You Need This Healthy Turkey Chili in Your Life Right Now
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Is it just me, or did autumn feel really short this year? It snowed last night, and I was completely unprepared for this sudden shift to winter. My town always has very rainy fall weather, and just last week I bought a much-needed rain coat and congratulated myself for finally remembering to buy one before the rainy season ended. But I never even got a chance to wear it, and now my driveway needs to be shoveled, my kid is asking for hot chocolate and marshmallows, and I’m on Pinterest looking up the best healthy turkey chili recipes.
Chili is one of my favorite winter comfort foods, and chili is actually a very healthful dish, depending on what additions or toppings you like to add after the fact. (I like to load mine with cheese and sour cream, and then sink big chunks of cornbread into it, especially when it’s cold outside and I’ve been skiing or shoveling the driveway.)
This turkey chili starts with a classic base of ground turkey sautéed with onion, garlic, and red bell pepper. Then things get spicy. It calls for cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, salt, and four tablespoons of chili powder. You might need to modify the amount of chili powder for you or your audience, and keep in mind that different chili powders have different spice levels.
Then it’s mixed with tomatoes, chicken broth, kidney beans, and corn, and it’s allowed to simmer for 30 to 45 minutes until the chili is thickened and the flavors all start to come together. Tastes in chili vary wildly, and different people like different spice levels. Chili is a very personal dish, so you probably want to taste as you go, adjusting the spices until you have a perfect-to-you flavor profile.
This recipe was originally designed for a stovetop, but it can also be made in a slow cooker or Instant Pot. The author suggests using less chicken broth for a slow cooker recipe and making sure to brown the turkey and onions before adding it for slow cooking. In an Instant Pot, you can use the sauté function to brown the onions and turkey right in the pot, then switch it to slow cooker mode.
Get the Recipe: Healthy Turkey Chili from Ambitious Kitchen
