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Healthy Turkey Lentil Chili

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Crockpot turkey and lentil chili is a healthy family dinner. Perfect for those cold nights when the temperatures are dropping. Stores great in the freezer too!

turkey chili

As a true-blue, born and bred New Englander, I appreciate every season. Yup, even winter! But when asked what my favorite season is, I always say I love the start of each new season. By the time summer is over, I’m looking forward to cooler weather, changing leaves, and everything pumpkin. And once Thanksgiving comes around, I’m thinking about hot chocolate and hitting the slopes! One of the best things about those cold winter months is eating lots of flavorful stews and soups. This healthy turkey lentil chili is just the meal you need to warm up the family this winter.

It’s the perfect meal for a football Sunday, to bring to a tailgate, or have as a weeknight dinner. Add your favorite toppings and enjoy this home-cooked meal. You can also make an extra batch and store in the freezer to use on nights when you have no time to cook.

turkey lentil chili

Healthy Turkey Lentil Chili
 
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Crockpot turkey and lentil chili is a healthy family dinner. Perfect for fall nights when the temperatures are dropping. Stores great in the freezer too!
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Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • ½ yellow onion, diced
  • 4 gloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup dry green lentils, uncooked
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
  • Salt and pepper
  • Your choice of toppings
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil on large pan over medium heat. Add turkey and cook until brown. Add onions and garlic and cook until onions are soft and translucent.
  2. Add turkey mixture to crockpot.
  3. Add lentils, vegetable broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and all spices. Stir.
  4. Cook on low 4-6 hours or high 2-3 hours.

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Lentil Turkey Chili

Oven Baked Pork Schnitzel

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Super easy oven baked Pork Schnitzel is an easy week night recipe. Pair it with potatoes and a salad for an easy and satisfying dinner.  

Pork Schnitzel

Looking to get in the fun of celebrating Oktoberfest? Then try this easy oven baked Pork Schnitzel. It’s healthier than pan frying, but tastes just as delicious. It also is a great make ahead meal and stores well in the freezer.

Pork schnitzel is a popular German dish prepared by breading and frying thin pork cutlets. Although there are many varieties of schnitzel like chicken, veal, and turkey. Pork is one of my personal favorites. The key to a good schnitzel is a meat mallet. You need to pound the pork very thin.  Skip the gym and have this be your arm work out!

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Oven Baked Pork Schnitzel
 
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Super easy oven baked Pork Schnitzel is an easy week night recipe. Pair it with potatoes and a salad for an easy and satisfying dinner.
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 boneless pork chops, pounded until ¼ inch thick
  • ½ cup flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp roasted garlic powder
  • 2 eggs whisked
  • 1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425.
  2. Combine flour and spices in shallow bowl. Eggs in another, and breadcrumbs in another
  3. Dip each piece of pork into flour, shaking off excess. Then dip into egg, then bread crumbs. Place pork on a lightly oiled wire rack over baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 15 minutes. Flip and bake another 5 minutes.

 

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Healthy oven baked pork schnitzel

Easy Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

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Chicken noodle soup is a classic comfort food. Try this easy, homemade crockpot recipe. Serve with warm bread! 

Chicken noodle soup

What is your favorite soup to make every winter? If your answer is classic, homemade, and comforting chicken noodle soup, this is the recipe for you.  Homemade soup on a cold winter day is the perfect recipe. This will quickly become your favorite, go-to chicken noodle soup recipe that the whole family will enjoy! It stores great in the freezer and is easily reheated over the stove. My favorite type of noodle to use is extra wide egg noodles, but I’ve also used orzo. The mini meatballs are optional, but I highly recommend it!

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Easy Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
 
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Serves: 4-5
Ingredients
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • Mini meatballs (optional)
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2-3 bay leafs
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • ½ bag extra wide egg noodles
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to a crock pot, except egg noodles.
  2. Cover and cook on low 6 hours.
  3. Before ready to serve, cook egg noodles according to package directions.
  4. Once crockpot is done, remove bay leafs and turn heat off.
  5. Add cooked egg noodles to crockpot. Stir. Serve.

 

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Easy Crockpot Chicken noddle soup

Easy Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

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Beef stroganoff is a creamy and delicious dinner the whole family will love!

Set it and forgot it – who doesn’t love using a crockpot!? There is nothing better than coming home after work and walking into a house that’s filled with the aroma of tonight’s dinner!

This is one of my favorite go to recipes for not only my family, but when we have guests over as well! You can either cook the noodles in a pot on the stove or add them to the crockpot. Just be careful to not overcook the noodles in the crockpot!

Easy Crockpot Beef Stroganoff
 
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Recipe type: Crockpot
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
  • 1-1½ lbs stew beef
  • 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
  • ½ cup water
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • Salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • 1 bag of egg noodles
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients except the noodles to a crockpot and cook on low 6-8 hours.
  2. Before you are ready to serve, cook egg noodles according to directions on package

 

 

 

Crockpot Cilantro Chicken

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Juicy chicken breast cooked on low in the crockpot. Add in southwestern ingredients like black beans and corn for an easy weeknight dinner.


Somewhere in one of the Facebook groups I belong to, I met a woman who has monthly crockpot menus. Unfortunately, I don’t remember what group I came across her name, but she was nice enough to share her crockpot itinerary with me last February.  There was 18 different crockpot meals and a shopping list. This thing was impressive!

Cilantro chicken is the first of the recipes I’ve tried from the list. There is no reference, I have no idea if it’s her recipes or from a cookbook. So, mysterious lady, if you ever come across my blog, thank you!

Crockpot Cilantro Chicken
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsps lime juice
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 ear of corn, cooked (or use one 16 oz bag frozen corn)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 tsp cumin
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to the crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours.