Tuesdays At The Table - Turkey Chili

*It's just after noon, and I just realized that today's post didn't go up as scheduled. BAD, BAD,  BLOGGER!!*
I hope everyone had a great holiday.  Mine was filled with family, friends and food.  Great combo, right?!  Santa also got me a few really cool gifts...but I'll blog about them later in the week.  :-)

OK, so you've had your big family dinner and now you're stuck with half a turkey.  Time to get creative.  Turkey chili time!! I actually make this with chili quite frequently too.

Turkey Chili

2 cups chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, chopped fine

1 cup chopped green pepper

1/4 cup olive oil

Two 35 oz cans stewed tomatoes, crushed

Two 15 oz cans kidney beans, drained

2 Tbsp tomato paste

3/4 cup chicken or turkey stock

2 Tbsp chili powder (or up to 4 Tbsp if you like it really hot)

1 Tbsp ground cumin

1 Tbsp dried hot red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon salt, plus more if desired to taste

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

3 to 4 cups of shredded, cooked turkey meat

Sugar (if needed)

In a large (8-quart) pot, cook the onion and green pepper over medium high heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for a minute or two more. Add a bit more olive oil if needed.

Add tomatoes, tomato paste, stock. beans, oregano, salt, pepper, and cooked turkey meat. Bring mixture to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for an hour.

Add 1 to 3 teaspoons of sugar to take the edge of the acidity of the tomatoes if desired.

What's cooking in your kitchen?