Food & Recipes

Chili with Winter Squash and Beans

Chili made with turkey has a milder flavor, and a much healthier outlook.

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

• 3/4 pound extra-lean ground turkey
• 1 cup diced onion
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon Mrs. Dash seasoning
• 2 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 1 (1/4-ounce) package chili seasoning mix
• 2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans nonfat beef broth
• 15-ounce can black beans, drained
• 2 medium zucchinis, diced
• 2 medium yellow squash, diced
• 2 cups diced green bell peppers
• 1 cup diced celery
• 3/4 cup diced carrot

Directions:

1. Spray Dutch oven with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat.
2. Add ground turkey and onion; sprinkle with garlic powder and Mrs. Dash seasoning.
3. Cook, stirring frequently, 5 to 8 minutes, until turkey and onion are browned.
4. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil over high heat.
5. Reduce heat to low and simmer 25 to 30 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
6. Chili can be served immediately, refrigerated 3 to 4 days or frozen and reheated in the microwave.

Tips: Just 3/4 cup of black beans provides 25 percent of a woman's RDA for magnesium, an essential mineral that functions in more than 300 enzymes.

Excerpted from Cook Once, Eat for a Week by Jyl Steinback. Copyright © 2003 by Family Fit Lifestyle, an Arizona Corporation.

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