Wegman's Turkey Chili (.85, .6, 9)

I thought I would concentrate this week's menu to Wegman's dishes from their latest Menu magazine. The Turkey Chili was a let down. It was more like warm gazpacho with some meat product. For the full recipe go here

I guess if I made these small changes as one reader suggested, it would have been better

My turkey chili is similar to this except I use white kidney beans and no bell peppers. I use jalapeno, anaheim, & fresno chilies. I like my chili on the spicy side and use my own blend of cayenne and cumin. It is similar to most of the commercial "mexican style" chili powder. The other difference is that I smoke my ground turkey with mesquite before I use it in the chili and I do my beans in a separate pot and ladle the chili over the beans before topping with some grated Smoked Chihuahua cheese. My recipe also uses smoked dried tomatoes so I get the intensity of flavor with less sugar.