Sometimes it is hard to be motivated to cook creatively during the week. I'll be honest, I kinda just feel like having popcorn tonight. But I'm going to a crossfit class and then running club and I'll be ravenous and needing something more than corn with air in it and salty butter.
I have 1/2lb of ground turkey left, 1/2 a bag of onions and some fresh herbs that are looking a little less than fresh. I'm thinking turkey lettuce roll-ups with thai basil and cilantro and lime.
Maybe throw in a few vermicelli noodles in there, some fish sauce/soy sauce and sriracha....now we're talking.
Its a chili kinda evening
I had to run an errand downtown this afternoon and I got caught in some classic Seattle drizzle, and it was the kind of wet cold that makes me wanna screw this city and move to Thailand and eat green curry and banana pancakes all day. The train ride home gave me just enough time to figure out what I could make for dinner. I came up with blackbean and turkey chili and that bad boy is simmering right now in this dark, dark house. Did I mention it's only 5:30pm? But the smell of harissa, cinnamon, and garlic is comforting.
Here is the psuedo-recipe...I usually just put on some tunes, rummage for a beer in the fridge and start throwing shit into a pan - but I made a concerted effort tonight to keep track of what I was doing. Here goes:
Here is the psuedo-recipe...I usually just put on some tunes, rummage for a beer in the fridge and start throwing shit into a pan - but I made a concerted effort tonight to keep track of what I was doing. Here goes:
Turkey Blackbean Chili
Ingredients
1 onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 lb ground turkey (could omit if veggie)
1 small delicata squash (cubed)
1 large can fire-roasted tomatoes
1 tbsp of tomato paste
1 can broth (bonus points if you have some homemade stuff on hand, I didn't tonight)
1 small can fire roasted green chiles
1 can black beans (kidney or cannelini are both good alternatives)
cumin, chili powder, harrisa, cinnamon, salt and pepper, liquid smoke, oregano....etc
3/4 cup roasted corn
Handful of whatever other veggies you have on hand (I had zuchinni and spinach)
Method
- Brown the turkey in a skillet....add cumin and chili powder- set aside
- In large pot saute the onion in garlic and some salt in a swig of olive oil (or coconut oil), let soften until translucent.
- Add chopped delicata squash and saute for a few minutes Add your cooked turkey.
- Stir in can of tomatoes, broth and tom. paste, then bring to high heat.
- Once simmering, reduce heat and add can of beans and chiles.
- Doctor it with whatever seasonings you like - harrisa, cinnamon, chili flakes etc
- Add roasted corn and zuchinni
- Cook for about 20-30 minutes & at the last minute add the spinach and juice of 1 lime1 onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 lb ground turkey (could omit if veggie)
1 small delicata squash (cubed)
1 large can fire-roasted tomatoes
1 tbsp of tomato paste
1 can broth (bonus points if you have some homemade stuff on hand, I didn't tonight)
1 small can fire roasted green chiles
1 can black beans (kidney or cannelini are both good alternatives)
cumin, chili powder, harrisa, cinnamon, salt and pepper, liquid smoke, oregano....etc
3/4 cup roasted corn
Handful of whatever other veggies you have on hand (I had zuchinni and spinach)
Method
- Brown the turkey in a skillet....add cumin and chili powder- set aside
- In large pot saute the onion in garlic and some salt in a swig of olive oil (or coconut oil), let soften until translucent.
- Add chopped delicata squash and saute for a few minutes Add your cooked turkey.
- Stir in can of tomatoes, broth and tom. paste, then bring to high heat.
- Once simmering, reduce heat and add can of beans and chiles.
- Doctor it with whatever seasonings you like - harrisa, cinnamon, chili flakes etc
- Add roasted corn and zuchinni
I like to serve it with greek yogurt and cilantro
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