Turkey Chili
This recipe is perfect for any day of the week and the leftovers are even more amazing! Make a batch and freeze it! It’s not a very spicy recipe because I find people just don’t want spicy all the time so you can adjust the spice as you cook or just to your liking when you serve it.
You’ll need:
- 1-lb ground turkey
- 1-can prepared kidney beans, rinsed
- 1-can prepared black beans, rinsed
- 1-tbs ground cumin
- 1-tbs oregano
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbs chili powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne red pepper
- 3-cups of chicken stock
- 2-10 ounce can of diced tomato with the juice
- 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
- 1-tsp black pepper, plus more to taste
- 2-cups onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1-bunch of cilantro, stems minced and leaf parts chopped
- 1-tbs olive oil
Directions:
- Using a heavy pot or Dutch oven heat 1 tbs oil. When super hot add the turkey and break it up with a spoon and let it sear, don’t touch it for a couple minutes. We need to get a good sear on the meat and create all those brown bits in the pot. That’s gonna give us deep color and flavor!
- After a couple minutes break up the turkey again to be sure to sear all sides. Once you have a good sear, remove the turkey to a plate
- Add the onion and garlic and stir until lightly brown.
- Now add 1/4 cup of the stock and with a wooden spoon deglaze all the browned bids off the pot. This is going to create a great flavor base for a turkey chili so make sure to get all that good flavor incorporated into the stock.
- Now add the turkey, beans, minced cilantro stems, oregano, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, bell pepper, salt and pepper and stir everything together.
- Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a low simmer, cover and simmer for 30 minutes then taste for any of the spices and adjust. The spices will get stronger as we simmer the chili.
- Uncover and continue to cook at a low boil for 30 minutes to allow the chili to thicken and condense. Stir along the way.
- Stir in the chopped cilantro leaves and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve with chopped onion, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped jalapeño, chopped onion, chopped cilantro and hot sauce.
Daniel Mancini
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