Buffalo Wing Chili

I do not know where to begin.  This chili is probably the best chili I've ever eaten in my life.  Well, besides my mom's of course.  This one is different though.  All the flavors of a buffalo wing in CHILI FORM!  Blue cheese, hot sauce, yes please!  Perfect for game day or any day you should try this today!  Enjoy!

Buffalo Wing Chili (adapted from tidymom.net)

1 T. olive oil
1 large onion, diced
1 rib celery, diced
1 large carrot, peeled and diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
19.25 oz. ground turkey (I used 93/7 - you can also use ground chicken or beef!)
5 T. chili powder
2 t. cumin
1 t. smoked paprika
2 t. salt
1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 oz.) can great norther beans, drained and rinsed
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
1/4 c. hot sauce (I used Frank's)
4 oz. light cream cheese, softened
6 T. blue cheese crumbles

Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.  Add the onion, celery and carrot and sauté 5 minutes, stirring often.  Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.  Add the ground turkey and cook, stirring to break up the meat, until the turkey is cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.  Add the chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika and salt and stir to combine.  Add the beans, tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes and simmer the chili for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Stir in the hot sauce and cream cheese until smooth.  Ladle the chili into 6 serving bowls and top each with 1 T. blue cheese crumbles.

6 servings (420 calories each serving) according to my calculator on loseit.com