Ground Turkey White Chili Recipes

WHITE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, jalapeno, garlic, oregano, and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add turkey and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beans and 3/4 cup water. Bring to a boil, while mashing some of the beans against side of pan to release starch. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper; garnish as desired.

TURKEY WHITE CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat canola oil over medium heat. Add onion; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook 1 minute longer. Stir in cumin; cook 5 minutes. Add cubed and ground turkey; cook until no longer pink, breaking ground turkey into crumbles. Add broth, beans, jalapeno, marjoram and savory. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Uncover; cook 15 minutes more. Dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into chili. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes. If desired, serve with cheese and sliced red onion.

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.

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.

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.

GROUND TURKEY WHITE CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine the onion, garlic, jalapeno and ground turkey. Saute for 10 minutes or until turkey is well browned
• Add chile peppers, cumin, oregano, cayenne, white pepper and saute for 5 more minutes.
• Add beans, corn, salt, and chicken broth to the pot, mix well. Stir in the cheese and simmer for 10 additional 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.