Best Mexican Turkey Chili Recipes

Mexican Chorizo and Turkey Chili image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil
1 pound Mexican chorizo, cut from casings
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 red or green bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon ground coriander (a palmful)
1 tablespoon ground cumin (a scant palmful)
One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 pound cooked, diced turkey breast
2 to 3 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons pureed chipotles in adobo
2 tablespoons cornmeal or quick-cooking polenta
1 tablespoon honey
Chili-flavored tortilla chips or Fritos, for topping
Lime wedges, for serving

Steps:

Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the chorizo, crumbling the meat as it cooks. Add the garlic, onions and peppers and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Stir in the coriander, cumin and tomatoes, followed by the turkey, stock, chipotles, cornmeal and honey. Simmer over low heat to thicken, 45 minutes. Top with the chips, and serve with a lime wedge alongside. Cook's Note: Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, reheating over medium heat.

MEXICAN TURKEY CHILI image

Yield 5 Medium size bowls

Number Of Ingredients 14

-3/4 lbs lean ground turkey
-3 tablespoons chili powder
-3 cloves minced garlic
-1 onion, chopped
-3 celery stalks, chopped in 1/2 inch chunks
-2 fresh jalapeño peppers, chopped
-1 habanero pepper, chopped
-1 tablespoon salt
-1 tablespoon pepper
-1 can navy beans
-1 can kidney beans
-1 can stewed tomatoes
-1 tablespoon tomato paste
-5 cups water

Steps:

-Brown turkey in large pot over medium heat -Add salt and pepper and 1 tablespoon chili powder -Add onions, celery, and half the jalapeño and habanero, allow to become soft. -Add garlic -Add tomato paste and stewed tomato -Add water and bring to a boil -Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally -Add rest of chili powder and rest of peppers -Simmer another hour, stirring occasionally -Drain beans and add to pot -Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally note: if chili appears to become too thick, add 1 cup water. If after 3 hours chili is too thin, simmer longer and add 1 tablespoon more chili powder.