Best Ground Turkey Chili Recipes

GROUND TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat saute the onion, garlic and ground turkey until turkey is browned.
• Add tomatoes, pepper, cumin, chili powder, oregano, cinnamon, brown sugar and cayenne pepper.
• Saute for 5 more minutes.
• Add black beans, corn and chicken broth to the pot.
• Puree cannellini beans in a blender or food processor.
• Add puree to the pot.
• Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.
• If the turkey mixture seems dry when browning, add a splash of olive oil.
• The spice measurements are approximate.
• If you want more or less heat, adjust the cayenne and the hot sauce.
• If desired, garnish with sour cream, shredded cheese or green onions.

EASY WHITE CHILI (MADE WITH GROUND TURKEY)

Steps:

• Saute the garlic and chopped onion briefly in the oil then add the raw ground turkey.
• Cook until the turkey is cooked through and slightly browned.
• Add the great northern beans, the broth (to your desired consistency), and the spices (to your taste).
• Simmer for 15-30 minutes.

SPICY GROUND TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Crumble turkey into a saucepan; add onion. Cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, chili powder, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf. Garnish with cheese if desired.

GROUND TURKEY AND WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a dutch oven or deep skillet over medium high heat.
• Add ground turkey and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook until browned, stirring to break up turkey.
• Add chopped onion and minced jalapeno and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in ground cumin and tomato sauce and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Add the cannellini beans, the broth and the water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until thicker, about 20 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls and place a dollop of light sour cream and a sprinkling of chopped cilantro on top of each serving.

QUINOA, BEAN, AND GROUND TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat ghee in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add turkey, onion, garlic, and black pepper. Cook and stir until turkey is browned, about 6 minutes. Drain and discard fat.
• Stir tomatoes, tomato paste, celery, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt into the turkey mixture. Add broth, black beans, and kidney beans; stir to combine. Add quinoa; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until quinoa is tender, about 40 minutes.

WHITE GROUND CHICKEN/TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onions, celery, garlic saute until onions are tender.
• Add chicken and cook until no longer pink. Stir in spices for 1 minute.
• Add broth and green chilis. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and stir in beans. Simmer 20-30 minutes.
• Serves 6 (appx. 1 1/2 cup servings) Can substitute ground turkey for the ground chicken. This is pretty spicy--reduce the cayenne, if you don't like spicy.

GROUND TURKEY CHILI FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• Over medium heat spray a large dutch oven with non stick cooking spray.
• Saute ground turkey, green pepper, and onion until lightly browned and onion and pepper are soft.
• Add the remaining ingredients plus the water and stir well.
• Cook over medium heat for 30 minutes.

GROUND TURKEY AND BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large (4 quart), saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat. Add pepper, onion, carrot and garlic and saute until tender, 6-8 minutes. Add chili powder, cumin and cayenne; stir to blend. Increase heat to medium high and add turkey; break up with back of spoon and saute until turkey is no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Add beans, broth and tomato paste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid thickens, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 260 calories, 10 grams fat per serving

TURKEY CHILI WITH GROUND TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Crumble the ground turkey breast into a large (6 quart) stock pot and cook almost through, about 4 minutes, over medium high heat.
• Add the celery, green pepper, onion, and green chili and cook till softened, about 5 minutes, over medium high heat.
• Add the chili powder, cumin, oregano, basil, and sage and stir until just combined.
• Add the can of diced tomatoes, rinsed kidney beans, and chicken stock.
• Allow to come to a boil over medium high heat and then reduce heat to medium low, simmering uncovered for about 20 minutes.
• Season with the salt and pepper to your preference.
• Cook's Note: When handling hot chilies always make sure to wear gloves and refrain from touching your eyes, exposed skin, or other sensitive areas. I've even wrapped my hands in saran wrap to protect them when I didn't have any latex gloves. Be careful!

GROUND TURKEY CHILI STEW

Steps:

• 1. Note: If you want you can use lager beer instead of the lite beer to give it a deeper flavour. Also you can also use hotter chilies if you like more of a kick in you chili.
• 2. Put the coconut oil in a large sauce and heat it until its hot. Add the onions and saute until tender and transparent.
• 3. Add the ground turkey and cook until it's no longer pink. Add the salt, chili powder and garlic. Cook for a few more minutes to incorporate the flavours.
• 4. Add the potatoes, celery, chilies, pepperoncinis, asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato juice, chili wine or beer. Cook about 15 minutes to make sure the potatoes are tender.
• 5. Add the kidney beans and cook for another 15 minutes. You can also leave this to simmer longer if you like, it can only get better tasting! You can make this a day ahead and it tastes even better the next day.
• 6. Enjoy!

WHITE CHILI WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine the onion, garlic and ground turkey and saute for 10 minutes, or until turkey is well browned. Add the chile peppers, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, cayenne pepper to taste and white pepper to taste and saute for 5 more minutes.
• Add two cans of the beans and the chicken broth to the pot. Take the third can of beans and puree them in a blender or food processor. Add this to the pot along with the cheese. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes, allowing the cheese to melt.

