West Coast Turkey Chili
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A very simple and hearty turkey chili recipe from the west coast. Even better the next day and an excellent way to use up leftover turkey.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
5 minCook
25 minReady
30 minIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 | cup |
green bell peppers
diced |
|
1 ¼ | cups |
onions
diced |
|
2 |
garlic cloves
minced |
*
|
|
3 | tablespoons |
vegetable oil
|
|
19 | ounces |
kidney beans, canned
drained and rinsed, one large can |
|
28 | ounces |
tomatoes, stewed, canned
|
|
1 | cup |
red wine
|
*
|
3 | cups |
turkey meat
cooked, cut in 1/2 inch cubes or substitute cooked chicken meat |
* |
1 | tablespoon |
chili powder
|
|
1 | tablespoon |
cilantro
fresh, chopped |
|
½ | teaspoon |
cumin
optional, ideally freshly crushed |
|
1 | teaspoon |
red pepper flakes
hot, crushed, optional or vary amount as desired |
|
½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
237 | ml |
green bell peppers
diced |
|
296 | ml |
onions
diced |
|
2 | each |
garlic cloves
minced |
*
|
45 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
895.9 | ml/g |
kidney beans, canned
drained and rinsed, one large can |
|
809.2 | ml/g |
tomatoes, stewed, canned
|
|
237 | ml |
red wine
|
*
|
7.1E+2 | ml |
turkey meat
cooked, cut in 1/2 inch cubes or substitute cooked chicken meat |
* |
15 | ml |
chili powder
|
|
15 | ml |
cilantro
fresh, chopped |
|
2.5 | ml |
cumin
optional, ideally freshly crushed |
|
5 | ml |
red pepper flakes
hot, crushed, optional or vary amount as desired |
|
2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
Directions
Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy bottom saucepan, over medium-high heat. Add the onions, green bell pepper, and garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes or until onions are translucent and green bell pepper is tender-crisp.
Add the kidney beans, tomatoes, wine, turkey, chili powder, cilantro, red pepper, cumin (optional), and salt.
Increase the heat, and bring the mixture to the boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes.
To serve, garnish with fresh cilantro if desired.
What goes with turkey chili?
- crusty bread
- shredded cheddar cheese
- sour cream
What wine goes with turkey chili?
The same red wine that you used when making the recipe! We use Shiraz but a cabernet sauvignon would be ideal.