Question

[Bill and Misty Dowd]

Has anyone tried making chicken chili with beans? What did you think of
the taste? Or turkey tacos just trying to think of some recipes that are
high in fiber and low in fat and taste good?

Misty

[Deb in Northern California]

I made turkey tacos before and did not care for the taste. If you look at
the lower fat ground beef that is out there it is just as lean as the
turkey, so go with what you know and enjoy.

Debbie

"Bill and Misty Dowd" > wrote in message
...
> Has anyone tried making chicken chili with beans? What did you think of
> the taste? Or turkey tacos just trying to think of some recipes that are
> high in fiber and low in fat and taste good?
>
> Misty
>
>

[ray miller]

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 17:34:03 -0400, "Bill and Misty Dowd"
> wrote:

>Has anyone tried making chicken chili with beans? What did you think of
>the taste? Or turkey tacos just trying to think of some recipes that are
>high in fiber and low in fat and taste good?

Chicken (and bacon) goes great with chili. Turkey is even better 'cos
it's a stronger taste. Mind you I like chili...hot...very hot. Hot
chili is a bit addictive I think. Unless my mouth goes numb it's a bit
disappointing :)
http://www.hot-headz.com/
I'm currently using fresh habeneros and "who dares burns" sauce to
spice them up

Ray
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rmnsuk
overall - 273/203/182
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[Joyce]

I used to use ground turkey in chili, spaghetti sauce, etc. - could not tell a
difference in the flavor. I had made the assumption that ground turkey was much
leaner than ground beef ... well yeah, until you start reading the labels on all
the different varieties of ground beef. I now cook with extra lean ground
sirloin, either 4 or 5% fat. It's lower in fat content, lower cholesterol, lower
sodium and usually lower priced than the ground chicken or ground turkey. You
really do need to check out the nutritional data on everything, don't just go with
what the media says is better for us.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 17:34:03 -0400, "Bill and Misty Dowd"
> wrote:

>Has anyone tried making chicken chili with beans? What did you think of
>the taste? Or turkey tacos just trying to think of some recipes that are
>high in fiber and low in fat and taste good?
>
>Misty
>

[Stan]

One day, about 15 years ago, after eating a bowl of chili I had made
with ground turkey, my wife put her spoon down and said, "If you ever
serve me anything with ground turkey again, I will divorce you."

We had been eating a lot of it, after I found out that my cholesterol
is extremely high.

We're still married, but I don't think she was joking.

After you brown ground beef, you can put it in a colander and rinse it
to remove even more fat.

More recently, I have discovered that it's pretty easy to grind your
own. I saw Alton Brown do this on "Good Eats" (on the Food channel).
He mixed two cuts of beef, but I just use eye of round because it's
very lean and it goes on sale a lot. My Sam's always has it, and it's
fresh and it's well under $3/lb. If you trim off all the fat, a
3-ounce serving has 145 calories and 4.6 g fat, about 3 points.

I trim the fat and silverskin off, then cut the rest into 1" cubes. I
put just enough to make one not-very-crowded layer in the bottom of
the food processor bowl. I pulse it, about a second at a time, 15
times. It's beautiful, bright red, fresh, and it smells like meat.

My daughter now likes meat loaf.

One thing I should mention is that many (most?) butchers grind ice
chips in with the beef to add free weight to it. I find that, in
recipes like meat loaf and meatballs, I have to add a little more
water than I'm used to doing, or it comes out dry.

Stan


On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 17:34:03 -0400, "Bill and Misty Dowd"
> wrote:

>Has anyone tried making chicken chili with beans? What did you think of
>the taste? Or turkey tacos just trying to think of some recipes that are
>high in fiber and low in fat and taste good?
>
>Misty
>

[Brenda Hammond]

I grind my own beef as well. It's cheaper for me to buy a lean roast or
steak ($2.59 lb.) and grind it up than it is to buy a pound of extra-lean
ground beef ($5.80 lb.) Tastes much better too.
--
Brenda
209/174/150
SWWC goal 165

"Stan" > wrote in message
...
> One day, about 15 years ago, after eating a bowl of chili I had made
> with ground turkey, my wife put her spoon down and said, "If you ever
> serve me anything with ground turkey again, I will divorce you."
>
> We had been eating a lot of it, after I found out that my cholesterol
> is extremely high.
>
> We're still married, but I don't think she was joking.
>
> After you brown ground beef, you can put it in a colander and rinse it
> to remove even more fat.
>
> More recently, I have discovered that it's pretty easy to grind your
> own. I saw Alton Brown do this on "Good Eats" (on the Food channel).
> He mixed two cuts of beef, but I just use eye of round because it's
> very lean and it goes on sale a lot. My Sam's always has it, and it's
> fresh and it's well under $3/lb. If you trim off all the fat, a
> 3-ounce serving has 145 calories and 4.6 g fat, about 3 points.
>
> I trim the fat and silverskin off, then cut the rest into 1" cubes. I
> put just enough to make one not-very-crowded layer in the bottom of
> the food processor bowl. I pulse it, about a second at a time, 15
> times. It's beautiful, bright red, fresh, and it smells like meat.
>
> My daughter now likes meat loaf.
>
> One thing I should mention is that many (most?) butchers grind ice
> chips in with the beef to add free weight to it. I find that, in
> recipes like meat loaf and meatballs, I have to add a little more
> water than I'm used to doing, or it comes out dry.
>
> Stan
>
>
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 17:34:03 -0400, "Bill and Misty Dowd"
> > wrote:
>
> >Has anyone tried making chicken chili with beans? What did you think of
> >the taste? Or turkey tacos just trying to think of some recipes that are
> >high in fiber and low in fat and taste good?
> >
> >Misty
> >
>

[Kate Dicey]

Joyce wrote:
>
> I used to use ground turkey in chili, spaghetti sauce, etc. - could not tell a
> difference in the flavor. I had made the assumption that ground turkey was much
> leaner than ground beef ... well yeah, until you start reading the labels on all
> the different varieties of ground beef. I now cook with extra lean ground
> sirloin, either 4 or 5% fat. It's lower in fat content, lower cholesterol, lower
> sodium and usually lower priced than the ground chicken or ground turkey. You
> really do need to check out the nutritional data on everything, don't just go with
> what the media says is better for us.

I use chicken and tukey meat for these things - MUCH better than curling
up in agony with beef, even the leanest! Sometimes it isn't JUST the
fat/cholesterol levels, or the soduim that dictate what's good for us.

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[Kristin]

I had turkey tacos the other night. Used ground turkey with tortillas and
they were pretty good, just make sure you have a lot of flavorings to add
because it's kinda blah without it. :)

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"Bill and Misty Dowd" > wrote in message
...
> Has anyone tried making chicken chili with beans? What did you think of
> the taste? Or turkey tacos just trying to think of some recipes that are
> high in fiber and low in fat and taste good?
>
> Misty
>
>