Healthy Turkey Chili

I love chili for dinner, especially when the ground is covered is snow like it is now! I've put together a quick and easy recipe for some healthy turkey chili - instead of using less lean meat like ground beef. While I like this chili better when it cooks all day long - it's still pretty fantastic as a quick work night meal to throw together and cook for about 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of lean ground turkey. I find the leanest meat possible for this recipe
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped. 1 will do, but if you are a bell pepper lover - two is better
• (optional) jalapenos, fresh or jarred - chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 6 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 4 stalks of celery, diced
• 2 cans of dark red kidney beans
• 1 can of pinto beans
• 1 can of black beans
• 2 cans of diced tomatoes
• Seasonings:
• Cumin
• Taco seasoning
• Chili powder
• Seasoning salt
• Chicken broth
• Smoked paprika (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

• Saute the onions, bell peppers, garlic, celery and jalapenos*** in a small amount of extra virgin olive oil or butter. Add salt and pepper to taste. ***Only saute the jalapenos with these ingredients if you are using fresh jalapenos. If you are using jarred or canned jalapenos, add them in towards the end of making the chili

• Once sauteed, through the vegetable mixture into a large pot
• In skillet, brown the ground turkey with a small amount of taco seasoning, seasoning salt, and smoked paprika. Drain the turkey - do not rinse.

• Add turkey to large pot, and set the pot on medium-high heat
• In the pot, add the diced tomatoes and all beans. 
• Add water. Depending on the size of your pot - I recommend adding 6 cups, but 4 will do.

• Add chicken broth powder to the water - per the directions on the broth. If you bought the liquid broth - DO NOT ADD WATER, only add the broth.
• Add in the Chili powder to taste. Add any other additional seasonings from the list above to taste.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Different simmering times offer different tastes. I prefer longer, but for a quick dinner, 20 minutes is still delicious!