Eat clean with Lean Meat
By Pamela Echemunor
Eating healthy requires discipline, action and perseverance. It takes a lot of restraint to avoid the various delicious temptations of the world, but being mindful goes a long way. Lean meats come in various forms and are vitamin packed, they’re not only a healthy option, they’re absolutely delicious too. Here is a fabulous lean meat recipe you need to try
Slow cooked Turkey Chilli.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion,
1 large red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. extra-lean ground turkey breast
3 cups low-sodium vegetable juice
1 15-oz. can no-added-salt diced tomatoes in their juice
2 15-oz. cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 avocados, peeled and diced
½ cup plain yogurt, divided
Method
Heat olive oil over medium heat in skillet. Add onion and bell pepper and cook until soft. Stir in the garlic, chili powder, cocoa powder, ground cumin, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute to blend the spices. Pour onion and spice mixture into slow cooker. Cook the turkey in the same skillet, breaking the turkey into small pieces and cooking until the turkey breast loses pink color. Place in the slow cooker. Add the vegetable juice, chicken broth, tomatoes and their juice and kidney beans. Cover the slow cooker and set on low. Cook for 4 hours. Serve garnished with diced avocado and a spoonful of plain yogurt.