HEALTHY TURKEY TEX MEX CHILI

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Thick chili made with black beans, tomatoes, ground turkey, corn, and spices. Quick and easy. Perfect for a cool day. Serve with hot jasmine rice. Adjust the amount of black beans as desired.

Provided by Sharon

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 ½ cups dry black beans
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound ground turkey
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
3 ears corn, kernels cut from cob
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon chipotle chile powder
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
sea salt to taste
1 (8 ounce) container plain yogurt
1 bunch green onions, diced

Steps:

Put black beans in a large pot with water water to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a simmer until tender, 30 to 40 minutes; drain. Return beans to the pot.
Heat olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir turkey in the hot oil until completely browned, about 10 minutes; add sweet onion and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes more. Add to the black beans.
Stir tomatoes, corn kernels, maple syrup, molasses, Hungarian paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, chipotle chile powder, cayenne pepper, and sea salt into the black bean mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Top servings of chili with yogurt and green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 656.9 calories, Carbohydrate 82.4 g, Cholesterol 87 mg, Fat 18.3 g, Fiber 16 g, Protein 45.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 540.7 mg, Sugar 21.1 g