It's Chilly. Have Some Chili

Cool autumn nights make me crave chili. I'd never actually made chili before, but that's never stopped me in the cooking game. Here's a fairly easy chili I created from instinct tonight in the Kitchen of the Troll. It's a very healthy chili, since I use ground turkey instead of ground beef.

Give it a try, and let me know what you think, or suggest what I could change in it for next time!

1 lb ground turkey
1 tbsp Kitchen Bouquet browning and seasoning sauce
3 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp ground cayenne
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 4.5 oz can diced green chile
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 15 oz can ranch-style pinto beans, drained of any gravy
about 3.5 cups of water
2 cups pasta -- I used Fucilli

Brown ground turkey in pot. When meat starts to brown, stir in browning sauce. Drain grease and pat dry with paper towels (I'm not a health freak, but I play one on TV). Return pot to burner.

Add 2 1/2 cups of water to pot, stir in chili powder, garlic powder, and cayenne. Bring to a boil, and add green chile, beans, and tomato paste. Add water until tomato paste is diluted throughout mixture, and mixture is loose enough to boil without spattering. Return to boil. Add pasta, and lower heat. Simmer for 1 hour or more. Serve with cornbread.

No picture this time; all chili looks pretty much the same.

Posted: Sun - October 9, 2005 at 12:21 AM

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It's Chilly. Have Some Chili