SAVORY GROUND TURKEY CHILI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add chopped onions, and cook until translucent. Then, add ground turkey/beef, garlic powder, and onion powder and cook well.
• Once done, add meat, onions, and remaining ingredients to a crockpot, cover, and cook on high heat for 5-6 hours. (Can cook overnight as well).
• Serve with desired toppings and bread or rice.

HEARTY GROUND TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, paprika, chile flakes, cumin and coriander and saute 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add turkey and mushrooms, increase heat to high and saute until turkey is no longer pink, 7 to 10 minutes, stirring to break meat into rough chunks.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except masa and steamed rice.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat slightly and simmer briskly, stirring occasionally, until mixture is fairly thick but still slightly liquid, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Sprinkle in masa, stir and simmer until thick, about 15 minutes more.
• Discard bay leaves.
• Serve over rice or robust boiled beans.

WHITE CHILI WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot over medium heat, combine the onion, garlic and ground turkey and saute for 10 minutes, or until turkey is well browned. Add the chile peppers, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, cayenne pepper to taste and white pepper to taste and saute for 5 more minutes. Add two cans of the beans and the chicken broth to the pot. Take the third can of beans and puree them in a blender or food processor. Add this to the pot along with the cheese. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes, allowing the cheese to melt.
• 2. Garnish with cheese, salsa, sour cream and cilantro leaves, and serve with rolled tortillas on the side."

CHILI WITH BEANS AND GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• Cook beans, oregano, onion, garlic and 1 Tbs. chili powder in six cups water for 2 hours. Salt to taste after 1 hour.
• Toward end of bean cooking time, brown meat and garlic powder. Drain. Return to pan. Sprinkle with flour. (If flour sticks to pan, use a little water from beans to scrape sides.) Brown till combined.
• Set aside.
• Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes (don't drain), chili powder, basil, and oregano to crock pot and stir till blended.
• Add meat/flour mixture to crock pot.
• Add beans to crock pot. (Reserve water).
• Combine.
• Heat on "high" for one hour, then reduce to low and cook for at least one hour more. Add water from beans to chili if mixture becomes too thick.
• Prep time does not include soaking beans, but does include bean cooking time.

THICK GROUND TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Chop all vegetables into small pieces.
• In a large soup style pot saute all the vegetables in olive oil until soft. 15 minutes.
• Add ground turkey to sauteed vegetable and stir until well cooked.
• Stir in all seasonings; cumin, oregano, paprika, chili powder, black pepper, celery salt, kosher salt. Mix well to incorporate all the seasonings.
• Dump in tomato paste, Rotel tomatoes, and pinto beans.
• Mix all ingredients well.
• Reduce your heat to low and let simmer for 1 hour to meld all the flavors and thicken the chili. Stir often. Be sure to taste the mixture to see if it needs more salt, pepper or chili powder to your liking.
• Put chili into large bowls and garnish with shredded cheddar cheese (Tillamook), finely chopped jalapeno and fresh onion.
• Pair the chili with a local pale ale beer.
• Cheers!

TRADITIONAL CHILI WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground turkey. Cook and stir until the turkey is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in the onion, green and red bell peppers, and jalapeno peppers. Cook and stir until the onion is softened and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, chili powder, sugar, salt, black pepper, and thyme. Continue to cook until fragrant, about 8 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the beef broth, pinto beans, red beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer until thickened, about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. For a thinner chili, cover the pot when simmering.

GROUND TURKEY AND WHITE BEAN CHILI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add in onions and saute for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned (adding in the garlic the last 3 minutes of cooking).
• Add in the oregano, cumin and chili powder, chili flakes and jalapeno pepper (if using) cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add in tomato paste and stir for 1 minute.
• Add in ground turkey; cook until no longer pink.
• Stir in bay leaf and cocoa powder, then add in undrained diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth and beer; bring to a boil and simmer on top of the stove for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, then season with salt and pepper.
• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Place in oven uncovered, and cook for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally (the longer you cook this in a low heat oven the richer and thicker it will be, you can even cook it for even 2 hours!).
• After 1 hour cooking add in drained beans, and season with more salt if desired; return to oven and cook uncovered for another 35-40 minutes.
• Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top the last 5-6 minutes of cooking time.

WHITE BEAN & GROUND TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground turkey in 1 T. olive oil & set aside.
• Saute onions, garlic & oregano in remaining 1 T. olive oil. Add tomatoes & chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce by 1/3.
• Add cannellini beans & ground turkey and transfer to crock pot. Cook on high 3 - 4 hours or on low all day, 6 - 8 hours. Or for stove top, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook 60 minutes.
• 30 minutes before serving, add chopped chilies and bell pepper.
• Freezes well.

LOW FAT CHILI MADE WITH FAT-FREE GROUND TURKEY, 210 CALORIES PER

Steps:

• Spray each of 3 skillets with cooking spray.
• Sautee the turkey throroughly. (More effort is required stirring/separating ground-turkey "crumbles" than with high-fat, slippery ground beef.).
• Lower heat. Pour off all drippings.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, onions, and Taco Seasoning. Stir. Add kidney beans, stir again, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Top with with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, sliced black olives & fat-free cheese if desired. Add 30 calories for each cheese slice.