This healthy turkey chili with chipotles and apples is packed with an enticing combination of sweet, smoky, and slightly spicy flavor.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chipotle apple turkey chili, healthy turkey chili
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 5servings
Calories 311kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers
Ingredients
For chili:
1tablespoonolive oil
1poundground turkey
1small red onion, chopped
2clovesgarlic, minced
2chipotles plus 1/2 tbsp adobo sauce
3tablespoonstomato paste
1/2tspsalt
1/2tsppepper
1/2tbspground cumin
1/2tbsppaprika
1/2tbspchili powder
1/4tspcinnamon
1green apple, peeled and chopped
1 1/2cupschicken stock
1cupapple juice
14.5ouncecan pinto beans, drained and rinsed
15ouncecan diced tomatoes(not drained)
For topping (optional):
Cheddar cheese
Tortilla chips
Instructions
Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add ground turkey and red onion, and cook for about 6-7 minutes or until browned, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you’re cooking it.
Stir in garlic and chipotles with adobo. Cook for 1 minute.
Add tomato paste, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, chili powder, cinnamon. Give everything a good stir.
Add apple, chicken stock, apple juice, pinto beans, and diced tomatoes (with juices). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for around 20-25 minutes. Enjoy topped with optional cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips.
Notes
Notes:
Chipotles in adobo sauce come canned, and can typically be found at the grocery store in the aisle where other Mexican food is found.
For this recipe, pull two of the chipotle peppers out of the can If the chili is still a bit too thin at the end of cooking, just turn up the heat and let some of the liquid evaporate out for a few minutes.
Nutrition analysis (approximate per serving): 311 calories, 11.5 g fat, 2.5 g sat fat, 872 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 12 g sugar, 22 g protein, Vitamin A: 17%, Vitamin C: 69%, Calcium: 10%, Iron: 25%, Potassium: 25%