Crock-Pot Brunswick Stew

How To Prepare
1. In a large nonstick pan, brown the ground turkey. Break up the turkey into small pieces while browning.

2. Pour turkey into a crock pot. Add tomatoes, barbecue sauce, onions, celery, bell peppers, and black pepper to taste. Mix together well.

3. Cover and cook on low 7 hours or on high 3 hours.

4. Stir in the vegetables into the stew mixture. Add a little hot sauce, if desired. Cover and continue cooking 1 hour on low or high.

5. Leftovers freeze great too!

Crock Pot Chicken Teriyaki

How To Prepare
1. Place chicken in crock pot. Sprinkle onions over the chicken.

2. In a separate bowl, combine Teriyaki, Splenda, vinegar, garlic, ginger and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken.

3. Cover crock pot and cook on low for about 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender. Check after 4 hours.

5. Remove chicken from crock pot.

6. Skim fat from cooking liquid, if there is any.

7. To serve: Top 1 piece of chicken with a little sauce. Serve with 1 small baked potato or ½ cup brown rice. Mash some teriyaki sauce into the baked potato and drizzle with little more teriyaki sauce over the top. If using rice, place chicken on top of rice and drizzle teriyaki sauce all over top of chicken and rice. In addition the chicken could be shredded and topped on the potato or rice.

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Low Fat Barbecue Turkey Chili, Potato Skillet

How To Prepare
1. Place potatoes in a microwave safe bowl and cook in the microwave for 2-3 minutes until slightly soften. They should not be completely cooked through. Set aside. Place onions in another microwave safe bowl and cook in microwave for 4 minutes, until soft.

2. Coat a large nonstick pan or skillet with cooking spray. Heat olive oil. Add ground turkey. Cook over medium-high heat, about 5-6 minutes. Stir often breaking up turkey into small pieces.

3. Using a rubber spatula, add cooked onions and potatoes to turkey. Stir in barbecue sauce, tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover and simmer. Using a rubber spatula, stir a few times while simmering. Continue to simmer until potatoes are completely cooked and soft, about 25-30 minutes.

4. This chili freezes great.

Makes 8 cups (each hearty serving, 1 cup)

Ultimate Beef Chili

How To Prepare
Season beef with pepper. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add half the beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides, 2 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with another 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and remaining beef.
Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to the pot. Add onions and bell peppers; cook, stirring frequently, until onions are golden brown, 10 to 20 minutes. Add garlic, jalapenos, cumin, chili powder, paprika and oregano. Stir until aromatic, about 2 minutes.
Add beer and simmer, scraping up any browned bits, for about 3 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, bay leaves and reserved beef. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until beef is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Add beans; cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until chili has thickened, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Adjust seasoning with pepper.

Skinny Chicken Cacciatore Soup

How To Prepare
1. In a microwave-safe bowl, add mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, and onions. Cook in microwave for 4-5 minutes until onion are soft.

2. In a large pan or soup pot, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in red pepper flakes and all the cooked veggies including the liquid from veggies.

3. Stir in wine and vinegar. Deglaze by boiling down until liquid has almost evaporated about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth and pasta sauce. Bring to a boil, turn down to simmer, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add cooked chicken and simmer 5 minutes to heat through.

Makes 10 cups (each main course serving about 2 cups)