Hearty, Healthy Turkey Chili

Name: Hearty, Healthy Turkey Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: About 6-8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb 99/1 ground turkey; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 medium green pepper, diced; 1 medium red pepper, diced; 2 large cans rotel diced tomatoes with green chiles; 2 can(s) pinto beans; 2 can(s) great northern beans; 1 pkg frozen sweet corn; 1 pkg ortega taco seasoning; 1 pkg hidden valley fiesta ranch seasoning; 2 1/2 Tbsp ground cumin; 1 Tbsp chili powder; 1 1/2 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp garlic salt; 2 to 3 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

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By Kate Brennan
@kbrennan1999

I was looking for a healthy way to make chili, so I could start watching my diet. I also was living on my own at the time, and wanted something easy to make in a large volume so I could take some for lunch every day to work. I fell in love with this concoction. I'm also a huge fan of a nice, warm bowl of goodness in the fall and winter. This was it!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

About 6-8

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb

99/1 ground turkey
1 medium

onion, diced
1 medium

green pepper, diced
1 medium

red pepper, diced
2 large

cans rotel diced tomatoes with green chiles
2 can(s)

pinto beans
2 can(s)

great northern beans
1 pkg

frozen sweet corn
1 pkg

ortega taco seasoning
1 pkg

hidden valley fiesta ranch seasoning
2 1/2 Tbsp

ground cumin
1 Tbsp

chili powder
1 1/2 Tbsp

ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp

garlic salt
2 to 3 tsp

crushed red pepper flakes
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How to Make Hearty, Healthy Turkey Chili

Step-by-Step

In a large chili pot, combine diced onion, green pepper and red pepper, and saute with non-fat olive oil cooking spray over medium-high heat. After about 3 min. add the garlic salt and pepper flakes to sweat the onions. Turn temperature down to medium and continue to cook...
While that's cooking, in a separate pan cook the ground turkey until no pink shows, around 10 min. Add the cumin, cinnamon, and chili powder to the turkey, and transfer the cooked turkey to the pot of onions and peppers. Stir to combine everything, and keep it at medium-low heat so it doesn't burn while you're opening the beans and diced tomatoes...
Then open the beans and tomatoes, and drain the beans. I usually don't drain the tomatoes, but you can if you'd like. It makes more of a sauce if you don't. Then add the beans, tomatoes and corn, stir to combine. Dump both packets of seasoning into the pot and stir well. Let chili simmer for about a half an hour... Enjoy!
I like my chili spicy, so if the spice quantities are too large for you, you can always modify to your liking...

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