Best Leftover Chili Recipes

TURKEY CHILI WITH LEFTOVER TURKEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, about 7 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until it starts to soften, about 1 minute.
• Stir in chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper. Add turkey and stir until well coated with spices. Pour in crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, beer, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Reduce heat to medium low and bring to a simmer, uncovered. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chili has thickened, about 50 minutes. Add black beans and cook until heated through, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

LEFTOVER PORK TENDERLOIN CROCK POT CHILI

Steps:

• Saute the onion and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat until translucent and fragrant. Add the cooked pork cubes and combine. Add all of the spices and stir until the pork, onion and garlic are all coated with spice.
• Pour the pork mixture into a slow cooker. Add the beans, tomatoes with their juice and beef broth or water. Season with pepper, cover, and cook on low for 8 hours.
• Serve over rice, in tortillas or plain in a bowl. Garnish with cilantro, sour cream and/or shredded cheddar cheese if desired.

LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 6 minutes. Stir in the jalapeno and garlic and cook until they soften slightly, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the chili powder, cumin, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Add the turkey and stir until well coated in the spices. Pour in the tomatoes and chicken broth and scrape up any spices that may have stuck to the bottom of the pan. Bring the chili to a simmer on medium-low and cook, uncovered, on until the liquid has reduced by a few inches and the chili has thickened, about 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse one of the cans of beans; leave the bean liquid in the second can. Add all the beans plus the reserved bean liquid to the pot and heat until the beans are warmed through, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with more salt and pepper. Serve in bowls over potatoes or rice with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of chopped scallions.

LEFTOVER MEATLOAF CHILI

Steps:

• In a medium sized saucepan, combine beans, tomatoes, and chili seasoning.
• Heat and stir until seasonings are well blended.
• Add meatloaf and stir until meat is heated, about 15 minutes.
• Divide into two serving bowls, and if desired top with equal amount of cheese.

SLOW-COOKER LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, mix great northern beans, kidney beans, chiles, onion, garlic, cumin, red pepper and broth. Place turkey on bean mixture.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove turkey from cooker to cutting board. Remove meat from bones; discard bones. Cut turkey into bite-size pieces. Add turkey and corn to cooker. In small bowl, mix flour and water; stir into turkey mixture. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 20 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and slightly thickened. Serve individual servings with lime wedges for squeezing juice over chili.

LEFTOVER THANKSGIVING TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Combine leftover turkey, white beans, black beans, corn, and tomatoes in a large pot. Stir in turkey stock, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne. Cook over high heat until boiling, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat and let simmer for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI WITH CHEESY CORNBREAD TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat olive oil in a medium Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add onions, celery, leek, and carrots; cook, stirring, until soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, chile powder, paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt until combined. Add stock, crushed tomatoes, gravy, and shredded turkey; increase heat to medium high and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Stir in black beans and top with spoonfuls of cornbread batter, leaving small spaces between each spoonful. Top each spoonful of batter with cheese.
• Transfer Dutch oven to oven and bake until cornbread is cooked through and cheese is slightly browned, about 20 minutes. Serve.

LEFTOVER TURKEY OR CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Slowly cook and stir the onion until tender.
• Mix in the garlic, jalapeno, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano and cayenne.
• Continue to cook and stir the mixture until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Mix in the chicken broth, turkey or chicken and white beans.
• Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the mixture from heat; slowly stir in the cheese until melted.

LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Separate beans, place into a large container, and cover with several inches of cool water. Let beans soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, and garlic in the hot pan until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Place turkey carcass into a slow cooker with drained beans, sauteed vegetables, chicken broth, 3 tablespoons chili powder, and bay leaves. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.
• Remove any bones from the carcass and add tomatoes, corn, masa, hot sauce, chili powder, white pepper, red pepper flakes, and salt to taste. Let simmer on Low for another 30 minutes.

30-MINUTE LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until warm. Add the garlic, onion and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the cumin, chili powder, pinto beans with the chili sauce, kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and brown sugar, stirring to combine. Add the chopped turkey, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chili is heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve topped with sour cream, shredded Cheddar and sliced scallions, if desired.

CHILI FROM LEFTOVER SAUCE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a heavy bottom pot, brown the ground beef with the onions, pepper, and garlic on medium heat.
• Add the sauce and spices and bring to a simmer.
• Add the beans and simmer, covered, for 30 to 45 minutes.
• Serve warm with sour cream and cheddar cheese.
• Enjoy!

LEFTOVER CHILI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut the unpeeled potatoes in half and parboil for about 10 minutes.
• Let potatoes cool slightly and then slice thinly, like you would for scalloped potatoes.
• Line a casserole dish with tinfoil and put potatoes in the bottom, mixing in dabs of butter and onion.
• Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes, until potatoes start to brown.
• Take out of oven and pour chili on top, return to oven for 5-10 minutes or until warm.
• Sprinkle cheese over top and bake until bubbling.
• Serve immediately.

