Busy individuals sometimes think they have to skimp on home-cooked meals because there simply aren鈥檛 enough hours in the day to prepare something fresh. While the drive-through lane of the nearest fast-food establishment can be tempting, rest assured there are many dishes that can be whipped up in a flash.
鈥淢ise en place鈥� is a French culinary term used to describe setting up ingredients in advance or 鈥減utting them in place.鈥� Dicing, chopping and getting ingredients ready in the morning or the night before can make it easier to throw everything together when it comes time to cook. A recipe that also doesn鈥檛 have a long cook time, like this one for 鈥淭urkey and Bean Chili鈥� from 鈥淐ooking Light: Dinner鈥檚 Ready鈥� (Oxmoor House), by the Cooking Light Editors, also can help.
Turkey and Bean Chili
Makes 6 servings
1聽聽 聽cup chopped red onion
1鈦�3聽聽 聽cup chopped seeded poblano pepper
1聽聽 聽teaspoon bottled minced garlic
11鈦�4聽聽 聽pounds ground turkey
1聽聽 聽tablespoon chili powder
2聽聽 聽tablespoons tomato paste
2聽聽 聽teaspoons dried oregano
1聽聽 聽teaspoon ground cumin
1鈦�4聽聽 聽teaspoon salt
1鈦�4聽聽 聽teaspoon black pepper
1聽聽 聽19-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1聽聽 聽14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
1聽聽 聽14-ounce can fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
1鈦�2聽聽 聽cup chopped fresh cilantro
6聽聽 聽lime wedges
Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the first four ingredients; cook 6 minutes or until the turkey is done, stirring frequently to crumble. Stir in the chili powder and the next eight ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.聽聽聽
