Sweet Potato Chili

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil, butter or ghee
1 onion sliced
1 ½ lbs ground free range turkey
2 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp paprika
1 Tbsp cumin
2-4 cloves minced garlic
3 medium sweet potatoes, chopped into 1/2 inch chunks, you can leave skin on
2 cups water
4 cups chicken broth or bone broth
1 small can black beans
¼ tsp cayenne or red pepper flakes to taste
Salt and pepper
Top with pumpkin seeds

Directions

Heat the oil or butter over medium high heat in a large pot. Add the onion, meat, chili powder and other seasonings. Brown the meat and crumble up. Remove the meat from the pan and set aside.

Add sweet potatoes in same pot with the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Brown the sweet potatoes; add garlic, water and broth. Bring to a low boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Using an immersion blender or a potato masher, blend up the sweet potatoes until smooth. Add meat, beans, and hot pepper, back to the sweet potato liquid and stir. Heat through and serve.