Fancy Turkey Chili

Fancy Turkey Chili combines ground turkey with lots of veggies into a hearty chili that can be served alone or over rice.

After being here in St. Louis for about 3 weeks now, I’m finally beginning to feel more at home. Even though I grew up in STL, our new place is about 25 minutes north of my parents’ house, and it’s an adjustment from the big city living we had in downtown Chicago. It’s so quiet here! Initially we had a hard time getting to sleep without the ‘sounds of the city’ – sirens, arguments, gun shots (j/k on that last one . . . kind of . . .).  

I started my new job last week, and it’s an adjustment as well. It’s never easy to start at a new place and to learn new things that take me out of my comfort zone. One downfall is that, aside from a few quick glances at Google Reader, I can no longer read cooking blogs at work . . . at least for the next couple of months. I probably should have never done that at my old job though!  

Getting back into the swing of cooking is difficult as well. By the time I get home from work, I’m exhausted! Bob was a good house-husband last week and made dinner every night. This week, I’m making more of an effort.

My mother-in-law sent me Trisha Yearwood’s cookbook “Home Cooking” as a surprise after seeing her on “The View.” I love to get surprises in the mail 🙂 There are a ton of great-looking recipes in this book – nothing fussy or complicated, just good, crowd-pleasing food.  

Although it’s summer and the temps here in St. Louis are in the ’90’s, I couldn’t resist making this Fancy Chili, mainly because Trisha serves it over rice, and it’s actually not much like chili at all. There’s very little liquid, and it consists of a hearty yet healthy meal filled with veggies.

I’m sure you can add a number of vegetables to the dish. I omitted the beans because I always do, and I used ground turkey of course.

This was a fantastic dinner! You certainly don’t have to serve this over rice, but I really liked it that way. The sour cream topping and fresh, sliced green onions on top added to the flavor and texture. I can’t wait to take the leftovers to work for lunch!

Gluten Free Fancy Turkey Chili

This recipe is naturally gluten free. I served it over rice, which is also gluten free, although I recommend you check your packaging for cross contamination.

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Fancy Turkey Chili

Meghan

Fancy Turkey Chili combines ground turkey (or beef) with lots of veggies into a hearty chili that can be served alone or over rice.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 pound lean ground turkey or beef
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 28 ounces canned fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 15 ounces canned black beans, rinsed and drained (optional)
• 1 medium bell pepper (cored, seeded, and diced)
• 4 carrots (peeled and grated)
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• Pinch of salt (more to taste)

For Serving:

• sliced green onions
• sour cream,
• cooked rice

Instructions

 

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and green onions, and cook for about 1 minute.
• Add the ground turkey or beef and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the chili powder until fully combined.
• Add the tomatoes, beans, bell pepper, carrots, brown sugar, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low.
• Cover and simmer the chili for 15 minutes.
• Adjust salt if necessary, and serve over white rice with a dollop of sour cream and garnish of sliced green onions.

Notes

Source: Adapted from Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood

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Keyword gluten free, low carb, main dish, turkey