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    Home » Recipes » Chili-like » Garden Chili with a Product Review

    Garden Chili with a Product Review

    Updated: Jul 21, 2023 by Veronica Noone · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

    garden chili pin

    The nice folks over at Amazing Taste contacted me asking if I'd be willing to review their seasoning packets. Honestly, I totally forgot about them until I came home from my business trip to discover a box of spices on my stoop.

    Being away for the last week they couldn't have come at a better time. I was hankering for a home cooked meal but I wanted to make something brainless that didn't require much thought. Cue Amazing Taste Chili Seasoning!

    The seasoning packet, of course has a recipe for chili that I couldn't follow. And anyway, I had a boat load of fresh veggies on hand that I really wanted to get creative with.

    So I defrosted a ½ pound of lean ground turkey and started chopping! What I ended up with was a delicious veggie filled light chili that was really seasoned perfectly! Unfortunately, the husband isn't a chili fan so you only get my opinion. And the toddler wouldn't try it for some reason, he's really smack dab in the middle of the picky three year old stage. :~)

    Ingredients

    • 1 medium onion chopped
    • ½ pound (8oz) lean ground turkey raw
    • 1 medium eggplant diced (leave skin on)
    • 1 medium-large green pepper chopped
    • 1 small-medium zucchini chopped
    • 5 medium-large garden fresh tomatoes diced
    • 1 chili seasoning packet
    • 1 15oz can kidney beans rinsed and drained
    • non-stick cooking spray

    Instructions

    Place a large pot over medium heat and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Add the onion and cook until just turning transparent. Then add the ground turkey and diced egg plant. Cook for a few minutes while breaking up the ground meat with a wooden spoon. After a few minutes you'll notice some liquid coming out of the egg plant, the bottom o the pot will get moist.

    Add the green peppers, zucchini and tomatoes as you chop them all while stirring and coking over medium heat. When adding the tomatoes, keep as much liquid as possible, we are using all the water in the vegetable to create the chili.

    Once all the veggies are in the pot and they've been cooking over medium heat for a few minutes, you'll notice more and more liquid. Now stir in the seasoning packet.

    Add the kidney beans last and simmer over low heat until ready to serve.

    I served it almost immediately over some instant brown rice and topped with a bit of shredded cheese and fresh cilantro. Honesty, it was delicious! The seasoning was dead on and tasted very similar to how I would have seasoned it on my own. It you are a season packet type of cook (I normally don't use only because I like to experiment), I'd recommend trying the Amazing Taste packets, they're only 99 cents and are easy to use in a pinch!

    📖 Recipe

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    Garden Chili with a Product Review

    Our Garden Chili recipe uses only the freshest veggies and herbs from our garden. With our recommended product, you'll enjoy a delicious, homemade chili that's quick and easy to make.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 12 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 22 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 cups
    Calories 118 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 medium onion chopped
    • ½ pound 8oz lean ground turkey raw
    • 1 medium eggplant diced leave skin on
    • 1 medium-large green pepper chopped
    • 1 small-medium zucchini chopped
    • 5 medium-large garden fresh tomatoes diced
    • 1 chili seasoning packet
    • 1 15 oz can kidney beans rinsed and drained
    • non-stick cooking spray

    Instructions
     

    • Place a large pot over medium heat and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Add the onion and cook until just turning transparent. Then add the ground turkey and diced egg plant.
      1 medium onion chopped, ½ pound 8oz lean ground turkey raw, 1 medium eggplant diced
    • Cook for a few minutes while breaking up the ground meat with a wooden spoon. After a few minutes you'll notice some liquid coming out of the egg plant, the bottom o the pot will get moist.
    • Add the green peppers, zucchini and tomatoes as you chop them all while stirring and coking over medium heat. When adding the tomatoes, keep as much liquid as possible, we are using all the water in the vegetable to create the chili.
      1 medium-large green pepper chopped, 1 small-medium zucchini chopped, 5 medium-large garden fresh tomatoes diced
    • Once all the veggies are in the pot and they've been cooking over medium heat for a few minutes, you'll notice more and more liquid. Now stir in the seasoning packet.
      1 chili seasoning packet
    • Add the kidney beans last and simmer over low heat until ready to serve.
      1 15 oz can kidney beans rinsed and drained
    • I served it almost immediately over some instant brown rice and topped with a bit of shredded cheese and fresh cilantro. Honesty, it was delicious! The seasoning was dead on and tasted very similar to how I would have seasoned it on my own. It you are a season packet type of cook (I normally don't use only because I like to experiment), I'd recommend trying the Amazing Taste packets, they're only 99 cents and are easy to use in a pinch!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 13gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 33mgPotassium: 757mgFiber: 6gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1013IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword Brown Rice, Chili
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    1. Skinny Sushi

      July 21, 2010 at 6:03 pm

      I made this with chopped chicken breast, yellow squash, sweet corn, tomato sauce, and garbanzo beans and it turned out surprisingly well! Thanks!

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    2. home & garden

      March 16, 2009 at 5:38 pm

      I really liked your blog!

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    3. Stephanie

      March 07, 2009 at 8:28 pm

      Hi Roni. I made this tonight, and it was AMAZING. :o) Thank for the recipe!

      Reply
    4. roni

      August 19, 2008 at 5:57 am

      It's pretty comparable to other brands. Actually their chili mix had the highest at 480. All their other mixes are 200 or below a serving.

      As it compares to my own, not sure, I don't normally measure salt.

      Hope that helps!

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    5. Jen

      August 18, 2008 at 8:51 am

      How does the sodium, etc. compare to what you'd have used on your own?

      Reply

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