Recipe: Turkey Chili (using cooked turkey, ADA recipe, 1980's)

TURKEY CHILI

2 cups chopped cooked turkey
1 garlic clove, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 (16 oz.) can red kidney beans
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp. chili powder (or 2 to taste)
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds

Combine the turkey, garlic, onion, and green pepper in a nonstick skillet. Saute until the vegetables are soft.

Add the remaining ingredients and cover. Simmer over low heat for 30 to 60 minutes or until the flavors are blended.

Makes 4 servings

1/4 recipe - 340 calories, 3 lean meat, 1 bread, 2 vegetable exchanges, 33 grams carbohydrate, 30 grams protein, 10 grams fat, 355 mg sodium, 1211 mg potassium, 60 mg cholesterol

Source: American Diabetes Association Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986