Hidden Veggies - Turkey Chili Recipe

Getting kids to eat their veggies is hard.  Mine like green salads, artichokes, and surprisingly broccoli, but getting them to eat most vegetables, cooked or raw, is a challenge.  I've been a skeptic of the 'hide the vegetables in other foods' method thinking that surely the taste is compromised, but tonight I tried a healthy turkey chili recipe with grated zuchini and it was a huge hit!  My kids had no idea that there was green goodness lurking in every bite.  Here's the recipe:

Olive oil to brown meat
1 lb ground turkey
1 red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 red pepper, chopped
1 zuchini, grated (with a cheese grater)
1 can beef broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can chili beans
1 can kidney beans
salt, pepper, montreal chicken seasonings, italian seasonings, chili powder, cumin, a squirt of yellow mustard, about 1/4 cup of ketchup, about 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, and a few tablespoons of honey  - all of the above to your taste preference - we like ours mild, so we go easy on the spicey stuff.

Brown up the turkey in olive oil with salt and pepper and other dry spices in a sautee pan.  Add beef broth and let simmer to reduce liquid a bit.  Transfer turkey mixture to a deeper pot and add diced tomatoes.  In the pan that browned the meat, add the onion, garlic, red pepper, and zuchini and sautee up for about 5 minutes.  Add vegetables to the chili meat mixture in the pot.  To the pot, add the beans and season as desired.  Let simmer for at least 30 minutes and serve with cheese or sour cream over rice or baked potatoes.

You can add more beans or vegetables if you want, its a basic recipe that can be adapted.  But it was the hidden veggies that were the secret hit of the night!