Three Bean Turkey Chili

Looking for a hearty dish to serve during a Sunday Pats game? Try making my three bean turkey chili! It cooks in the crockpot all day, so by the time its ready everyone will be racing to the kitchen for first dibs. It takes about 20 minutes to prep and then 6-8 hours to cook. Here is the recipe!

What you need:
A crockpot
1 lb of ground turkey
1 small yellow onion
1 (15 oz) can red kidney beans- drained
1 (15 oz) can black beans- drained
1 (15 oz) can chick peas- drained
1 (22 oz) can of diced tomatoes
1 (8 oz) can of tomato sauce
1 (4oz) can of mild green chile's
2 Tablespoons of chili powder

Optional (but somewhat necessary)
1 bag of Frito's
sour cream
Mexican cheese
corn bread

Dice your yellow onion and place in a medium size pan. Cook on medium heat until the onions are clear. Add the ground turkey and cook until no longer pink. Try breaking up the turkey into small pieces as it cooks- a spatula works really well with this.






Scoop your turkey and onion into the crock pot. Add all your drained beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, green chile's and chili powder. Mix everything together and cook on HIGH for 6-8 hours. Stir the chili every hour to make sure it mixes through.

mmmmm smell the sweet aroma seeping through your house..

When the 6-8 hours are up, you want to prepare your sides. Any of the four sides I listed below will be a great addition to your chili, but I typically go with ALL of them. I first place a piece of cornbread on the bottom of my bowl. Then, I pour 2 or 3 spoon fulls of chili on top. Next, a handful of Mexican cheese, a dollop (Ha! I love that word) of sour cream and of course a bunch of Frito's around the outside of the bowl. Get creative with your presentation!! This dish is perfect for a snowy Sunday afternoon, and will have you going up for seconds and thirds!