Pantry Chili

So the other day, I had to make dinner and my cupboards were looking pretty grim after the holidays. I didn't really have much meat either which I usually have a stock of.  I look and I have ground turkey and a piece of round steak. I thought hrmmmm.

So I brown the ground turkey with garlic, sage, poultry seasoning, onion powder (don't even have onions), salt and pepper.
I defrost the piece of round steak and cut into cubes.
Then I cut carrots into pieces (no other veggies than that.
I throw all this into a pot.  I find a can of pinto beans, navy beans, black beans, and kidney beans. I rinse those and they go into the pot. I put tomato sauce, and chop up whole tomatoes and they go in the pot. I add some water. And of course chili powder, salt and pepper.

After a couple of hours of simmering, I made some instant rice and had my hubby get a loaf of french bread.
That was some of the best chili I ever had. 

I highly recommend when you don't really have too many groceries to put together meals, don't be afraid. Be a pantry chef. Throw some stuff together and woohoo, a wonderful meal.

The leftovers were even better.

Maria