Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

It's been a long weekend, and all I want to do is curl up on my couch with a warm bowl of chili and a good movie.  After googling slow-cooker recipes for quite some time, I came up with this amazing colorful chili by Laura (slightly tweeked to my liking).  It was just what I was looking for!

Ingredients:

• Cooking spray
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 can low sodium tomato soup
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 4oz can green chiles
• 2 cans kidney beans, drained
• 1 can black beans, drained
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground allspice
• Salt to taste

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place turkey and chopped onions in the skillet, and cook until evenly brown; drain.
2. Coat the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray, and put all ingredients into the slow cooker.
3. Cover, and cook 8 hours on Low or 4 hours on High.***

***You can also cook this on the stove in a big soup pot for about an hour on low heat.

Easy Turkey Chili

There's nothing more comforting on a cold fall evening than a big hot bowl of steaming chili.  This recipe's easy enough, you probably already have everything on hand! You can cook it on the stove in just 30 minutes, or let it stew in a crockpot all afternoon... Either way, it'll make you want to put on that cozy oversized hoodie and sink into the couch.  The best part? It's even better the next day!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tsp olive oil
• 1 lb ground turkey (you can also use ground beef)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (16 oz) can kidney beans - drained, rinsed, and slightly mashed
• 1 can chili beans
• 1 tbsp garlic, minced (or 3 tsp garlic powder)
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat.  Place turkey in the pot. and cook until evenly brown.
2. Stir in the onion and cook until tender.
3. Pour water into the pot.  Mix in tomatoes, beans, and garlic.
4. Pour in the rest of the seasonings, then bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.
6. Top with shredded cheddar cheese, and feel your insides warm up as you slurp this scrumptious chili.