Ingredients
- 4 TB olive oil
- 2 medium onions cut into 1/2 in dice
- 1 red pepper, cored and cut into 1/2 in dice
- 1 green pepper, cored and cut into 1/2 in dice
- 2 zucchini cut into 1/2 in dice
- 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 35 ounce can tomotoes, plum whole in their juices, chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds ripe plum tomoatoes chopped
- 1 lb ground lean turkey meat
- 2 TB good quality chili powder
- 1 TB cumin
- 1 TB oregano
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 15 oz can small red kidney beans, rinsed
- 1 15oz can chick peas
- sour cream or nonfat Fage greek yogurt(optional)
- shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
- In a medium stock pan over medium heat, add 1 TB oil and cook turkey breast, breaking apart for about 5 minutes. Remove from pan to a plate.
- Add the reamining 3 TB oil to the pan and add onions, garlic, bell peppers and cook over medium heat for 8 minutes.
- Add chopped canned tomotoes with juices and fresh tomato to the pot stirring well and bring to a boil.
- Add turkey meat to the pot and spices - oregano, cumin, chili powder, fennel seeds and cayenne. Stir well, reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes covered.
- Add the kidney beans, chick peas and zucchini and cook additional 10 minutes.
- Serve chili hot over brown rice and topped with shredded cheddar cheese and a dolllop of sour cream or Fage plain yogurt