Thick Turkey Bean Chili Recipes

CHILI WITH TURKEY AND BEANS

Steps:

• Cook turkey, onion, and green pepper in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until turkey is no longer pink, about 10 minutes, stirring often; rain excess grease. Stir stewed tomatoes, chili beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, jalapeno pepper, garlic, chili powder, molasses, cumin, bouillon cube, oregano, salt, and cayenne pepper into turkey mixture.
• Bring chili to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover pot. Simmer until vegetables are tender and flavors have blended, about 20 minutes.

MOM'S TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• First add your olive oil to a pot and let heat up. Add your onion and green pepper and cook until they start to soften.
• Add your meat and as it starts to brown, add the cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper.
• Mix well and continue to brown.
• Lastly add your tomato products, beans and garlic. Make sure to drain and rinse the beans first.
• After adding the tomato paste, fill the 6oz can with water and add to the pot.
• Let cook over medium heat for 20 minutes to let the flavors meld.
• Can be served as is, over rice or macaroni.
• Enjoy!

SPICY AND THICK TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onions, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and garlic in hot oil until the onion is translucent, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Crumble ground turkey into small pieces and add to the pot. Place a cover on the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until turkey is cooked through and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Season turkey with chili powder, oregano, paprika, cumin, seasoned salt, red pepper flakes, ground black pepper, and cocoa powder. Add diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, red chili beans, black beans, tomato paste, light beer, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, and tomato juice to the pot. Loosely cover the pot and cook mixture at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened but still moist, for about 1 hour. Stir reserved liquid from diced tomatoes with green chilies into chili as it simmers to keep it from becoming too dry.
• Stir hot pepper sauce through the chili. Reduce heat to low and cook another 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

THICK GROUND TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Chop all vegetables into small pieces.
• In a large soup style pot saute all the vegetables in olive oil until soft. 15 minutes.
• Add ground turkey to sauteed vegetable and stir until well cooked.
• Stir in all seasonings; cumin, oregano, paprika, chili powder, black pepper, celery salt, kosher salt. Mix well to incorporate all the seasonings.
• Dump in tomato paste, Rotel tomatoes, and pinto beans.
• Mix all ingredients well.
• Reduce your heat to low and let simmer for 1 hour to meld all the flavors and thicken the chili. Stir often. Be sure to taste the mixture to see if it needs more salt, pepper or chili powder to your liking.
• Put chili into large bowls and garnish with shredded cheddar cheese (Tillamook), finely chopped jalapeno and fresh onion.
• Pair the chili with a local pale ale beer.
• Cheers!

THICK TURKEY BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, brown the turkey until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the beans, sloppy joe sauce, tomatoes, brown sugar and seasonings. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve with cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips if desired.