Best Turkey Vegetable Chili

Directions

1. This recipe is submitted by CrystalDavis
2. of Houston, Texas. The basic recipe is adapted from "Chicken Chili" in Pure & Simple by Neiman-Marcus. I omit the sugar, flour, and water called for in which recipe and substitute turkey for grnd chicken and cut the cooking time from four hrs to thirty min to one hour. The use of finely minced or possibly processed mushrooms and eggplant in chili instead of meat was
3. This recipe is low fat and low calorie, plus it's a painless way to eat your vegetables!
4. 1. Prepare the vegetables. You should peel the eggplant, and you may wish to remove the seeds (optional). The eggplant and mushrooms should be minced very very small till almost unrecognizable. Use a food processor if possible. The onions and garlic may be minced by hand in larger pcs.
5. 2. Saute/fry the onion and garlic in oil in a large (preferably nonstick)
6. stockpot till lightly browned. Add in eggplant, mushrooms, and grnd turkey.
7. Cook till the vegetables are tender and the turkey is no longer pink, about ten min.
8. 3. Add in the spices and tomato sauce. Simmer for thirty min to one hour.
9. 4. If you are using canned beans, drain and rinse well. Add in beans and cook another fifteen min to heat through.
10. Makes about eight two-c. servings Each: 3 protein exchanges, 2 vegetable