Turkey Chili

With the abundance of turkey after Thanksgiving, this is a good recipe to use that everyone will love. You can substitute the turkey for chicken too and it will be just as good!

turkey chili

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. hamburger (optional)
  • leftover turkey meat
  • Black beans (1 can or small bag, soaked the night before)
  • 1 can fire roasted tomatoes (or use any diced tomatoes, from canning or fresh)
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped bell peppers
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • chili seasoning – 1/4 tsp sugar (optional), 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/4 cup chili powder.

Directions:
Brown the hamburger, add chili seasoning and turkey meat and mix thoroughly. Add black beans and tomatoes to the crockpot (do not drain), then add onion, bell peppers and garlic. Add the hamburger/turkey mixture to the crockpot and stir. Depending on the crockpot and what time you are putting this together, you can put it on high for the rest of the day or set to medium. Stir occasionally.

Serve with cornbread and enjoy!