Talkin' Turkey

New recipe for ground turkey. And it's good! But you have to start the night before.

Turkey Chili
1 pkg. ground turkey, browned with some onions
1 packet of TexMex Chili seasoning mix
2 cups dry mixed beans
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
2 Tbsp dry onion flakes
2 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste

Day before you want to eat it: Place 2 cups of dried beans and 8 cups of water in a mixing bowl. Let them soak over night. In the morning, drain off soaking water and place beans, 6 cups water and cumin, chili powder, onion flakes and some salt/pepper in the crock pot. Set on low and let the beans cook all day.

When you get home from work, drain water from cooked beans and brown off the turkey with some chopped onion. Mix the packet of dry seasoning with the turkey. Add turkey to beans and dump in two cans of tomatoes into crockpot (or mix the whole thing in a kettle on the stovetop). Heath through. Adjust seasoning to taste.

And if you don't want to go to all the trouble of the dry beans, use canned beans! Just drain/rinse off all the salty liquid first. You could also add a can of corn. Or some jalapenos. Serve with nice wheat rolls. (Though cornbread would be good, too, just not as good for you.) And a little light sour cream and sprinkle of reduced fat cheese.