Chili Attempt Comes Back

"Back on August 10th I attempted to make a chili recipe, but ended up having to throw it away because of a big mistake that I made with the rice.  Last night I decided to try the recipe again.  This time I wanted to have nothing to do with the rice part.  So my husband made us organic corn muffins instead.  We ate the muffins aside of the chili instead of pouring the chili over cooked rice." The chili tasted good, but my husband said it could have used a little more spice.  I don't normally like things real spicy, but it did need a little extra something.  You know when something just tastes a little flat?  Well that's what I was getting too.  The recipe called for 2 tsp of chili powder.  Next time.... (yes I will make a third attempt to get this chili right)  I will either use more chili powder, add a little hot sauce or better yet throw some actual cut cup chili's or hot peppers in the recipe.  The corn bread also was not as good as the normal Jiffy one's that we make.  We may need to use 2 percent milk and butter instead of skim milk and vegetable oil.  The muffins were OK too,  but also needed a little TLC.  "

Chili Method

1. Brown 1 lb of Turkey Meat, 1 small chopped onion and 1 Tbl of chopped garlic

2. Season the contents above with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning and 3tsp of chili powder or 2 tsp chili powder and a tsp of hot sauce or a hot pepper

3. Stir in 1 - 14oz can of mixed chili beans - drain first

4. Stir in 1 - 140z can of diced tomatoes with juice

5. Simmer to bubbly
6. Stir in 1/2 cup of fresh Parmesan or cheddar cheese

Thanks for your patience with these pictures - need to kick finding a camera to use into high gear!

To end this post I would like to ask you a question about Chili Peppers!

Is the Chili Pepper Mostly Related to:

1. Peppercorn
2. Eggplant
3. Green Beans


* If you answered eggplant you are correct! Peppers are fruits not veggies - similar to the tomato and eggplant!