WINTER...well snow...is here.

Today we woke up to the brilliant white blanket of snow across the front yard. Of course with snow fall this meant something very serious, we had to unpack the garage so that way we could at least put the van in there, and get the car off the road. Now this isn't something that its like OOOH NOOO., yeah no, we knew this day was coming since the day we moved into this house in August. Well of course the call went out to friends for help and several showed up. What enticed? WEll honestly food!! Yeah that is how I get a lot of help around here. I offer food in reply. What was on the menu tonight? What does better in the crockpot during a really cold day? CHILI! Our protein of the night was Turkey (ground turkey to be exact!) And boy did it work out! I didn't even know you could layer chili, but this had them!

But lets back track! this isn't the first time we had ground turkey in the past week. No three nights ago we had ground turkey enchilada's. I went to the commissary to pick up some odds and ends, and found Kraft meals in this little box. So on a whim I bought two. One was Enchilada's Verde, and the other sweet and sour chicken. You know the try box! For two dollars each couldn't go wrong really!

OMG Enchilada's verde was a HUGE hit. WE have a little left, but out of apan of 12 what do you expect? My son couldn't even wait for it to fully be done, He had to have a sneak peak of the meat after it was browned and mixed with the filling sauce!

I hope the sweet and sour tastes as good! I will tell you when I know!

But still the Turkey Chili is something that goes in the crockpot all day. I started it around 11am. Browning up my ground Turkey and preping the rest. The recipe follows!

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp black pepper
1 TBSP chili powder
1 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp Paprika
1/4 tsp salt
2 cloves garlic (minced)
2 (14.8oz) cans Tomatoes
1 (14.8oz) can Corn
1 (14.8oz) can Chick Peas
1 lb Ground Turkey
3 TBS Vegetable Oil

Directions:
1) Mix black pepper, chili powder, oregano, red pepper flakes, paprika, salt, garlic, tomatoes, chickpeas, and corn in a crockpot, set on low.
2) Brown turkey in the 3 TBS vegetable oil until cooked.
3) Put turkey in crockpot and cook on low for 4-8 hours. All the meat should be cooked already cooked, you are just allowing the flavors to blend together.

Enjoy!!