Easy Turkey Chili with Rice.

What can be better than a nice bowl of Chili on a cold snowy or rainy day??? Saturday was the first snow of the season, and due to the weather conditions I never left the house to go food shopping, but did have some random things in the house that I knew would come together into a wonderful bowl of yumminess.
I do have to mention, when I feel like I have no food in the house, the reality is I can still probably come up with enough food to make dinner for 10.  These are staples I always keep in the pantry/fridge, always have on hand - onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, rice, pasta, canned tomato, beans, and other random canned goods plus random vegetables.  Lets just say you cant go hungry in my house.. Luckily I also had in the freezer sweet Italian turkey sausages, so a chili for dinner was inevitable.  Everyone has a favorite chili recipe, and if I were shopping for ingredients, I may have added a few things, but sometimes, working with what you have can produce an equally great dish.
Ingredients:
1 package sweet Italian turkey sausage - removed from casing
1 onion
1 medium carrot
2 celery stalks
1 red pepper
1 can of crushed tomatoes
1 can of beans - red, black, white, whatever you have
directions
chop all vegetables into small cubes,
In a dutch oven or le creuset pot, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and add the turkey meat, use spoon to mash the sausages up into little pieces.  cook until brown on medium heat, about 10 minutes.  Remove from the pot into a bowl and put aside.  Add another tablespoon of olive oil and add vegetables, cook for about 5-8 minutes until brown/translucent.  Add the cooked turkey to the pot, add can of crushed tomatoes. Taste to make sure there is enough salt, if not add a little at a time. Add 1/2 teaspoon paprika and a sprinkle of chili powder if you have, ( or any other spices you like to add). Simmer for about 30 minutes on low heat. Drain and wash beans, add into the pot, and simmer for another 10-15 minutes. You can continue cooking to develop some more flavor, add a little water if its too thick, should be a pretty thick soupy consistency.  
Serve over rice or baked potato, and top with grated cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips for crunch.
Enjoy!!!