Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

6 SmartPoints

Prep time: 8 min

Cook time: 6 hr

Serves: 4

Seasoned canned tomatoes and Italian turkey sausage add instant life to chili. Try tomatoes with different seasonings to vary the flavour of your chili.

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

You might find raw Italian turkey sausage in links; four links are about 1 pound. Use two cans of diced tomatoes with chiles if you prefer a very spicy dish.

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• 1 pound(s) uncooked turkey sausage(s), hot-Italian variety

• 14 1⁄2 oz canned diced tomatoes, with garlic and onions, undrained

• 15 oz canned pinto beans, undrained

• 14 1⁄2 oz canned diced tomatoes, with chilies, undrained

• 1 medium uncooked onion(s)

• 1⁄4 tsp table salt, or more to taste

• 1⁄4 tsp black pepper, or more to taste

1. Remove sausage from casing and place in a 4-quart or large slow cooker; break up meat with a spoon. Add beans, both cans of diced tomatoes with their liquid and onion; stir.

2. Cover slow cooker; cook on low setting for 5 to 6 hours. Stir in salt and pepper; garnish with chopped onion if desired and serve. Yields about 1 1/2 cups chili per serving.