Zesty Chi li

      Yield: 1 Servings

      1 lb carrots

      1 lb zucchini

      1 lb onions

    1/4 c  vegetable oil

      3 lb turkey (or beef),Ground

      1 T  garlic,Minced

      4    28-oz cans tomatoes,Crushed

      1    15-oz can of tomato sauce

      2 t  salt

Chop carrots, zucchini and onions in the food processor.

Heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a 6 quart pot.  Add vegetables. Cook

over medium-high heat 15-20 minutes, stirring 3 or 4 times until

almost tender.

Put 3 lbs.  ground turkey (or beef) and 1 tbsp. minced garlic in a 8

quart pot.  Cook, breaking up meat, until it is no longer pink. Stir

in the vegetables, four 28-oz.  cans crushed tomatoes in puree (drain

some of the juice or it might be too watery), a 15 oz. can of tomato

sauce and 2 tsp. salt.  Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low.