South West Chili

South West Chili

1/8th of the recipe:

254 Calories, 32g protein, 2g Fat, 1g Saturated Fat,

28g Carbs, and 562g Sodium.

Ingredients:

1 pound extra lean (99% Fat Free) ground turkey breast

1 pound extra lean (96% Fat Free) ground beef

16 oz fresh salsa

16 oz jar of salsa

15.5 canned black beans (rinsed & drained)

1 bag frozen roasted corn-thawed

(you could make your own-approx 4 ears)

On stove top in large pan ( I use 5 Qt All Clad Dutch Oven),

cook off turkey and beef (do not add oil to pan, meat only),

set burner to medium

and break meat apart as it cooks.

Once meat is almost cooked through, add roasted corn,

black beans and jar of salsa.

Cook 2 minutes, add fresh salsa, cook until warmed through.

This makes 8 servings.

This can be topped with sour cream, fresh salsa,

cheese, chopped scallions or even a few baked tortillas chips.

You can add fresh onions when cooking, etc-but I tried to keep

most recipes simple and quick.

This can also be made with all turkey or all beef.

Need More Calories:

Double the serving,

double the amount of beans & corn in the recipe,

eat over brown rice or in a wrap.

Note: I used pre package ground meat this time, but if possible it is best to used fresh ground meats, WFM (Whole Foods Market) grinds their meat daily in store. Ask your local butcher if this service is available where you shop.

I prefer most low fat products to the fat free ones, READ THE LABELS, I try to chose the product with the least amount of ingredients, the most natural one. Many fat free products are loaded with fillers and things I cannot pronounce. Also watch the sodium and serving size. Fat Free, Organic and All Natural are "marketing tools" the laws allow manufacturers to make the serving sizes very small to get the product down to less than .5g fat then label it fat free. Sometimes it's just better to eat the real deal in moderation.