Full o' beans chili

From Epicurious (very slightly tweaked - I use frozen corn instead of frozen lima beans): http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Full-O-Beans-Chili-232

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
8 large garlic cloves, chopped
2 14 1/2-ounce cans Mexican-style stewed tomatoes
1 15-ounce can black beans, well drained
1 15-ounce can kidney beans, well drained
1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans (chick-peas), well drained
1 10-ounce package frozen corn, thawed
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
Cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon (or more) red wine vinegar

Preparation
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add next 7 ingredients and bring to simmer. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors are blended and corn is tender, about 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne. Add vinegar to taste.

Frozen Mamas:
Thaw & simmer for about 30 minutes. Season with salt & pepper as you see fit. It's also good with some beer added as it simmers, and with any other stuff you'd add to chili. Enjoy!

Turkey chili and corn bread

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 pounds ground turkey or turkey breast
1 onion, finely chopped
1 lb ground turkey
1 small onion chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, grated or finely chopped
1 chili pepper, seeds and ribs removed; for a very mild jerk, use a red Fresno chili pepper)
3 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
1 scant palmful sweet smoked paprika or sweet paprika
1 teaspoon ground allspice (about 1/2 palmful)
1 teaspoon ground cloves
About 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Salt and pepper
2 cups chicken stock
1 can diced tomatoes with chilies (14.5 ounces
1 cup cola
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Scallions, thinly sliced, for garnish

Cook turkey, onion and garlic fully then add all other ingredients and simmer 20 minutes.

Frozen mamas: thaw and request on stove. Bake corn bread according to direction on bag/box.

Cook turkey

Sloppy Joes

1 pound ground beef

1 onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 jalapeno, minced1 green pepper, diced
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon mustard powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Hamburger buns

Brown the meat and the onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking up the meat into crumbles as it cooks. Pour the drippings out of the pan and discard*. Add the garlic, jalapeno, and red pepper and cook 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Stir in the rest of the ingredients, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes more. Place a half-cup scoop of the mixture onto each bun and serve.

From Elie Krieger (with a couple tweaks): http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/sloppy-joes-recipe/index.html

From frozen: thaw & reheat however is convenient for you. There is enough sauce that it could probably handle being in the crockpot for a while without drying out.

(*I didn't do the best job of draining the juices in the second step, so this batch is a little bit on the soupier side. Consequently, it could also make a good chili. :) )

Chili for the crockpot

8 ounces Safeway italian sausage
2 cup (2 large) chopped onion
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
2 14 1/2-ounce cans diced tomatoes
2 15-ounce cans dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
4-6 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Cook meat, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain fat. In crockpot, combine meat mixture, undrained tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, basil and pepper. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8-10 hoursor on high-heatsetting for 4-5 hours.
Makes about 10 cups (8 main-dish servings).