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Mexican Black Bean Chili

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I absolutely love black bean chili and this is my favorite way to make it. Without any meat, because you really don’t need it. 

Now there are so many black bean chili or soup recipes out there and almost all call for some type of meat protein in it.

However, if done right you really don’t need meat for black bean chili, because one cup of black beans provides 15.2 grams of protein.

Plus black beans are also a good source of antioxidants making this one of the healthiest chili recipes around.

Did you know that the fiber in black beans actually helps lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood and decrease the risk of heart disease?

Well if that is not more reason enough to omit the meat and go Vegetarian tonight, I don’t know what is!

I like to serve fresh jalapenos on-top this chili before serving.

So if you have small kids or those who can’t handle the heat, you can omit the fresh jalapenos at the end.

You can cook this on the stove top or in your slow cooker, both methods work great.

I hope you give this a try because it’s super delicious!

Note: I like to use “Better than Bouillon” Chicken stock. We buy ours from Costco, so instead of using 8 cups of liquid Chicken Stock, we use 3 tbsp of that instead. If your interested in trying it out, the link is below.

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Turkey Noodle Soup

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Well the holidays are coming to an end. And for most of us that means, having a leftover turkey in the fridge. Here is a great recipe to make, that utilizes the whole bird.

So you probably know how good homemade chicken noodle soup is, but have you tried homemade turkey noodle soup? Well then you are in for something special.

I will typically make a BIG pot of turkey noodle soup the day after the holidays or the night of. This way I am not wasting any food by utilizing the leftover turkey.

What I will do is fill a stock pot up with water and then I will put the carcass from my leftover Turkey inside. Then all there is to do is simply boil the bird for a good 30 minutes or more.

Then I will remove the bird and skim away anything that looks less appealing and use the remaining broth as my soup stock. Now there are plenty of ways to make this kind of soup, so I’m going to give you a few options here and let you decide what works best for you.

Really you cannot go wrong with making this soup, it’s healthy and also an excellent recipe to keep on hand after the holidays when you have leftover turkey. When I talk options, I mean you can decide what type of noodle to place in the soup and vegetables.

For the noodles there are thick or thin, large and small, options. So the type you use totally depends on what you prefer, however I do recommend using “egg noodles” because they are much lighter and work so much better in this kind of soup.

If you are feeling under the weather, feel free to add more garlic and onions to the stock as they carry antibacterial properties and have been proven to help people get better much faster.  I hope you give it a try and let me know what you think. Enjoy! 

 

Bubba has had enough excitement for one week and is now in a deep Turkey Slumber.

Note: If you have a leftover turkey, omit the chicken stock and boil your turkey carcass for one hour in 8 cups of water. And use the turkey stock in replace if the chicken stock. Also use the leftover white turkey breast instead of buying turkey breasts as that works great too for this soup.

 

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