Spicy Black Bean Turkey Chili Recipe From 'No Gojis, No Glory'
Every week, we’re spotlighting a different food blogger who’s shaking up the blogosphere with tempting recipes and knockout photography. Below, Christine Arel of No Gojis, No Glory shares a hearty-but-healthy spin on turkey chili.
Photo: Christine Arel
Turkey Chili
Serves 8
Sometimes, you just need a good bowl of chili, especially on cold, snowy days like we’ve been having lately. A chili that’s easy, healthy, and most importantly, satisfying.
I had to laugh a little when I was making this. Looking down at my kitchen counter, covered with a spread of fresh and high quality ingredients, I don’t know how I ever considered those cans of brown sludge from the grocery store “chili.” Have you ever looked on the back of one? I remember my disappointment and confusion the first time I actually bothered to check the ingredients list. I thought, “What the heck is ‘caramel color’? And why is it in my chili?! Are these beans even brown? Wait…are these even real beans?”
It’s safe to say I’ll be sticking to the homemade version, thanks.
4 tbsp grapeseed oil
1½ large yellow onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
2 large jalapeños, diced, seeds left in
2 lbs lean ground turkey
2 15 oz. cans no-salt-added black beans, drained and rinsed
2 15 oz. cans no-salt-added diced tomatoes
2 tbsp fire roasted chile and garlic powder (I use Lawry’s)
1 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp dried oregano
Sea salt (to taste)
Pepper jack cheese, to garnish
Cilantro, to garnish
Heat oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven. Add onion, garlic, bell pepper, and jalapeños; sauté for 3-5 minutes until onions are softened and translucent.
Add turkey and cook until browned, about 7 minutes. Add beans, tomatoes (with liquid), chile and garlic powder, paprika, and oregano, combining well. Add salt to taste.
Lower the heat, cover, and let chili simmer for about 45 minutes, allowing flavors to develop.
Serve with pepper jack cheese and cilantro.
More dishes to warm up with:
Soothing butternut squash and polenta
Turkey and white bean chili to make everything OK
A time-saving trick for making cottage pie
What’s your go-to winter dish? Tell us below!