Mashed potatoes don't always have to be a side dish, you can also use them to make a delicious bowl of Chili even more delectable by adding a few spoonfuls of perfectly whipped potatoes to the bottom of your Chili bowl.  I must warn you though, once you've tried Chili with mashed potatoes, it will be hard to ever have a bowl of just Chili again.

What you'll need
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
1/2 pound ground turkey 
3/4 to 1 cup water
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced 
1 celery stalk, sliced
1/2 can red kidney beans
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
leftover mashed potatoes (I prefer garlic mashed potatoes)

Directions
1. In a large pot add crushed tomatoes, water, celery, salt, pepper and chili powder.  Mix well and simmer. 
2. While the tomato mixture is simmering, sauté onion and pepper in olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add ground turkey.  Season generously with garlic salt and pepper.  Cook until ground turkey is no longer pink.  
3. Drain any excess fat from ground turkey.  Add ground turkey, peppers and onion to the tomato mixture.

4. Mix well.  Let simmer for 10 minutes.  Drain red kidney beans.  Add beans to the chili a few minutes before serving.

5. Heat leftover mashed potatoes on the stovetop or in the microwave.  Add a couple of spoonfuls of mashed potatoes to the bottom of your chili bowl. 

6. Pour chili over the mashed potatoes. 

7. Serve and enjoy! 
*Note -- if desired you can top Chili with sour cream, shredded cheese and/or chopped scallions.