Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, white bean turkey chili. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
White Bean Turkey Chili is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. White Bean Turkey Chili is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook white bean turkey chili using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make White Bean Turkey Chili:
- Prepare 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
- Prepare 1 green bell pepper, roughly chopped
- Make ready 1 small yellow onion, roughly chopped
- Prepare 1 jalapeño pepper, sliced
- Take 1.5 lb. ground turkey
- Prepare 2 tbs. flour
- Make ready 1 clove garlic, minced
- Prepare 1 package McCormick mix (chicken chili)
- Prepare 2-3 cup vegetable stock
- Make ready 8 oz. white mushrooms, quartered
- Make ready 1 can (14.5 oz.) chopped tomatoes, undrained
- Get 1 can (15 oz.) “white” kidney beans, drained
- Take 2 cups cooked dark turkey meat, chopped
- Prepare 1/2 cup green onions, sliced thin
- Prepare 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- Take Options:
- Make ready 8 oz. pasta shells, cooked
- Prepare 1/3 cup shredded cheese (per bowl)
- Take Dollop of sour cream (optional)
Instructions to make White Bean Turkey Chili:
- In a large pot, sauté the bell pepper in olive oil. Then add the onions and the jalapeno pepper and cook until all ingredients are soft and onions are translucent.
- Remove the sautéed vegetables from the pot, set aside, and add some olive oil. Add the ground turkey and cook over medium heat until lightly browned. Drain off any fat.
- Add the garlic, the McCormick mix, and flour to the turkey. Mix and heat for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of stock and heat to a light boil.
- While heating, add the mushrooms, tomatoes, and white beans. Add back in the peppers and onions.
- When the mixture begins to slightly boil, reduce the heat to low and cover. Cook for 10-15 minutes. While cooking, add the green onions and the cilantro. Adjust for taste with seasonings.
- Add in chunks of leftover turkey meat and heat through. Add additional stock if needed.
- Looks like thick / chunky chili.
- Tip: I like to mound chili on top of cooked pasta shells in a bowl. Top with cheese and heat in a microwave for 40 seconds.
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