This Healthy Lentil & Meat Chili is filling and bursting with flavor. Make it vegetarian by taking out the ground turkey and adding another can of your favorite beans!
Author: Tammi Forcier
Recipe type: Dinner
Serves: 6
Ingredients
1 can of Great Northern Beans
1 28 oz can of Organic Crushed Tomatoes
9 oz of steamed Lentils (I bought the already made lentils)
1 pd of Lean Ground Turkey
3 Carrots
3 Celery Stalks
1 Yellow Onion
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
2-4 tbsp. of Olive Oil
2 tbsp. of Chili Powder
2 tsp. of Cumin
Red Pepper (optional)
Instructions
Chop the carrots, celery and onion into small pieces.
Add the vegetables and garlic to a large sautee pan. Pour the olive oil over the vegetables moving them around to coat evenly. Set the heat to medium and sautee for roughly 5 minutes moving everything around as to not stick.
Add the ground turkey and cook until browned.
While that is cooking add the lentils, beans and crushed tomatoes to a slow cooker.
Once the turkey is cooked through add it to the crock pot. Add the cumin and chili powder and any red pepper you may want. We like a good kick so I added a few teaspoons through the day to get it to the degree we like.
Cook on low for 6-7 hours.
Serve with cheese, nacho chips or sour cream if desired!
Recipe by Momma's Meals at https://mommasmeals.org/healthy-slow-cooker-chili/