Quick Easy Chipotle Turkey Chili

Name: Quick & Easy Chipotle Turkey Chili
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 -6
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; half of a medium onion (chopped); 1-1 1/4 lb ground turkey; one chipotle (minced from a can of chipotles in adobo, plus 1 Tablespoon of the adobo sauce); 1 Tablespoon chili powder; 1 Tablespoon paprika; 1 teaspoon cumin; one 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (drain for a thicker chili if you are not preparing in advance); one 8 oz can tomato sauce; 1 cup beef broth or stock; one 15 oz can black beans (drained and rinsed); kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste); cheese (sour cream (or plain Greek yogurt), tortilla chips, or your favorite chili fixin's for serving.)

2/23/14

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Quick Easy Chipotle Turkey Chili is a hearty but healthy chili recipe packed with the perfect level of smoky spice and a deep, rich flavor. And bonus – you can have it on the table in 30 minutes, or let it simmer all day, chill out in the fridge overnight, or save it for later in the freezer!

Easy Turkey Chipotle Chili Recipe

Now, as amazing as those million-ingredient, slow-simmering chili recipes taste, sometimes you just want chili NOW. Like, on a Tuesday night, after you’ve worked/chased kids/walked dogs/fought traffic/monitored all of your social media accounts (oh wait, that’s just us bloggy-types) all day. You need a chili recipe that has a deep, well-developed flavor without needing all of that time. And you want it a little healthier too, right? By using turkey, but enhancing it and bringing that rich smokiness from a combination of beef broth or stock and chipotles in adobo, you get that cooked all day flavor, but you can have it on the table in no time.

The beef broth truly adds a meaty dimension to this Chipotle Turkey Chili, but I did find without cooking it for a long time, it was a little liquidy until it sat in the fridge overnight. So rather than cutting out the broth, I am going to recommend draining the tomatoes, unless you prefer a thinner consistency or are making it a day or so in advance. But you know what, whatever – it tastes AWESOME! We all devoured it. Even the littlest one!

I am so grateful to Kara for a great recipe that was a perfect starting point. Just a few tweaks based on what I had and some personal preferences, and this may now be my go-to for when I don’t want to make an entire vat or chili, which is what my other favorite recipe produces.

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