Grandma Terry's Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package chili seasoning mix (mild or hot)
• 3 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained (light or dark)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans hormel turkey chili with beans
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• salt and pepper
• water

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, add beans, turkey chili, and using the cans, add 4 cans of water. season with salt and pepper. heat on medium/medium-high.
• 2 in a blender or processor, give a few pulses to the tomatoes until thick, leaving only a few chunks left.
• 3 in a large skillet, brown ground turkey, seasoning with garlic, onion and salt and pepper, until no longer pink. drain. return to skillet.
• 4 add tomato puree and chili seasonin and bring to a boil. then let simmer for about 20-30 minutes, letting the flavors absorb.
• 5 add meat mixture to the beans, cover and simmer for atleast 30 minutes. better to let simmer for 2-3 hours.
• 6 note.
• 7 for more flavor, saute chopped onion with the meat while it's cooking. i don't cause of my husbands taste.