Chili With Beans And Ground Turkey - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb dried kidney beans
1 teaspoon oregano
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 lb ground turkey
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes

Preparation

Cook beans, oregano, onion, garlic and 1 Tbs. chili powder in six cups water for 2 hours. Salt to taste after 1 hour.
Toward end of bean cooking time, brown meat and garlic powder. Drain. Return to pan. Sprinkle with flour. (If flour sticks to pan, use a little water from beans to scrape sides.) Brown till combined.
Set aside.
Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes (don't drain), chili powder, basil, and oregano to crock pot and stir till blended.
Add meat/flour mixture to crock pot.
Add beans to crock pot. (Reserve water).
Combine.
Heat on \"high\" for one hour, then reduce to low and cook for at least one hour more. Add water from beans to chili if mixture becomes too thick.
Prep time does not include soaking beans, but does include bean cooking time.