Turkey Chili & Cornbread w/butter & honey sauce

This dinner is so simple and yummy!

Kids love it!

For the cornbread, we use Trader Joe's cornbread mix, and it takes a 35-40 minutes to bake, so we started there. Preheat your oven to 350.

Cornbread ingredients

Trader Joe's Cornbread Mix

1 egg

1/2 cup milk

1/3 cup vegetable oil

(we prefer olive oil)

Mix the egg, milk & oil together

pour in the mix

blend just until moistened ..... be sure not to over mix...
Pour into buttered 8x8 pan & bake @ 350 for 35-40 minutes

Once you have the cornbread in the oven, start with the chili

Turkey Chili Ingredients

1 lb. extra lean ground turkey breast

1 onion, chopped

2 cups peppers, sliced or chopped

(we like to use Trader Joe's Melange a Trois frozen peppers)

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 - 15oz cans beans, rinsed & drained

(1 red kidney and 1 whole pinto make it really delicious)

1 - 16oz can recipe-style stewed tomatoes (with juices)

1 cup salsa

1 Tablespoon ground cumin

2 teaspoons chili powder

Lightly coat bottom of soup kettle with olive oil (or use non-stick spray). Add onions, peppers & garlic. Over medium-high heat, saute until onions are translucent.

Add turkey. Cook until turkey is no longer pink....stirring frequently.
Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover & simmer for 20-30 minutes to blend flavors.

While the easy chili is simmering & blending flavors, you can put together the garnishments for the cornbread & chili toppings.

Butter & Honey Sauce

For enough sauce for the entire pan of cornbread

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

1/2-3/4 cup honey

melt butter in microwave for 60-90 seconds

add honey & whisk together

Toppings for the chili
shredded cheddar cheese
(we use low-fat)
plain whole yogurt

(substitute sour cream, if you prefer)

Drizzle the butter/honey sauce over a slice of the cornbread.

Top the chili with garnishments.

ENJOY!