Without a doubt the biggest hindrance to post college cooking is time and energy. Coming home after a long day of staring at my computer and discussing baby clothes(my job not my baby), the energy to cook a meal somehow disappears. Throw in a trip to the gym or happy hour and my takeout menu drawer starts calling my name. For those of you who are lazy cooks like me or have hard jobs that get out after 8 (what's that like???) Continue reading for an easy, delicious and healthy recipe that you can make on a Sunday, freeze, and microwave up allll week long. This also works for you recessionistas out there who want to bring your lunch to work...
Hearty Turkey Chili
- 1 large pot
- 4 cans (15 oz each) of tomato sauce (Del Monte, Hunts, whatever)
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 cups red onion chopped up into little pieces
- 1 chili seasoning kit (found in seasonings aisle) it's a cheap little packet with all the different seasonings you need to make chili--- 5 alarm brand is best.
- 3 chopped carrots
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can brown beans
- 1 cup frozen corn
- Fat free Greek yogurt
-Spray pot with Pam and put over medium heat.
-Sauté meat in pot until most is cooked through (no longer pink), should be broken into little pieces
-Pour in tomato sauce and add carrots, chopped onions, thawed corn and both cans of beans into the pot.
-Let cook on medium high heat (stirring occasionally) for 10 minutes.
-Stir in all spices from chili kit (if your kit does not include salt and pepper, add 1 spoonful of salt and 1/2 spoonful of pepper.)
-Lower heat to low, cover and let simmer for 35 mins (stir every few minutes)
-Top each serving with a dollop of Greek yogurt and/or cheese if you wish
Eat some, freeze the rest, bring to work, save money, lose weight, buy new car + new outfit, meet soulmate, drive off into sunset, live happily ever after.
3 comments:
Yum! Thanks CCL!
This looks mighty good... Have you experimented with the following:
1) Can of crushed tomatoes (is this the same as sauce?)
2) Can of whole tomatoes, kinda mashed up a bit?
3) Fresh tomatoes (I ask this because my roommates are goddamn hippies and are growing 600,000 tomatoes in the backyard right now...)
1+2- Crushed tomatoes work very well and provide a chunkier base. Whole tomatoes would work but of course the crushing requires just a tad more time.
3 - I think hippy farmers would be great neighbors! I would buy a baguette, olive oil and italian seasoning and whip them up some bruschetta with their fresh tomatoes. Thennn maybe they'll be so charmed they'll share some of their more interesting harvests with you!
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