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Gluten-Free and Easy Turkey Chili

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It’s officially feeling like fall in NY which means it’s the perfect time to start making chili again. I usually opt for turkey over beef to keep the meal on the lighter side. Chili is a great meal because you can prep the ingredients ahead of time. You can cook this on the stove or in a slow cooker. The recipe below works well when you’re short on time {or forgot to take out the slow cooker before work}.

Ingredients

1 lb. Turkey Chop Meat

3 Bell Peppers {I like mixing red, yellow and orange}

1 Hot Pepper {Remove most of the seeds to control the heat}

1 Small Onion

3/4-1 Cup Finely Chopped Carrots

2 Garlic Cloves, minced

1 14.5oz Cans of Unsalted Diced Tomatoes

2 14.5oz Cans of Kidney Beans

2 TBSP Tomato Paste

1/2 Cup Water

2 TBSP Chili Powder

1 TSP Paprika

1 TSP Cumin

1 TSP Corn Startch

1/2 TSP Garlic Powder

1/4 TSP Salt

1/8 TSP Black Papper

Pinch Cayenne Pepper {Omit if you don’t like much spice}

Scallions

Directions

Brown turkey in a Dutch oven and drain excess fat.

Chop onion, carrots, peppers and garlic. If you’re meal prepping, you can store these in a Pyrex container for 1-2 days.

Add veggies to the cooked turkey, add a little olive oil if needed.

Rinse and drain beans then add to veggies and turkey.

Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, corn starch and seasonings.

Let simmer for at least 30-45 minutes.

Serve with scallions, toasted corn tortilla and toppings of your choice!

For a saucier chili add 1 can of unsalted tomato puree.

Quick Sauce Tomatoes Sauce with Pasta

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Quick Red Sauce with Spinach and Fresh Basil

I work full time and don’t usually get home until 6pm or later, but I really love making dinner for me and the hubs-to-be. I have really been enjoying trying new recipes and improving my cooking skills. Something I try to focus on is not wasting food and utilizing whatever ingredients I have in my kitchen.

Recently I threw together a quick sauce with gluten-free pasta {right now I’m using Barilla}. It was really easy and I liked switching up my sauce by using diced tomatoes instead of a smooth puree. I generally by Tuttorosso tomatoes because that is what my mom and Grandma use. I am trying to get better with measuring my ingredients, so I can more easily share my recipes, but I’m not there yet. These measurements are approximate. I always add carrots to my red sauce because they help to reduce the acidity. Usually, I will very finely chop my carrots in a food processor and cook them in the sauce. This time I used whole carrots and removed them before serving. I found this sauce to be more acidic than usual, but it only let it simmer for about 30 minutes or less. I think I will try to whole carrot method again, but when I have time to cook my sauce longer. This meal was so easy to put together – a great option for weeknights or when you’re short on time.

Ingredients
3/4 lb gluten-free (or regular) pasta of your choice
1 Large can of diced tomatoes
3 oz. tomato paste
1/4 medium yellow onion
3 baby carrots
1 large clove of garlic
4 cups of fresh spinach (the more the better)
Dried basil
Dried oregano
Fresh basil
Salt & Pepper

Directions
Finely chop then satuee onions and garlic over medium/low heat until onions are soft and translucent. Next, add salt and pepper cooking for another 1-2 minutes. Once your kitchen smells delicious add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, carrots, dried herbs and let simmer for 30-60 minutes. While sauce is simmering bring salted water to a boil and cook pasta as directed on the box.

When pasta is cooked and you are ready to eat remove the carrots from the sauce and turn off heat. Give the spinach a rough chop and add it it to the sauce. I think it’s important to add the spinach at the end and with the heat off because it wilts down so quickly. Next, toss in the cooked pasta and sprinkle with fresh basil.

Cozy Beef Stew | One Pot Meal

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It may still be summer, but for the past week or so I’ve been craving beef stew. Yesterday’s cool, rainy weather was the perfect excuse to make this winter meal. I have been so excited to use my new dutch oven that I received at my bridal shower {especially because I am on vacation this week too}. I’ve made this stew in the slow cooker, but since I was going to be home and could keep my eye on the stove, I went for the dutch oven. I am still learning about different cuts of beef use. For this recipe I went with cubed stew beef.  I have used this recipe from NYT Cooking  as my starting point, but make it my own with the changes below.

Exclusions:

Bay Leaf

Large carrots

Large baking potatoes

All purpose flour

Additions:

Gluten-free flour

String beans

Baby golden potatoes, quartered

Baby carrots, cut in thirds

Tomato Paste

Worcestershire Sauce

Garlic powder

Herbs de Provence

Dried basil

Dried oregano

Changes to instructions/preparations.

Step 1: Add salt, pepper, garlic powder and herbs de provence (1/4 teaspoon each) to flour to coat beef. After browning meat allow excess oil to drain off on paper towel.

Step : Using the same pan or dutch oven sautee onion then add wine, vinegar, a heaping tablespoon of tomato paste and a few dashes of Worcestershire.

Step 3: Add carrots, potatoes, string beans and meat to dutch oven. Season with dried basil and oregano to taste (I used approximately 2 teaspoons of each)