Saturday, January 14, 2012

Something like it.

As promised, the fifth card (Thanks, Frank!) in the stack was...

"Turkey Vegetable Chili Mac" (6 quart pot)

~1 lb ground turkey
~1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
~1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained
~1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
~1 c frozen corn
~1 onion, chopped
~2 garlic cloves, minced
~1 t Mexican seasoning*
~1/2 c uncooked elbow noodles
~sour cream to garnish

Brown turkey in skillet over medium-high heat, drain fat, and add to crock pot.
Add beans, tomatoes, corn, onion, garlic, and spices to crock pot.
Cover and cook on low for 5 hours.
Add noodles and mix.
Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Stir.
Cook for 20 minutes or until pasta is tender.
Garnish with sour cream.

So...I couldn't find "Mexican Seasoning" at the store, so I made my own. I found this one, but instead of following the amounts and ending up with a ton of seasoning I'd probably never use again, I sprinkled about 1/8 t of most of the ingredients into the pot

dried oregano
chile powder
cumin
garlic powder
onion powder
salt
ground cinnamon

I had no idea what I was doing. I'm totally not good at the whole winging spices thing.

6 servings.
I don't know if I accidentally heavy handed the cinnamon or not, but it came through and was a nice surprise for my tastebuds. It tasted kind of not-exactly-chili-ish (whatever that means), which was super exciting for me. One. More. Chili. To. Go. IthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcan.

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