Turkey Chili Mac

I'm trying to clean our our freezer right now. Our freezer generally resembles a meat locker. We've got a ton of different types of meat in it and sometimes I forget exactly whats in there. Thanksgiving is coming up and in order to make room to freeze a turkey (or two) we need to eat up some of the food in the freezer. I found ground turkey in the freezer and decided that would be a perfect item for dinner.

Cheese is not a popular item in my household. In fact, we rarely have it in the house. I decided to make a turkey chili with macaroni to use up the turkey in an easy, fast way. Since beans are as popular as cheese in my household, we skipped the beans in the chili too.

The turkey chili turned out really tasty and it was quick to make.

Turkey Chili Mac
16 oz ground turkey
4 Aidells chicken apple sausage, cut into pieces
2 8oz cans tomato sauce
1 c water
1 T salt
1 T pepper
1 T cumin
1 T chili powder
1 t celery seed
1 T chili based spice rub (optional)
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves
1 lb elbow macaroni

1. Brown turkey in a saucepan
2. Add onion and garlic to saucepan and continue to brown
3. Add bell pepper and sausage to sauce pan. Cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add seasonings, water, tomato sauce to sauce pan and stir. Season to taste.
5. Simmer 30 minutes. The goal is for the chili to not be too runny.
6. Cook the macaroni in boiling water for 8 minutes. Cook until al dente. Drain well.
7. Add macaroni into chili and stir (heat off.)