White Bean Turkey Chili
Made with ground turkey, tomatillos and white beans, this white bean turkey chili is a hearty, healthy, high-protein and high-fibre meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Main
- Method: Stovetop
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded diced
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and diced
- 1 tablespoon cumin, ground
- 1 teaspoon coriander, ground
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 15 oz can tomatillos, crushed*
- 15 oz can white kidney beans, strained and rinsed
- 15 oz can white pinto beans, strained and rinsed
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 handful cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
To Serve (Optional):
- Sour Cream
- Avocado, diced
- Cilantro, roughly chopped
- Green onion, sliced
- Lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- In a large pot on medium-high, warm the olive oil.
- Add the onion, bell pepper and jalapeño to the pot and cook, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes until the vegetables soften.
- Add the garlic, cumin, coriander, chilli powder and a pinch of salt and cook for another 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon until no longer pink, approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the crushed tomatillos, broth and bay leaf, reduce heat, cover with a lid and simmer gently for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, add the beans, stir to combine and simmer for an additional 20 minutes.
- Once cooked, remove from the heat, add cilantro, season with salt and pepper to taste, and stir to combine.
- To serve, spoon into bowls and top with sour cream, avocado, and cilantro as desired.
Notes
Tomatillos: If you can’t find crushed tomatillos, tomatillo salsa would work equally well.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 247 calories
- Sugar: 4 grams
- Fat: 10 grams
- Carbohydrates: 20 grams
- Fiber: 6 grams
- Protein: 21 grams
Keywords: ground turkey, easy, healthy
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