Turkey Chili With Sweet Potatoes

Category: Soups & Salads | Blog URL: http://www.megsfoodreality.blogspot.com

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Ingredients

1 pound of ground turkey(94% lean)

2 can of diced tomatoes(large)

1 medium yellow onion – diced

2 smalls to 3 sweet potatoes( diced)

1 can of black beans(drained and rinsed)

1 can of white kidney beans(drained and rinsed)

1 1/2 tablespoons of cumin

1 1/2 tablespoons of chili powder

1 tablespoon of Rooster sauce(found in Asian section of every grocery store)

Salt & pepper to taste

Optional Add ins:

1 pepper(green or red) diced

1 to 2 shredded carrots(with cheese grater or by hand) ** I add these ***

1/2 can of adobo sauce

1 to 2 tbls. of agave nectar( helps round the flavors)

1 small can of tomato paste

Preparation

Brown the turkey meat in a skillet, until cooked through- about 5 to 7 minutes on medium to high heat. Then add in the onion and the sweet potatoes to the skillet, cook for about 5 minutes.

Throw all the kids (all the ingredients) into a large pot or your slow cooker. I usually cook the chili for atleast four hours on low in the slow cooker (crockpot) or 3 hours on the stove at low heat.

Sometimes, I will make the chili in the morning, and leave it on all day (for about six hours) and it taste fantastic as well!

This usually serves atleast two meals- dinner and lunch the next day for two people! We eat it with corn tortilla chips or my boyfriend loves his with pretzels!