Savvy with Abbie

I am officially behind by three blog posts this week so I'm going to do my best to get these up soon. Since the weather has been cooler this week (thank goodness!), most of the recipes are going to be soup or chili. I know that I have made a lot of chili recipes but this one was a healthy chili using ground turkey. The original healthy ground turkey chili recipe can be found HERE . We used garlic and onion powder instead of the actual vegetables. We also eliminated the celery, chipotle pepper, and bell peppers. This was an easy, low sodium, healthy meal.  Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey 2 tbsp garlic powder 2 tbsp onion powder 14oz can low sodium red kidney beans, drained and rinsed 14oz can low sodium white beans, drained and rinsed 28oz can tomato sauce 1 cup chicken broth 1 tbsp chili powder 1 tbsp less sodium taco seasoning Salt and pepper to taste Add all ingredients to a crockpot and cook on high for five hours. Serve with cheese and saltine crackers. 

The name might sound a little funky but this was really good! We have been trying to cook this tri-tip steak that we bought for the past week and it just hasn't happened so Kevin thought it would be good to cut up and put in the chili. What a great idea! And if you are looking for a hearty chili recipe just in time for Superbowl - this is it!  Here goes! Ingredients: 1 tbsp onion powder 2 tbsp garlic powder 3 tbsp chili powder 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp salt 16 oz can chili beans (do not drain) 16 oz red kidney beans (do not drain) 1 cup chicken broth 1 lb ground hamburger meat (drain) Three small tri-tip steaks Directions: Pour all of the ingredients in a crockpot except the tri-tip steak.  Mix everything together and cook on high for 5 hours.  After 4 hours, cook the tri-tip on the stove until it is cooked through. Add to crockpot, stir, and cook for another 30-60 minutes. When it's done, top with cheese and serve with Saltine crackers or your favorite toppings. Enjoy!

Last night I made this Chili recipe for the fam and we ate all of it! There were so many seasonings and ingredients but it was SO worth it! If you make this, please let me know in the comments below. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1.5 pound ground beef 2 tbsp onion powder 1.5 tbsp garlic powder 28oz diced tomatoes 12oz tomato paste 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/8 cup chili powder 2 tbsp cumin seed powder 1 tbsp dried oregano 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 3 bay leaves smoked sausage, horseshoe (one horseshoe) chili seasoning packet 1 can of kidney beans 1 can of black beans 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup Best Yet Mild Cheddar Cheese, to top Directions: In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef with onion powder until the ground beef is browned, 6-8 minutes. Add the following to the slow cooker - ground beef with onion powder, garlic powder, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, cumin seed powder, oregano, salt and pepper.  Stir until combined and then add bay leaves.  Cook o

I made this super easy chili last night and I honestly didn't plan on turning it into a blog so I have no photos BUT it turned out soooo good and it was so dang easy.  - U-shaped horseshoe sausage - One can of red kidney beans - One can of black beans - Chili Seasoning Packet - 1/2 cup water Put all of the ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours. In bowl, top with cheese and use saltines for dipping.  Enjoy! 

Now that the Utah Jazz season has started, game nights need to have simple dinners. Kevin found this recipe for Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Chili and it was perfect! This recipe was from Simply Recipes and we made this one our own. We don't use onion or garlic and instead we use onion and garlic powder, I also replaced tomato puree with tomato paste and we did not add any celery. We used Saltines to dip and it was so perfect! I will be making this again! Ingredients: 3 boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1 Tbsp onion powder 12oz tomato paste 1 cup chicken broth 1 Tbsp garlic powder 2 Tbsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp salt 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup corn, drained 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar Directions: Combine the chicken, seasonings, chicken broth and tomato paste in the slow cooker. Cover and cook for three hours. Shred the chicken, add the can of black beans, corn and apple cider vinegar and cook for 45 more minutes. Enjoy

It's been raining and pouring the past few days so today's dinner is a delicious and easy Chili in the Crockpot. I put all of the ingredients in the crockpot and put on high for six hours. We added Saltines and Cheese but feel free to add other ingredients! Ingredients: Ground Beef Smoked Beef Sausage Two cans of Red Beans (or kidney beans) Two cans of Black Beans Two cans of White Beans Two cans of Tomato Sauce A package of Chili Seasoning Mix together and enjoy!

This Slow Cooker Chili Pot Pie with Cornbread Crust recipe was delicious and super easy to make. The recipe originated HERE . I put the chili in the crockpot on this foggy Sunday morning and it was done by evening. The original recipe called for Red Peppers and Onions but we eliminated those. Below is our recipe: Chili Ingredients: 1.5Lb ground beef 1/2 Tbsp onion powder 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder 28oz jar diced tomatoes 15oz can tomato sauce 15oz white beans, drained 2 Tbsp chili powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp paprika Salt 1 tsp cocoa powder Chili Directions: Cook beef in a pan over medium heat until no pink remains. Drain grease. Move to slow cooker. Add all remaining ingredients and stir. Cook on low for 8 hours. Cornbread crust ingredients: 4 cups slow cooker chili (above) 1/2 cup flour 2 Tbsp sugar 1/2 cup cornmeal, fine ground 1/4 cup wheat germ 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 2/3 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 large