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Turkey Chili and Baked Tortilla Chips

Turkey Chili and Baked Tortilla ChipsYou make my Turkey Chili and when you taste it you will be shocked it’s Turkey!
Peperoncino rosso del tacchino e tortilla chips al forno

You will need:

  • 1-1.5 lb ground Turkey
  • 3 cans prepared Kidney beans rinsed
  • 1 tbs ground Cumin
  • 1-tbs Oregano
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tbs Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Cayenne Red Pepper
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 10 ounce can of diced tomato w the juice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 bay leaves1 cup diced onion or more 
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • vegetable oil

Directions:

  1. Using a heavy large pot or Dutch oven heat 1 tbs oil 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 creat all those brown bits in the pot. After a couple minutes break up the turkey again to be sure to sear all sides.
  2. Once you have a good sear, remove the turkey to a plate and add 1 tbs oil to the pot and add the onion and garlic and stir to lightly brown the garlic and onion.
  3. Now add 1/4 cup of the stock and de glaze all the browned bids off the pot. This is going to create a great flavor base for a turkey chili.
  4. Now add the balance of the ingredients 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. Cover and simmer for another 30 min and taste for spices and adjust. The spices will build as the chili cookies so adjust a little at a time.
  5. For the final 30 minutes simmer with the lid off the pot, this will thicken the chili, be sure to stir every 10 minutes. I do not use a thickener because I just don’t like what it does to the flavor. I also don’t mind a chili that’s not like paste. Remove the bay leaves before serving.


Now for the chips oh these chips!

  1. Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Stack corn tortillas and just cut them into quarters, just like a pizza.
  3. Spray a large baking sheet with some vegetable or canola oil spray. Lat the cut tortillas out on the sheet and give them a light spray.
  4. Place the tray in the oven for 10 minutes.
  5. You will begin to smell them browning. Flip them and give them another light spray and back into to the oven for about 5 minutes. Just keep an eye on them as they could brown quickly.
  6. Remove to a plate on a paper towel and sprinkle some salt and or seasoning.
    I serve my chili and chips with chopped onion, hot sauce and shredded cheddar cheese! 

–  Daniel Mancini

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