Tonight, we will be enjoying my latest chili recipe – ground turkey chili with three different types of beans and a boatload of flavor. This is the latest addition to my collection of crock pot recipes.
In our house, a great-tasting chili is the ultimate winter comfort food. When the temps are cold and the weather is harsh, there is nothing quite like a big steaming bowl of chili to warm you to the bones.
One of my favorite winter comfort foods is a big bowl of chili. Nothing seems to do the job of warming me up quite like a tasty chili recipe. See my one-pot chile con carne recipe here.
One of the best things about this recipe is that it cooks all day long in my slow cooker.
I make the recipe in two parts. The first is done in about 20 minutes at the beginning of the day on the stovetop and then everything cooks to its lovely spicy perfection in the crock pot.
That means I can get the cooking side of dinner off my list of things to do early in the day and know I’ll have more time to relax later when dinner hour rolls around.
Time to make some Ground Turkey Chili!
I used three types of beans in this recipe -black beans, pink beans, and Great Northern beans. Since I will be using ground turkey, I want to enhance the flavor of the chili with lighter beans.
Don’t worry…it will still pack a great chili punch (the spices make sure of that) but the whole meal just feels lighter and cleaner.
The first part of the recipe is as simple as it gets. Just dump the beans, some chicken stock, and the canned tomatoes into the slow cooker.
(have I mentioned that I LOVE a slow cooker? – you can’t get much easier than that, can you?)
Next, heat some olive oil in a nonstick pan and cook the onions, garlic and peppers. I used baby sweet peppers for color and flavor.
Once the veggies are cooked, stir in the ground turkey. Be sure to break it up so that the pieces are small to give the chili a nice texture when it’s done.
Look at the spices that will go into this mixture for the next step. I can taste the flavor just by looking at them!
The last step is to stir in the tomato paste, a couple of cups of low-sodium chicken broth, and a bit of flour. Give it all a stir until the mixture is fragrant and starting to thicken.
That’s it! Just pour this mixture into the slow cooker, give it all a good stir and cover, and cook on low for about 8-10 hours.
This Slow Cooker Ground Turkey Chili will keep you warm and cozy all winter. It is healthy, hearty and just bursting with flavor.
Add some grated cheese and a bit of low-fat sour cream, and garnish with some fresh cilantro. Each bite of this delicious chili is filling, tasty and so warming.
It is full of fiber, won’t break the calorie bank, and will keep you full and satisfied for hours.
I used Ole Low Carb Xtreme tortilla wraps cooked in the oven for a few minutes on 450º for a few minutes to give me something to sop up the delicious juice. They have only 50 calories for one tortilla!
This is the nutritional information for this delicious Slow Cooker Ground Turkey Chili.
For more chili ideas, check out these recipes:
 Smokey 3 Bean Chili |
 Chicken Chili |
 White Bean Chili |
Ground Turkey Chili
Ingredients
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 2 14 oz cans diced tomatoes
- 1 can 15oz black beans, rinsed
- 1 can 15oz pink beans, rinsed
- 1 can 15oz Great Northern beans, rinsed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 med white onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 small sweet peppers, chopped
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 tbsp flour
- To garnish:
- Grated cheese, low fat sour cream and cilantro