I have a great recipe that we cook quite often at Chez Weird Robert's Foam Finger - give this a whirl:
Chili with Chipotle and Chocolate
Cooking spray
2 cups diced onion (about 1 large)
1 tsp minced garlic
1 1/4 pounds stew meat (or ground turkey!)
3 T brown sugar
2 T ancho chile chowder
1 1/2 T dark, dark unsweetened cocoa (use the dark chocolate kind in the baking goods aisle)
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 (15 ounce) can, pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can, kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 (14.5 ounce) cans, diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (14 ounce) can fat free, low sodium chicken broth
2 chipotle chiles, canned in adobo sauce, minced
2 ounces bitter or unsweetened chocolate, chopped
Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion, garlic and meat to pan; sauce until the meat is browned and the onions are translucent. Add sugar and the next 9 ingredients (through the chipotles) to pan, stirring to blend; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer 15 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Add chocolate, stirring to melt.
Top with chopped green onions and fat-free sour cream (and if you like, reduced fat shredded cheddar). Serves 8.
The flavors actually blend brilliantly - trust me on this.