10 LEFTOVER CHILI RECIPES - CHILI CHEESE STUFFED SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line one large or two medium rimmed cookie sheets with parchment paper or foil.
• Lop off the top of the spaghetti squash and cut it in half lengthwise. With a spoon, scrape out the seeds. Brush the cut side of each half with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Dust with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Place cut-side down on cookie sheet(s) and bake until tender and the squash can easily be pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes. You can also microwave the spaghetti squash if you need dinner on the table faster. Here's how to cook spaghetti squash in the microwave, along with full instructions on prepping and cooking it both ways.
• While the spaghetti squash cooks, make the chili. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil into a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, green peppers, and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne and cook, stirring constantly, for one minute. Add the tomatoes and beans and stir to combine. Cook until it starts to bubble (be careful, it may splatter because it's so thick) then reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, for another 10 minutes, until heated through. Set aside.
• When spaghetti squash are done cooking, flip them over. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the cheese in the bottom of each half. Fill to the top with chili and top each with remaining cheese. Return to oven and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, 20-25 minutes.
• Serve with assorted toppings.

LEFTOVER CHILI BREAKFAST BURRITOS

Steps:

• 1. Scramble up some eggs, mix with a little water or milk to make them fluffy. Or, just scramble them and season with salt and pepper.
• 2. In a saucepan or microwave, heat your leftover chili.
• 3. Zap the flour tortillas in the microwave for about 20 seconds to make them soft.
• 4. Place a tortilla on a microwave-safe plate. Spoon some chili onto the middle of the tortilla being careful to leave enough tortilla edge to fold up into your burrito. (I would suggest using a slotted spoon. You don't want too much soupiness or it will soak right through the tortilla and make it doughy and fall apart.)
• 5. Layer some scrambled eggs on top of the chili. Then top with shredded cheese. Dollop with sour cream.
• 6. Roll up into burrito.
• 7. Put into microwave for about 30 seconds or long enough to melt the cheese.

LEFTOVER ROTISSERIE CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onions and cook until soft and translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add red and yellow bell peppers, chili powder, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, and salt and cook for 1 minute. Add tomatoes, chicken stock, red beans, black beans, and basil. Bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken meat and sausage to the pot with the chili and simmer, uncovered, for another 20 minutes. Season with black pepper.

LEFTOVER PORK TENDERLOIN CROCK POT CHILI

Steps:

• Saute the onion and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat until translucent and fragrant. Add the cooked pork cubes and combine. Add all of the spices and stir until the pork, onion and garlic are all coated with spice.
• Pour the pork mixture into a slow cooker. Add the beans, tomatoes with their juice and beef broth or water. Season with pepper, cover, and cook on low for 8 hours.
• Serve over rice, in tortillas or plain in a bowl. Garnish with cilantro, sour cream and/or shredded cheddar cheese if desired.

LEFTOVER CHILI WITH CORNBREAD TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, spray onion soup bowls with non-stick cooking spray.
• Divide the warmed chili between the 2 bowls.
• Mix together the cornbread mix, milk, egg white, cheese, corn and pepper.
• Pour over the warmed chili and place in the preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

30-MINUTE LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Add the olive oil to a large, heavy-bottom pot set over medium heat. Once the oil is warm, add the minced garlic, diced onions and diced peppers and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the ground cumin, chili powder, pinto beans (with chili sauce), kidney beans, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste to the pot, stirring to combine. Add the chopped turkey, reduce the heat to low, and cook the chili, stirring occasionally, until it is warmed throughout, about 10 minutes.
• Serve the chili topped with sour cream, cheddar cheese and scallions.

LEFTOVER CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Open your tamales and take the paper off place in the bottom of a basic casserole dish. Cut up some cream cheese which I like best, and scatter around on top of tamales -- or spread sour cream. Add Chopped green onions,corn whatever you like or neither. cover with chili, then top with cheese. Then sprinkle crushed corn chips, french fryed onions, or Nacho Doritos on top -- Lightly cover with tin-foil, Bake at 350 for about 20 mins or until hot and bubbly uncover for the last 3-5 minutes.

LEFTOVER ESSENTIALS: CHEESY CHILI SHEPPERD'S PIE

Steps:

• PREP/PREPARE
• I am using a ramekin that is 4.25 by 2 inches (10.8 by 5cm). You could, of course use any vessel you have handy.
• This recipe is designed to feed one hungry person; however, you could double or triple the ingredients, put it into a baking dish and feed several.
• Can I freeze this? This recipe can be assembled and frozen. When needed just defrost for an hour on the countertop and follow the baking directions as written.
• Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• Set a rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 400f (205c).
• Add the chili to the ovenproof vessel.
• Add the cheese.
• Add the taters on top.
• Place into the preheated oven, and cook until heated through, and the taters begin to brown, about 28 - 32 minutes. Then allow to rest for 6 - 10 minutes before serving.
• PLATE/PRESENT
• Serve while nice and hot. Enjoy.
• Keep the faith, and keep cooking.