Ingredients

Meat

Ground turkey: Ground turkey is a mixture of dark and light meat, fat and skin from a turkey and minced to a ground state. Ground turkey meat is lean and lower in fat and calories per 100g compared to its beef and pork counterparts. It is also high in protein and vitamin B6.

Produce

Onion: Onion is a very common vegetable that is used both raw and cooked in food preparation. It has a sharp flavour raw that often sweetens once cooked. There are many varieties of onions, some that are milder than others. We use the common onion or yellow onion in this recipe.

Carrot: This root vegetable is slightly sweet, bright and filled with vitamin A and fibre. Baby-cut carrots are just smaller pieces cut from a larger carrot.

Green pepper: Green bell peppers are bell peppers that are picked early in their growth cycle. They are more bitter and earthy than red peppers. Though they are technically a fruit, bell peppers are typically used as a vegetable in cooking. Red bell peppers are high in vitamins C and A.

Red bell pepper:  The sweetness of red bell pepper is unbeatable in this recipe. Red peppers are the more mature version of the more bitter and earthy green pepper. Though they are technically a fruit, bell peppers are typically used as a vegetable in cooking. Red bell peppers are high in vitamins C and A.

Button mushrooms: Button mushrooms are immature fungi that come in two colours – white and brown. These mushrooms are one of the most popular mushrooms around the world and as such have many different names. Button white and cremini are the names I’ve come across most often here in Canada.

Pantry

Kidney beans: Kidney beans are a type of legume. They are named kidney beans because their shape looks like a human kidney. There are different kinds of kidney beans, here we use red. Kidney beans are a good source of protein and fiber.

Paprika:  I use sweet paprika, or just paprika, which is most commonly found in grocery stores. It is not sweet in the sugary sense, but compared to its spicy and smoked siblings it is definitely the sweetest of them all.

Chili powder: This powder comprises various varieties of dried chilies. The chilies are dried then ground and combined into this spice mix. Sometimes other spices are mixed in as well which is why you may find that different brands have slightly different flavours.

Garlic powder: Garlic powder is dehydrated garlic ground to a powder. It’s sweeter than raw garlic so it just adds a hint of garlic flavour without the sharpness.

Passata: Passata is strained tomatoes which has the consistency of tomato sauce. Once cooked down it thickens slightly but not too much as it doesn’t have too much excess liquid. 

Diced tomatoes: These tomatoes are chopped and cooked then canned. Canned doesn’t necessarily mean in a can although this is how you are most likely to find them in the grocery store.

Corn: Corn is a cereal grain that has been domesticated for thousands of years. It is a starchy vegetable that grows on stalks which produce ears covered in light yellow kernels. Canned corn is ideal for this recipe because it is already cooked and ready to go without compromising on flavour.