Lean Turkey Chilli – Tex-Mex Style!

Health & Nutrition, Recipes

Tex-Mex flavours but without all the added calories! This recipe is spicy, smoky and ridiculously tasty! It’s also low in fat, low in sugar and a great source of natural protein.

Serves 4

Ingredients

500g lean turkey mince

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion (diced)

1 garlic clove (crushed)

1 red chili (finely sliced)

2 cans kidney beans (in water)(400g can)

1 can chopped tomato (400g)

1 tablespoon tomato puree

3 teaspoons chipotle paste

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon smoked paprika1 vegetable stock cube

20g Dark chocolate (70%)

Dash of red wine vinegar

2 packets of cauliflower rice (most supermarkets sell this)

Method

  1. Heat olive oil in a casserole dish and gently fry onion, garlic and chilies until soft. Set mixture aside.
  2. Turn up heat and add turkey mince, cooking until evenly browned and cooked through.
  3. Add fried vegetables to the turkey mince and then add spices (cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, coriander, cumin and vegetable stock cube. Mix well.
  4. Now add the tomato puree, kidney beans, chopped tomatoes, chipotle paste, dark chocolate along with 250ml of water and a dash of red wine vinegar. Stir ingredients mixing well.
  5. Turn up the heat for a minute and then simmer for 1 ½ hours with a lid covering the chilli.
  6. Heat cauliflower rice (according to packet instructions).
  7. Grab a spoon and dig in!
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