Award Winning Turkey Chili

It's true, I won a chili cook-off with this recipe! So I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons of olive oil (I just use enough to coat the bottom of the pan)
2 tablespoons of minced garlic
2 1/2 pounds of ground turkey
4 tablespoons of dark chili powder (2 palms full)
2 tablespoons of grill seasoning (1 palm full)...I used Weber Chicago Steak seasoning. As I put it in with the meat I crush it to release the flavor
1 tablespoon of cumin
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 large onion chopped
2 large peppers chopped (I use red & yellow for color)
1 cup V8 (you could use tomato sauce, but i didn't have any)
1/2 cup smoky barbecue sauce
1 can kidney beans (drained)
1 can black beans (drained)
2 cans of chopped green chilis (drained)
1-3 tablespoons of Tapatio (depending on the spice you want)

Heat a pan over medium high. Add olive oil, 1/2 onion and garlic. Once the onions and garlic are cooked down, add turkey. Season with chili powder, grill seasoning, cumin, Worcestershire, chopped peppers.

In a large pot (or crock pot) put the remaining onion, V8, all beans, and green chilis. Mix together. Once the meat is cook thru, add to the pot. Add the BBQ sauce and Tapatio. Let sit for 30 minutes and serve! If possible, cook the night before and serve the next day for the best flavor! I topped it with sour cream and shredded cheese, but neither are necessary

Sausage Stars

{the olives & red bell peppers}

I tested this out for Superbowl Sunday and it was a hit! Mason LOVED it and I could barely keep them on the plate away from my husband.

2c. cooked sausage (Jimmy Dean Regular)
3 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese1 cup  Ranch dressing 
1 small can of chopped black olives1/2 c. finely chopped red bell pepper
Stir all that goodness into a bowl




Next you'll need a package of Won Ton wrappers. Easy to find. Usually in the refrigerated section of the produce department. They have to be refrigerated.

Take your Won Ton wrapper and press it down into a muffin tin. 
The recipe says to spray the pan with a non-stick spray, but I've never had them stick
They won't cover the whole thing, but make sure they have a definite "bottom"

Pre-heat your oven to 350

cook the formed Won Ton wrappers for 5 minutes (this is a must or else you will have soggy wontons)
then fill with a couple tablespoons of filling. Enough. But don't over fill.
cook again for about another 5 minutes, or until the cheese is all melted

Sticky Chicken Wings

Need a dish to take to a friends? Here you go! They will be begging for the recipe before you leave!

Ingredients

2 pounds chicken wings
3/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 TBS Creole seasoning
1 tsp dry mustard

Directions:

Cut off chicken wingtips and discard: cut in half at the joint

Combine soy sauce and next 5 ingredients in a broiler pan

Add chicken wings to soy sauce mixture and turn to coat. Cover and chill for at least one hour. Drain chicken discarding marinade

Bake chicken at 375* for 1 hour. Broil 5 inches from heat (with electric over, door partially open) 10 minutes or until browned.

Serves 20 appetizer servings.

Spinach & Sausage Pasta

This is a great recipe when you have had a long day and just want to get dinner over and done with. For those of you with kids, you can use a white cheddar cheese instead of the pepperjack!

Ingredients

1 box tri-colored Rotini pasta
1 roll of Jimmy Dean Regular sausage
1 box of frozen chopped spinach
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 pound of Pepperjack cheese (shredded) I use the Tilamook

Fry sausage with garlic. Drain for oil if necessary. Fill pot with water to cook noodles. Add block of frozen spinach, once the water comes to a boil add the pasta. Cook pasta and drain pasta/spinach mix. Put pack into pot, add sausage and cheese and mix together.

You are done! We love this meal. You can make garlic bread and a salad if you want more of a selection. It is great the next day too!

Buffalo Chicken Dip

This recipe is great for tailgating, parties, bbq's...whatever, whenever! I haven't met a person that doesn't love it. It's an easy way to get the taste of wings without the mess!

Ingredients

2 8 oz packages cream cheese (softened)
1 cup Ranch dressing
1 chicken (I get the pre-made ones and the grocery, bone and skin it)
3/4 bottle of Franks Buffalo Wing Sauce
1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese
celery sticks

Put wing sauce and chicken into a pan to warm.
Once warm, add softened cream cheese and ranch dressing.
Allow cream cheese to melt completely, add shredded cheese.
Once melted, transfer to a crock pot and set on low.
Serve with celery and/or crackers.

Burrito Meat

Mmmmm!!! Who doesn't love tacos or burritos? Need a good easy recipe? Here it is. I prefer this recipe with beef, but I make it with chicken all the time. It's up to you.

Ingredients

1 pot roast or appx 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 10 oz cans Rotel
2 4 oz cans of chopped green chilis
1 large onion, chopped
2-3 tablespoons minced garlic
salt & pepper to taste

When I make the pot roast (must be thawed) I brown all the sides in a pan with olive oil. I season the meat with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Once all sides are browned I move to the crock pot, add all the ingredients and cook on low for 8 hours. You will be able to shred the meat directly in the crock pot using 2 forks.

When I cook with the chicken, I use frozen chicken breasts. I add everything into the crock pot and set on low for 8 hours. SOOOOOO SIMPLE it's unbelievable.

If you have leftovers, which you most likely will. Remove meat from the juice, put in a pan and heat it thru. Add eggs and now you have breakfast burritos. This is my husbands favorite part of all of it. We add some cheese, tapitio and put on corn tortillas.

Enjoy! If you try it, let me know what your family thought!

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