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Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

A simple slow-cooker turkey chili with ground turkey, tomatoes, beans, corn, and warming spices. Browning the turkey first builds extra flavor before slow cooking.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ?1 tablespoonolive oil
  • ?1 lb 450 gground turkey98% lean
  • ?1 mediumyellow onionfinely diced
  • ?3 clovesgarlicminced
  • ?2 tablespoonschili powder
  • ?1 tablespoonground cumin
  • ?2 teaspoonssweet paprika
  • ?Salt and black pepperto taste
  • ?114.5-oz cantomato sauce
  • ?114.5-oz candiced tomatoes
  • ?1 cupchicken broth/stock
  • ?115-oz canblack beansrinsed and drained
  • ?115-oz canred kidney beansrinsed and drained
  • ?1 cupcornfrozen or canned

Instructions

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering.
  • Add 1 lb (450 g) ground turkey (98% lean). Break it up with a spatula and cook, stirring occasionally, until the turkey starts to brown.
  • Add 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced, and cook about 2 minutes more until the onion softens.
  • Add 3 cloves garlic, minced, and cook about 30 seconds until fragrant. Remove the skillet from heat.
  • Transfer the cooked turkey, onion, and garlic from the skillet into the slow cooker, scraping the skillet to get any browned bits.
  • Sprinkle 2 tablespoons chili powder, 1 tablespoon ground cumin, 2 teaspoons sweet paprika, and salt and black pepper to taste over the turkey mixture; stir to combine.
  • Add 1 14.5-oz can tomato sauce, 1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes, 1 cup chicken broth/stock, 1 15-oz can black beans (rinsed and drained), 1 15-oz can red kidney beans (rinsed and drained), and 1 cup corn (frozen or canned) to the slow cooker; stir until evenly mixed.
  • Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 8 hours.
  • Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed, then serve hot.

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Notes

You can substitute fresh garlic and onion with garlic and onion powder.
Make it on the stovetop.Throw everything in a Dutch oven and let it simmer covered for at least an hour before serving.
I don’t recommend cooking this recipe for turkey chili for more than 10 hours on low or 5 hours on high.
Storethe leftoversin the fridge covered for up to days. Or freeze for up to 3 months.