Recipe: Crockpot Chili Mac

You Will Need:

• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 can Chili Beans
• 1 can Diced tomatoes & Green Chilis
• 2 tbsp diced onions
• 1 tbsp taco seasoning
• 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 cup water
• 8 oz elbow macaroni

Brown and crumble the ground turkey. Add all except the macaroni into a crock pot. Cook on low 7-8 hours or 3-4 hours on high. 10-15 minutes before you are ready to serve add the macaroni and continue cooking until done. Serve with toppings like cheese, sour cream, green onions, etc. I also like to serve with cornbread.

Chili Salad

Are you getting tired of seeing chili yet? Today I had my cup of chili on a bed of salad lettuce with a wedge of light laughing cow cheese. Very good and filling!!!

Comfort Lunch

Today was so cold and snowy outside. I came home from work early because of the icy roads and worked from home today. So I was in a comfort food mood for lunch! I made a huge crock pot of chili on Sunday to eat throughout the week this week so I heated up a big bowl of eat. I ate it on Natures Own Thin 100 calorie bread with a wedge of laughing cow cheese. It really hit the spot. I love chili and make it a lot. Seems I never make it the same way twice. Here's the way I made it this time:

1 chopped white onion

1 pound ground turkey breast

15 oz can pinto beans (rinsed and drained)

15 oz can black beans (rinsed and drained)

28 oz can diced tomatoes

3 cups chicken broth

chili powder, to taste

garlic powder, to taste

salt and pepper, to taste

I browned the ground turkey then added all the ingredients except for the chicken stock in a crockpot. Then I added the stock, just enough to cover all the ingredients, about 3 cups. Added the seasonings and tasted until I like it. Then I cooked it on low in the crock pot for 8 hours. One cup of chili is around 150 calories.