brown the meat, onions, garlic etc and then add everything to the slow cooker and put it on low for about 8 hours. No watching. Start it in the morning and have dinner when you get home. It won't hurt it to be on for longer.

If I am going to be gone for too long, I connect the slow cooker to a timer. Works for me.

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2/25/09 7:28 P

Commit2lose, no problem. A dutch oven is a big pot that you can put in the oven. It tends to be heavier than regular pots. Some recipes start with a pot on the stove top and then finish with baking the pot in the oven. For this recipe, it is all done on the stove so it's not as important that you use a dutch oven. Hope you like the recipe.

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2/25/09 2:23 P

lynnwat, just because I am not exactly what you'd call a "cook"... ;) Is dutch oven the same as crockpot? thanks! :)

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1/23/09 10:03 P

Spicy Turkey Chili

Yield
8 servings (serving size: 1 cup chili, 1 tablespoon cheese, and 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped onion)

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups green bell pepper strips
1 cup sliced onion
1/2 cup (1/4-inch-thick) sliced carrot
1/2 cup (1/4-inch-thick) sliced zucchini
1 pound ground turkey
1/4 cup chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 (14.5-ounce) cans no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 (16-ounce) can kidney beans, drained
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained
1 (8-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup chopped onion
Preparation

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add first 5 ingredients; cook 5 minutes or until turkey is browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in chili powder and the next 8 ingredients (chili powder through tomato sauce), and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cheese and chopped onion.


Nutritional Information
Calories:272 (26% from fat)
Fat:8g (sat 2.9g,mono 2.6g,poly 1.8g)
Protein:20.3g
Carbohydrate:32.2g
Fiber:6.2g
Cholesterol:51mg
Iron:4.3mg
Sodium:398mg
Calcium:136mg

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1/23/09 7:29 P

Sausage and ground turkey, cook until brown drain the fat off.
Dark red and light red kidney beans
chili seasoning, oregano and other seasonings you like. Add crushed and diced tomatoes.
one can of tomato paste and spaghetti sauce.
cook until all is warmed up and if you like add cheese. That is my recipe. Liz

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1/23/09 7:20 P

I am looking for an easy but good Chili recepie.
We are having a cookoff at church on Super Bowl
Sunday and I would love to participate. Any
suggestions? I cook with ground turkey a lot, so
that would be okay.

Thanks.

Bette

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