5 Bean Turkey Chili

This 5 Bean Turkey Chili is loaded with protein thanks to ground turkey and 5 kinds of beans! Make this easy chili on the stovetop or in the crockpot!

As you know, I have been trying to shed a little weight.  I have been exercising almost every night (and feeling pretty good about it!), as well as making some changes to my diet.  My husband came home from work one night and told me about a diet his coworker went on called The Fast Metabolism Diet.  His coworker, his coworker’s wife, and mother-in-law all lost a significant amount of weight on this diet in about four months.  I was skeptical about it.  He just told me, “Read the book.”  So I am.

I kind of get it.  The main premise of this diet is to keep your body confused so it has to work harder.  The diet works in phases.  Phase 1 is when you eat carbs.  I almost quit hearing that since I’ve been eating low carb.  Then, I read on.  It’s not the carbs we all think of like pasta, pasta, and more pasta.  It’s more along the lines of sprouted grains and quinoa.  I can hang with that for two days out of the week. 

Phase 2 will probably become my favorite phase: protein.  And that’s where this recipe comes from.  I am an egg eater, a meat eater, a seafood eater.  I am a total carnivore and I’ll get two days of that!  But before I move on to the recipe, let me tell you about Phase 3. 

Phase 3 is where you introduce healthy fats (think avocados and nuts) to the week along with a combination of carbs and protein.  The only downside to this diet is that for 28 days there’s no dairy (♥ you, miss you, cheese), caffeine (I won’t die without it), or alcohol (But wine is a grape!).  I’m determined to see if this diet really works as well as I’ve heard and read about.  I can’t wait to get the cookbook!

One of the things I love about the recipes in this book is that they’re easy to make and sound pretty delicious.  As soon as I read “chili” in the recipe list, I automatically asked my husband if he wanted chili for dinner one night.  Now is the time of year that I start getting excited for hearty meals cooked in the crockpot and meaty meals like chili. This turkey chili recipe was a total win for me!

So I can’t add cheese on top.  This recipe is loaded with so much stuff that I don’t even miss the cheese (sort of a lie)!  This chili is guaranteed to leave you full and satisfied.  Please note that I did tweak a few things from the original recipe, but it’s still chock full of healthy ingredients that work for this diet. If you’re not on a diet, go ahead and add a little cheese and sour cream for me.  What can I say?  I’m a bad influence!

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