March Madness Turkey Chili Dip

Over 13 million men and 12.6 million women in the US are living with diabetes. That’s why NBA All-Star and Hall-of-Famer Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, who has Type 2 diabetes himself, has teamed up on the Diabetes Restaurant Month program.

He hopes to educate people about healthier menu options – like this “slam dunk” Turkey Chili Dip, which would be perfect to serve at your March Madness get together.

Turkey Chili Dip

Ingredients:

(Yields 10 servings)

• 1 1/3 pounds extra lean ground turkey breast
• 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
• 1 large chopped onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup carrots, diced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon allspice or ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 16-ounce can whole tomatoes, undrained, cut up
• 1 15-ounce can herb tomato sauce, undrained
• 1 16-ounce can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained
• Whole-wheat wafers

Fresh Cilantro Sour Cream

Yields 10 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 cup non-fat sour cream
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

Directions:

• In a large pot, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium high heat and sauté ground turkey until brown.
• Add the rest of the olive oil and the onion, garlic, celery and carrots and cook until tender.
• Mix together the dry seasonings and add to the turkey.
• Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and beans to the turkey mixture and simmer about 15 minutes, until the chili thickens and the flavors meld.
• Serve with 2 tablespoons of cilantro sour cream and whole-wheat wafers.

For more information, recipes and tips from Earl, visit MerckDiabetes.com and facebook.com/TheDiabetesDish.

Anne-Marie Nichols is the Managing Editor of Mom Central Food. You can also find her cooking up some healthy recipes at This Mama Cooks! On a Diet.

Anne-Marie Nichols