Pumpkin Turkey Chili

I was looking for a different way to use up the leftover turkey from Christmas.  I also had some canned pumpkin left over from making the pie for Christmas.  I didn't tel anyone what was in it until they had eaten it.  We all loved it, and they still thought it was  good even after finding out there was pumpkin in it!  I only had a little bit of green pepper, but it worked.  And I used chunks of cooked turkey instead of ground turkey.

 Pumpkin Turkey Chili

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and saute the onion, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and garlic until tender. Stir in the turkey, and cook until evenly brown. Drain, and mix in tomatoes and pumpkin. Season with chili powder, pepper, and salt. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes. Serve topped with Cheddar cheese and sour cream.

Chicken Noodle Soup

I made this on Monday. I was feeling ambitious and almost made my own noodles. But I ran out of time. I had the chicken bones from the chicken we roasted on Sunday. I made a chicken broth with that in the morning and made the soup quickly in the evening.
I got the recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. I didn't have frozen vegetables. I just used carrots.

4 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 c chopped onion
1/2 tsp dried basil, crushed
1/2 tsp dried oregano, crushed
1/4 tsp pepper
1 bay leaf
1 10 oz pkg frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 c medium noodles or other small pasta
2 c cubed cooked chicken or turkey
1 14.5 oz can tomatoes, cut up

In a large saucepan combine chicken broth, onion, basil, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in vegetables (I had cooked carrots from making the broth and added them with the chicken at the end). Bring to a boil; stir in uncooked noodles. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 8 minutes or till noodles are tender but still firm and vegetables are crisp tender. Discard bay leaf. Stir in chicken or turkey and undrained tomatoes; heat through.