Turkey with Rosemary and White Beans

I'm getting sick of chili. This is sad because I love chili. But I make it almost every fourth day, because on Day 4 of my crazy rotational diet plan I am allowed to have turkey, beans, and peppers.  So turkey chili is the natural choice.

I had to invent a replacement quickly, because I really don't want to not like chili. And here it is: 

Turkey with Rosemary and White Beans

1 T canola oil
2 large turkey tenderloins (about 1 1/2 lbs.)
2 ribs celery, finely chopped
2 bell peppers, seeded and sliced into thin strips (I like to use 1 green and 1 orange just to make this dish less beige)
2 cans of any kind of white beans, drained and rinsed. (I like Goya's Small White Beans, but you can use Great Northern or Canellini beans if you prefer.)
2 t. Italian seasoning
1 t. dried rosemary, crushed
1 c. water
salt and pepper to taste. 

Heat the oil and brown the turkey on high heat in a large saucepan just big enough for both pieces, about 5 minutes per side.  Remove the turkey to a plate and reserve. 

Reduce the heat to medium and put in the celery and peppers and cook until softened and the celery is golden.  If you like, you could also add two cloves of minced garlic and 1 small chopped onion into the veggie mix, but I can't. I get to have onion on Day 1. This recipe is for Day 4. Capeci?

Stir the beans into the veggies and add the water and seasoning.  Top with the browned turkey tenderloins and cover the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for an hour and a half or so to steam the turkey into tenderness.  You can also put it all into a slow cooker on low for 3 to 4 hours. 

This makes two enormous servings.  If you don't want to eat 3/4 of a lb of meat, feel free to slice each tenderloin lengthwise before browning and serve 4 people a more reasonable, but still generous portions. 

You might even trick your kids into eating this if you tell them it's chicken. If you don't want to lie to your kids, you can just use chicken in the first place. You could also stir in some chopped tomato, or Italian dressing. And, as usual, I use an additional crisp, raw bell pepper and cut it into strips to use as my children's side dish, because they won't touch cooked vegetables.

As always, whatever you add or omit....Make it work people!