Healthful Winter Foods

The cooler weather is upon us and we
start reaching for comfort foods.

What's a better feelng than to sit on
the couch under a soft throw, watching
a movie on the new HD Widescreen TV and
munching down a big bowl of chili?

One simple change can make that steaming
hot bowl of comfort a healthy choice.

Substitute ground turkey for the ground
beef or ground chili meat you usually
use and cut out 99% of the fat content.
Reduce the calories by more than half,
and feel guilt free to have a second
bowl if you feel like it.

Being a Texan, I think I know about
making chili. Even die hard fans have
found my turkey chili to be satisfying!

Here's a basic recipe that's so easy
to make:

1 pound 99% fat free ground turkey
1 bell pepper chopped
5 to 6 cloves garlic finely minced
1 small yellow or white onion chopped
(I like the yellow onions because they
tend to be a little bit sweeter)
1 small can of kernal corn (optional)
1 large (28 oz) can of chopped tomatoes
1 can of Original Rotel's chillies and tomatoes
1 can of your favorite chili beans ( I like
the Ranch Style Beans w/jalepeno
1 TBL. Cumin
Chili Powder to taste (at least 4 Tbl.)
Pinch of Cayenne Pepper (optional)
10 to 20 jalepeno slices
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

Brown ground turkey in a large pot.
Chop up with edge of wooden spoon to
crumble the meat.

I like to season the meat while it's
cooking with a little garlic powder,
salt and Chili Powder.

Add all of the rest of the ingredients
except the beans and corn and heat to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer about 45 minutes.
Add the beans (and corn if you like) and
simmer about another 5 minutes to heat
up the beans.

Scoop into bowls and enjoy!

It's low in fat, low in cholesterol, low
in calories and loaded with veggies!