Turkey Chili with White Beans
My recipe is for cooking in a slow cooker, but you can easily make this in a large dutch oven on the stove top.
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 2 med. yellow onions diced
- 1 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 1/2 #'s lean ground turkey
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1- 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1-8 oz can tomato sauce
- 3-15 oz cans small white beans rinsed & drained
- Optional toppings:
- chopped red onion
- chopped cilantro
- corn chips
- diced avocado
- shredded iceberg lettuce
- sour cream
Instructions
- Heat oil in large skillet over med heat. Add onions and sauté onions until tender.
- Add oregano and cumin, cook for 1 minute.
- Increase heat to med high and add ground turkey. Stir, breaking up turkey as it cooks, until no longer pink and just starting to brown.
- Drain off any excess liquid.
- Transfer turkey mixture to large slow cooker.
- Add stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, chili powder, cinnamon, cocoa pwd, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Add drain & rinsed white beans, stir.
- Cook at high for aprox 4 hours, med or low for 6 hours. You can;' hardly go wrong with a slow cooker.
- Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!