Two Bean Turkey Chili Recipes

TWO-BEAN TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• 1. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook, stirring, until celery is softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add cumin, oregano, peppercorns and lime zest and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add cornmeal and toss to coat. Add broth and cook, stirring, until mixture boils, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes with juice and return to a boil. MAKE AHEAD: Complete Step 1. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. When you're ready to cook, continue with the recipe.
• 2. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware. Stir in turkey, pinto beans and green beans. Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours or on High for 3 hours, until turkey is tender and mixture is bubbly. Add chile powder solution, green and red bell peppers, mild green chiles, and jalapeño pepper, if using. Cover and cook on High for 30 minutes, until bell peppers are tender.

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.

TWO - BEAN TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat heat oil for about 30 seconds or so.
• Add onions to skillet (if using celery stalks add the celery too), cook stirring for 5 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and cook stirring for another minute.
• Stir in oregano, celery seed, pepper, zest of the lime and cumin, and cook for another minute.
• Stir in cornmeal .
• Stir in chicken broth and cook until mixture boils (1 minute or so).
• Stir in tomatoes (with juice). Transfer mixture to crock pot.
• Stir in turkey, pinto beans and green beans. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours (or high for 4 hours).
• Combine chili powder and lime juice in a cup and add to crockpot along with bell peppers, green chilies and jalapeno. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes.

SIMPLE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Place turkey in the pot, and cook until evenly brown. Stir in onion, and cook until tender.
• Pour water into the pot. Mix in tomatoes, kidney beans, and garlic. Season chili powder, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.