Best Smoked Turkey Chili Recipes

SMOKED TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• If the turkey has skin, dice finely. Chop the turkey in ½ to ¾ inch cubes. Chop the onion and green pepper into medium pieces. Crush the garlic. Put on rubber or latex gloves. If you are using jalapeno for garnish, finely dice it. Finely dice the chipotle in abodo sauce.
• Heat oil in a dutch oven or stock pot. If you have skin, render the fat slowly. Remove the cracklings and snack on them. They are delicious. You deserve it, your dog doesn't.
• Add the onion and green pepper to the pot and sauté until the onion becomes translucent. Add the garlic and cook gently so as not to burn it. Add the dry spices and cook to release the flavors.
• Drain the beans. You may reserve ½ cup of bean liquid to help thicken the chili. I do not like beans, only tolerating cannellinis, lentils, and chickpeas, so I rinse the beans well in a colander.
• Add the turkey, beans, diced green chiles, chile in abodo sauce, chicken broth (and reserved bean liquid if using) to the pot. Stir well. Cover and simmer 30 to 45 minutes. Stir frequently. Add a bit of chicken broth if it is getting dry.
• Taste & adjust seasonings. If the chili is soupy, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of masa harina and stir thoroughly. Cook 10 - 15 minutes more to thicken. If it is too dry, add a little chicken broth.
• Just before serving, add ¼ to 1/3 cup whipping cream. If you are using turkey breast, this dish is very low fat, and the cream will help, especially if you do not like sour cream in your chili. If you make this in advance, do not add the cream until you reheat it.

CHILI SPICED SMOKED TURKEY BREAST (ON THE GAS GRILL)

Steps:

• Combine the first 10 ingredients.
• Marinade Turkey breast in a large ziplock bag or dish for 2 hours.
• Soak wood chips in water for at least 1 hour.
• Drain the wood chips well and make a smoke 'bomb' using 1 cup of moistened wood chips wrapped in thick tin foil with numerous holes poked in it.
• Heat BBQ to 350-400.
• When heated turn off the right side. Place smoke 'bomb' on the side with the flame and the turkey breast, skin side up, on the right side of the grill.
• Maintain temperature of grill at about 300 degrees.
• After every hour, replace the smoke bomb with a fresh one.
• Allow meat to cook slowly using indirect heat until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees, approx 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Sprinkle with sage and lemon.
• Tent with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
• ENJOY and wait for the compliments!

PEPPERJACK AND SMOKED TURKEY QUESADILLAS WITH CHILI-LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• evenly sprinkle each tortilla with 1/4 cup of cheese and place 2 slices of smoked turkey cutlets over one side of the tortilla fold the tortillas in half and reserve place a 12" nonstick saute pan over medium heat and place about 1 1/2 tsp of butter in the pan once the butter is melted place a tortilla in the pan and cook until golden brown (about 2-3 min) flip and cook 2nd side cut quesadillas into wedges serve with sauce: place sour cream, chilli powder, and lime juice in small bowl mix until smooth

SMOKED WHITE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Place a heavy bottomed saucepan or dutch oven over medium high heat and add olive oil. Add onion, green onion bottoms, shallots and garlic. Saute until soft, stirring often to avoid scorching garlic.
• Add tomatoes and increase heat to high. Add Jalapenos. Open cans of beans and pour off most of the syrup (do not rinse!). When tomatoes are boiling, add the beans, stir and reduce heat to medium.
• Open shoepeg corn and add, stir. Add cilantro paste, white pepper and cumin. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add smoked turkey breast and simmer for another 10 minutes. Add green onion tops and serve.
• If you don't have smoked turkey, 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke may be added as a substitute.

PEPPERJACK AND SMOKED TURKEY QUESADILLAS WITH CHILI-LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Top each tortilla with 1/4 cup cheese and 2 turkey slices; fold tortillas in half.
• Heat large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add about 1-1/2 tsp. of the butter; heat until melted. Add 1 folded tortilla; cook 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown on both sides. Remove from skillet; cut into 6 wedges. Cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding remaining butter to skillet as needed.
• Mix sour cream, chili powder and lime juice until well blended. Serve with the warm quesadillas.

CHILI-SPICED SMOKED TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Combine the first 10 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; cool. Combine lime juice mixture and turkey in a large zip-top plastic bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 2 hours. (I like to let it marinate over night.) Smoker: Smoke turkey at about 230 degrees until internal temperature reaches 170° (about 3-4 hours). I used hickory wood chips, but mesquite is good too. For the grill: Soak wood chips in water at least 30 minutes. Drain well. Preheat gas grill to medium-hot (350° to 400°) using both burners. Turn left burner off. Place wood chips in a disposable foil pan or a foil packet pierced with holes on grill over right burner. Remove turkey from marinade; discard marinade. Place turkey, skin side up, on grill rack coated with cooking spray over left burner. Cover and cook 1 1/2 hours. Turn turkey over; cook 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 170°. Remove turkey from grill. Cover loosely with foil, and let stand at least 10 minutes before carving. Discard skin.

POTATO AND SMOKED TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Remove and discard skin from smoked turkey legs, remove and dice meat.
• Heat olive oil to medium-high heat and add diced turkey and green onions. Saute for approximately 5min.
• Add cumin and white chili mixes, stir well then add chicken broth and salsa verde.
• Stir well and add Simply Potatoes-Diced Potatoes with Onions and canned, drained beans.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for 30min.
• Remove from heat and stir in chopped cilantro and lime juice, if desired.
• Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, lime wedges and tortilla chips or corn bread.