Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

ngredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 ounces mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon ground toasted cumin
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
• ½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
• 1/2 pound of dried black beans (soaked/softened (you can boil them for 10 minutes then let sit for an hour if you forget to presoak them)
• 1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, chopped up in food processor
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup bean cooking liquid or 1 chicken broth
• Garnishes:
• Chopped avocado, minced scallions

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onions and cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute. Add ground turkey and cook until browned and cooked through. Add oregano, cumin, chili powder, ancho chili powder, and chipotle chili powder. Stir well and cook until fragrant, about a minute. Add black beans, tomatoes, bean cooking liquid, and salt and pepper to taste.
2. Pour chili into a crockpot and cook on low 6 hours to develop flavors. Alternatively, continue cooking chili on the stovetop on low heat for 1 hour.