Smokin Turkey Chili Food

TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Cook onion and peppers in oil in a heavy medium pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Add spices and brown sugar and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes with juice, breaking them up with back of a spoon, then add beans, water, and 1 teaspoon salt and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
• Stir in turkey and let stand, covered, until heated through, 5 minutes.

SMOKIN' IRISH-MEX TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Garnish: shredded cheese and chopped onion Heat 1 Tbsp.
• oil in 4-quart pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped Turkey and saute about 4 minutes until light brown.
• Drain and set aside. Heat remaining 1 tbsp.
• oil in 4-quart pan and saute potatoes for 4 minutes.
• Stir frequently to prevent sticking.
• Add red bell pepper, onions, and garlic. Saute 2 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
• S tir in turkey, beans, fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes in puree, fresh or canned green chili, jalapeno pepper, chili powder, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, bay leaf, and honey or brown sugar.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Top with shredded cheese and chopped onion, if desired.
• (Note: To remove the skin from the fresh green chili, place under broiler until the skin bubbles. Turn over and broil the other side. Cool in a damp towel. Then carefully peel off the skin.)

LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 6 minutes. Stir in the jalapeno and garlic and cook until they soften slightly, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the chili powder, cumin, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Add the turkey and stir until well coated in the spices. Pour in the tomatoes and chicken broth and scrape up any spices that may have stuck to the bottom of the pan. Bring the chili to a simmer on medium-low and cook, uncovered, on until the liquid has reduced by a few inches and the chili has thickened, about 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse one of the cans of beans; leave the bean liquid in the second can. Add all the beans plus the reserved bean liquid to the pot and heat until the beans are warmed through, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with more salt and pepper. Serve in bowls over potatoes or rice with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of chopped scallions.

SMOKIN' TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large saucepan on medium-high heat 4 min., stirring frequently. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in pan. Add onions, peppers and chili powder to reserved drippings; stir. Cook 10 min., stirring frequently.
• Add bacon, beans, tomatoes, turkey and barbecue sauce; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 min., stirring occasionally.
• Microwave Mexican VELVEETA in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until melted, stirring every 30 sec. Spoon over filled bowls of chili.

SMOKED WHITE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Place a heavy bottomed saucepan or dutch oven over medium high heat and add olive oil. Add onion, green onion bottoms, shallots and garlic. Saute until soft, stirring often to avoid scorching garlic.
• Add tomatoes and increase heat to high. Add Jalapenos. Open cans of beans and pour off most of the syrup (do not rinse!). When tomatoes are boiling, add the beans, stir and reduce heat to medium.
• Open shoepeg corn and add, stir. Add cilantro paste, white pepper and cumin. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add smoked turkey breast and simmer for another 10 minutes. Add green onion tops and serve.
• If you don't have smoked turkey, 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke may be added as a substitute.