Category: Fall | Yield: 8 | Difficulty: Easy
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1lb organic ground turkey or ground beef
2 tomatoes, diced, (or one can organic diced tomatoes)
1 package mushrooms, sliced
1 carrot, cut into quarter moons
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3 cups cooked or canned red, black or kidney beans
1 cup water
2 tablespoons organic tomato paste
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tbls brown sugar or agave nectar
1. Brown 1 pound of ground turkey or beef.
2. Heat oil in a large heavy pan and sauté onions, mushrooms and garlic for 3 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes, carrots, chili powder and cumin and sauté for 5 minutes.
4. Slowly add beans, water, tomato paste agave nectar and salt.
5. Add meat.
6. Cook on low to medium heat for 20-60 minutes. Let cool and thicken before serving. Tastes as good the next day.