For those who like/need LS/LC recipes this Chile is pretty darn good .
Serves 6-8
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
2 Lbs. Ground Turkey , we used ground white meat turkey for LC
6 - cloves peeled and chopped fresh garlic (or number of cloves to your taste)
1 - large sweet yellow onion, chopped .
1- 15 oz. can No Salt Tomato Sauce
1 - 32 oz. box Unsalted Chicken Broth
4 - Tablespoons Dry Roux (Kary's Dark Dry Roux in a jar for LC) dry roux has no oil .
3 - Tablespoons Chili Powder ( Bolner's Fiesta Brand )start with 3 Tab. and add more at the end if needed - to taste . With the Ground White Meat Turkey 3 Tablespoons was just right
1- teaspoon ground Comino ( AKA ground Cumin... same thing )
2 - teaspoons Tony Chachere's NO SALT Seasoning Blend(note - this has NO salt or salt substitutes or MSG in it )
1/2 - teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
water as needed for thickness
4 - Tablespoons Corn Flour : Optional - you can thicken the chili with a slurry of corn flour mixed with warm water and stirred into the chile , while simmering ... my family likes the corn flour flavor in the chili.
Slowly cook the ground turkey , garlic and onion in the olive oil on medium high heat . When the turkey is no longer pink and the onion is getting transparent , Add the dry roux to the cooked meat , onions & garlic and blend well . Add the Tomato Sauce and Chicken broth. Mix well
Season with chili powder , ground Comino , Tony's No Salt Seasoning , onion powder and garlic powder ( to make up for the no salt ...go heavy on the other spices to make up for it , you don't want bland chili so kick it up a notch .
Now take a taste and see if more spice is needed and adjust spices to taste .
I usually add more Comino , Tony's , onion and garlic powder .
When it suites your tastes , you can now add the corn flour and water slurry thickner . Stir it in and put on a low simmer , covered , stir often and add water if too thick ....simmer at least 45 minutes , 1 hour is better and a little longer wont hurt .
I'm not going to start that bean or no bean thing ... you do what you want .
I have made chili both with and without and I go both ways ... it's all good .
I have a few more "Heart Healthy" recipes if anyone is interested , Chicken & Yellow Rice, Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya , Shrimp Creole , Shrimp and Yellow Rice .
I'm not on a restricted diet but my youngest son now is ... recovering from open heart surgery and doctor told him low sodium is now the rule ... Mom and Dad are helping him learn how to cook LS/LC ... it's not too bad and not too hard to find no and low sodium products so that makes adapting recipe's much easier .
If interested in Kary's Dry Roux www.karysroux.com
Gary