Skinny Crock Pot Taco Stew (or stove top)

By CarolineNGa

It’s a thick stew or super chunky soup and it’s absolutely delicious! So healthy and loaded with fiber thanks to using 3 cans of different beans! Each serving has 259 calories, 2 grams fat, 12 grams of fiber and 6 Weight watchers POINTS PLUS.

Ingredients

• 1 pound (99% fat free) ground turkey breast
• 1 cup onions
• 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 oz) can pinto beans, not drained (use reduced-sodium, if possible)
• 1 (14.5 oz) can tomatoes, chopped or diced
• (14.5 oz) can Swanson’s reduced-sodium chicken broth or your favorite, see prep tip
• 1 (4 oz) can fire roasted diced green chiles, see shopping tip
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoon cumin
• Ingredients for Toppings: Optional
• Chopped tomatoes
• Fat-free sour cream or nonfat plain yogurt
• Reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese
• Crushed reduced-fat tortilla chips

Details

Servings 7
Adapted from skinnykitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. To Cook in Crock Pot: Brown ground turkey and onions in a large nonstick pan. Break up into pieces while browning. Add browned turkey/onions and all remaining stew ingredients to the crock pot. Mix well. Cover and cook on high for 3½ hours or on low heat for 7 hours.

2. To Cook on Stove Top: Brown ground turkey and onions in a large nonstick pan or pot. Break up into pieces while browning. Add all remaining stew ingredients. Bring to a boil, turn heat down to a simmer, cover and continue to cook for 1 hour.

3. To serve: Ladle 1⅓ cups into each bowl. If desired, top each serving with some of the optional toppings. I like to top mine with tomatoes and a tablespoon of nonfat plain yogurt, cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

4. This stew freezes great!

Makes 7 servings. Each serving, 1⅓ cups

Shopping Tip
You’ll find the can of diced Fire Roasted Diced Green Chiles in the Mexican foods aisle where salsa is sold. Most supermarkets sell the brand, Ortega. Trader Joe’s also sells it under their label.

Weight Watchers (old points) 5
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 6

SKINNY FACTS: for each 1⅓ cups serving (not including toppings)
259 calories, 2g fat, 0mg chol, 27g protein, 41g carbs, 12g fiber, 694mg sod, 3g sugar
FAT FACTS: the skinny and fat facts are the same for his recipe