Healthy Recipe: Turkey Chili

I hope you guys aren't sick of my healthy recipes yet. I'll be honest- it kind of hard to find tasty non-bland recipes & it's annoying to try them & have them not taste very good. I've tried a couple that I haven't loved. So, I figure I should share what I've learned so far.

Turkey Chili is already a fav. I would eat this when I'm not eating healthy. It's so good- turkey instead of ground beef and a TON of veggies. TONS.

1. Assemble ingredients

1/4 cup canola oil (I didn't need or use this much)
1 small red onion
3 medium carrots
2 small squash (I used HUGE ones & they were good)
2 small zucchini (big ones here too)
1 tsp cilantro (I used A LOT more than that- I'm a fan)
1 TB chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne
1 1/2 lbs 99% fat free ground turkey
2 can fire roasted tomatoes
3 cups salsa (I use the fresh-made stuff from Macey's)
Avocados to top it

2. Saute onions with oil. Add carrots, squash, & zucchini until soft. Mix spices in a bowl & pour half in with veggies.

3. Brown turkey and add other 1/2 of spices.

4. Add veggies and meat into large pot. Add canned tomatoes and juice (if I had more time I would have liked to make my own fire roasted tomatoes for it). Add salsa.

5. Cook on high for 15 min, then low for 40 min while you play outside with the kiddos

6. Slice avocado & put it on top & serve.

P.S. I double this recipe when I made it becuase it freezes really well. I freeze lots in little "lunch" size baggies- it's a lot easier to just snag lunch in the freezer rather than find something healthy to eat.

(here you can see the lentil stew, the tomato soup, and turkey chili)