Slow Cooker Turkey and Ground Beef Chili

This weekend has been full of NFL pre-season football! Yesterday afternoon we watched my Denver Broncos and this morning is the Indianapolis Colts for Kevin. As for the Broncos, they looked good! I was worried about keeping Drew Lock but I thought he looked great yesterday. I know it's pre-season but last year we did terrible so hopefully this is signs of things to come :) 

For dinner last night we were going to make chicken but we had purchased ground turkey and ground beef from Trader Joe's earlier this week so we decided to make a Turkey and Ground Beef Chili in the crockpot. The original recipe can be found HERE. 

This is a kidney-friendly chili and we adapted/added some things based on our preferences: We used one pound of ground turkey instead of two, added black beans, used onion powder instead of onion, removed the green bell pepper, we didn't use the boiling water or rice, and we added beef broth.

Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey
1 pound ground beef
1 can black beans
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 1/2 tbsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground oregano
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tbsp flour
1/4 cup chili powder
1 small can of tomato paste, low sodium or no salt added
2 cups beef broth

Optional: Shredded cheese

Directions:
In a large pan, cook the ground turkey and ground beef together until fully cooked, 7-10 minutes. Drain. Add to crockpot. 

Add all of the seasonings to the crockpot except chili powder.

Add chili powder.

Add flour and tomato paste. Add beef broth. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours. Serve with saltine crackers and top with cheese. 




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