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Turkey Chili

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Turkey Chili
 
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As soon as there's a chill in the air, all I want is chili. It's so comforting, and I'm always trying to get more veggies into my meals, so I really love this recipe! Plus there's a nice kick to heat things up 😉
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Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • large yellow onion, diced
  • 2-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2-3 medium-large “beefsteak” tomatoes, or 4-5 tomatoes on the vine, diced
  • 1 lb ground turkey or chicken (or beef )
  • 1-2 jalepeno peppers, diced
  • 1 serrano pepper, minced (or to taste)
  • 2 smallish zucchini
  • 1½ cups of soaked, drained & cooked black beans, or 1 can (~14 oz) black beans (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp chili powder
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • 1.5 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp turmeric (optional)
  • 2 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • Black pepper
  • 1 small container plain Greek yogurt (about 6 oz.)
  • feta or your favorite cheese for topping
  • red onion, diced for topping
  • cilantro, chopped for topping
  • avocado, slices or diced for topping
  • tortilla chips
Instructions
  1. In a large pot or dutch oven, sauté diced onion in some olive oil on med-high.
  2. Get some color on the onion, but make sure you don’t let it burn (about 5 minutes).
  3. While the onions are cooking, prep your garlic and tomatoes.
  4. Add the minced garlic and stir, keeping heat fairly high, about 2-3 minutes.
  5. Next, add the tomatoes.
  6. Cook for a minute or so then turn down heat to medium.
  7. Cook for about 10 minutes to release their liquid.
  8. You may want to cover the pot half way through so you don’t lose too much liquid.
  9. Once the tomatoes have softened, add ground turkey and break it up so it’s in small pieces. Mix evenly.
  10. While the turkey is cooking, dice up peppers and chop zucchini.
  11. Once the turkey has cooked, about 5-8 minutes, add the peppers and zucchini.
  12. Next, add the beans. If using canned beans, make sure to drain and rinse them. Now stir in the spices and mix well.
  13. Turn down heat to low, and either add Greek yogurt now to the whole batch to give it a creamy texture, or add a spoonful to each serving. Some people may not want dairy, so I usually leave it up to them.
  14. Top with cilantro, red onion , feta (or your favorite cheese) and crumbled up tortilla chips (I like to mix my chips in it).
Notes
I chose to use fresh tomatoes in this recipe, but you can always use jarred tomatoes as well. Just do your best to avoid canned tomatoes due to the acidity & BPA exposure.

Turkey Chili
 
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Author:
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • large yellow onion, diced
  • 2-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2-3 medium-large “beefsteak” tomatoes, or 4-5 tomatoes on the vine, diced
  • 1 lb ground turkey or chicken (or beef )
  • 1-2 jalepeno peppers, diced
  • 1 serrano pepper, minced (or to taste)
  • 2 smallish zucchini
  • 1½ cups of soaked, drained & cooked black beans, or 1 can (~14 oz) black beans (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp chili powder
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • 1.5 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp turmeric (optional)
  • 2 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • Black pepper
  • 1 small container plain Greek yogurt (about 6 oz.)
  • feta or your favorite cheese for topping
  • red onion, diced for topping
  • cilantro, chopped for topping
  • avocado, slices or diced for topping
  • tortilla chips
Instructions
  1. In a large pot or dutch oven, sauté diced onion in some olive oil on med-high.
  2. Get some color on the onion, but make sure you don’t let it burn (about 5 minutes).
  3. While the onions are cooking, prep your garlic and tomatoes.
  4. Add the minced garlic and stir, keeping heat fairly high, about 2-3 minutes.
  5. Next, add the tomatoes.
  6. Cook for a minute or so then turn down heat to medium.
  7. Cook for about 10 minutes to release their liquid.
  8. You may want to cover the pot half way through so you don’t lose too much liquid.
  9. Once the tomatoes have softened, add ground turkey and break it up so it’s in small pieces. Mix evenly.
  10. While the turkey is cooking, dice up peppers and chop zucchini.
  11. Once the turkey has cooked, about 5-8 minutes, add the peppers and zucchini.
  12. Next, add the beans. If using canned beans, make sure to drain and rinse them. Now stir in the spices and mix well.
  13. Turn down heat to low, and either add Greek yogurt now to the whole batch to give it a creamy texture, or add a spoonful to each serving. Some people may not want dairy, so I usually leave it up to them.
  14. Top with cilantro, red onion , feta (or your favorite cheese) and crumbled up tortilla chips (I like to mix my chips in it).