Cooking Lights Turkey And White Bean Chili Food

TURKEY AND WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic. Add turkey, chili powder and cumin.
• Add beans, tomatoes with juice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper.

TURKEY CHILI WITH WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions; sauté until light brown and tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add oregano and cumin; stir 1 minute.
• Increase heat to medium-high.
• Add turkey; stir until no longer pink, breaking up with back of spoon.
• Stir in chili powder, bay leaves, cocoa powder, salt and cinnamon. Add tomatoes with their juices, breaking up with back of spoon. Mix in stock and tomato sauce. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add beans to chili and simmer until flavors blend, about 10 minutes longer.
• Discard bay leaves. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium-low heat before continuing.).
• Ladle chili into bowls. Pass red onion, cilantro and yogurt separately.
• Notes: I usually decrease the chili powder slightly because my DH prefers things mild.
• We've always skipped the red onion and cilantro, but, it sounds interesting.
• I'm estimating the active and passive work times.

COOKING LIGHT'S TURKEY AND WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Cook first 5 ingredients in a large pot for 5 minutes.
• Add turkey, and brown until done.
• Stir in remaining ingredients (except for the cilantro) and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Stir in fresh cilantro, cook one minute.
• Serve in bowls with cornbread and lime wedges!

GROUND TURKEY AND WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a dutch oven or deep skillet over medium high heat.
• Add ground turkey and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook until browned, stirring to break up turkey.
• Add chopped onion and minced jalapeno and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in ground cumin and tomato sauce and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Add the cannellini beans, the broth and the water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until thicker, about 20 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls and place a dollop of light sour cream and a sprinkling of chopped cilantro on top of each serving.

GROUND TURKEY AND WHITE BEAN CHILI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add in onions and saute for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned (adding in the garlic the last 3 minutes of cooking).
• Add in the oregano, cumin and chili powder, chili flakes and jalapeno pepper (if using) cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add in tomato paste and stir for 1 minute.
• Add in ground turkey; cook until no longer pink.
• Stir in bay leaf and cocoa powder, then add in undrained diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth and beer; bring to a boil and simmer on top of the stove for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, then season with salt and pepper.
• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Place in oven uncovered, and cook for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally (the longer you cook this in a low heat oven the richer and thicker it will be, you can even cook it for even 2 hours!).
• After 1 hour cooking add in drained beans, and season with more salt if desired; return to oven and cook uncovered for another 35-40 minutes.
• Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top the last 5-6 minutes of cooking time.

HEALTHY WHITE BEAN TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large heavy bottom pot over medium heat.
• Add oil after pot is hot.
• Cook onions until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook an additional 2 minutes.
• Add the spices and cook for another 2 minutes. (If using fresh sage, do not add until the very end.).
• Add the ground turkey and cook all the way through, until meat is white.
• Stir in the chicken stock and half and half.
• If you are using fresh sage, add it at this point.
• Lower the heat to low, and let the flavor incorporate, about 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with low fat cheddar or Mexican style cheese, low fat sour cream, chopped onion, and/or chopped fresh cilantro for garnish.

TURKEY SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large soup pot.
• Cook onions until translucent.
• Add sausage and brown well.
• Add garlic, sage, parsely and celery.
• Deglaze pot with chicken broth until all sausage pieces are scraped from bottom of pot.
• Add remaining chicken broth and simmer.
• Add 1 can of northern beans and 1 can of cannelini beans. (Strained slightly in can. Leave some of the juice.).
• Take the remaining can of cannelini beans, strained slightly and pour into bowl. Use your hands and "mash the beans." It's messy but adds a some starchy thickness to the chili.
• Add smashed beans to the pot and stir well.
• Chop just the florets of the brocolli into small pieces and add to the pot.
• Simmer until ready to serve. (About 20 minutes.)
• You can substitute chopped spinich for the brocolli and/or add cheese when serving.