Turkey Chili Recipe

5 from 3 votes

Turkey Chili is a wonderful, healthy version of the classic chili ready in about an hour and loaded with ground turkey meat, vegetables, beans, and spices.

Prep Time10

Cook Time50

Total Time1

Course: dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 357kcal

Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

3 tbsp canola oil
1 large yellow onion
2 bell peppers
2 jalapenos
6 garlic cloves
2 lbs lean ground turkey
8 oz tomato sauce
28 oz canned diced tomatoes
1 cup chicken broth
16 oz can red kidney beans drained
16 oz navy beans drained
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp chipotle chili powder
3 tsp paprika
1 1/2 tsp oregano
3 tsp cumin
1 tbsp kosher salt more of less based on personal taste
2 tbsp minced fresh cilantro
1 large lime juice only

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Instructions

Dice vegetables and prepare the ingredients before starting to cook.
Preheat the Dutch oven (or another large soup pot) over medium heat and add oil.
Saute onions and peppers together until it start to soften and add garlic. Stir and cook until garlic is fragrant.
Add ground turkey and break up the meat as much as you can. Cover the pot with a lid and let it cook. Keep breaking up the lumps of meat with a wooden spoon every few minutes, as it cooks.
When turkey meat is cooked through, add canned tomatoes, drained beans, tomato sauce, chicken broth, and spices.
Carefully stir everything together, lower the heat to low, and let it simmer for 30-40 minutes.
Discard the bay leaves.
Stir in cilantro and lime juice and serve with your favorite toppings.

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