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When the weather turns cold, warming up with a bowl of veggie-loaded turkey chili is about as good as it gets! This turkey chili recipe feeds 5-6 but can easily be doubled and frozen for easy meal prep.

Prep: 15 minsCook: 25 minsTotal: 40 mins
Servings: Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
  • 1 lb. lean ground turkey, beef, or chicken
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 medium onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 zucchini or yellow squash, diced
  • 1 medium carrot, diced
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce 
  • 1 (15-ounces) can crushed or petite diced tomatoes
  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 8 ounces water or broth
  • Dash of cayenne pepper (optional)
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • Optional: Diced avocado, chopped cilantro, shredded cheese, sour cream or Greek yogurt, and/or lime wedges for serving
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Instructions

Stovetop Directions:

  1. In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, add the oil. 
  2. Once the oil is hot, add ground meat, garlic, onions, bell peppers, zucchini or yellow squash, and carrots.
  3. Sauté for 7-9 minutes or until meat is cooked and no longer pink.
  4. Add the chili powder, cumin, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, beans, frozen corn, and the water or broth. 
  5. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat
  6. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until carrots are tender. 
  7. Garnish with toppings of choice.

Slow Cooker Directions:

  1. Follow the directions above for the Stovetop version through Step 3.
  2. Add the browned turkey and vegetable mixture to the slow cooker.
  3. Add the remaining ingredients (chili powder through water/broth) to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
  4. Cover and cook on LOW for a cook time of 8 hours or on HIGH for a total time of 4 hours.

Nutrition Information

  • Serving Size: 1 ⅓ cups
  • Calories: 290
  • Fat: 9 g
  • (Sat Fat: 2 g)
  • Sodium: 575 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 32 g
  • (Fiber: 9 g
  • Sugar: 9 g)
  • Protein: 22 g
  • Cholesterol: 43 mg

Dietary

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