Finish this turkey chili with your preferred toppings, like corn chips, cheese, and sour cream.

If you’re from Texas, by all means, leave the beans out.

Most turkey chili recipes call for browning the turkey before adding the liquid and other ingredients.

Quick Turkey Chili

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Normally, we’d recommend that, too.

But for this recipe, we didn’tand the results were still fantastic.

In fact, the turkey is more tender from the gentle simmer in the chili.

ingredients for quick turkey chili

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This turkey chili simmers for a mere 20 minutes and it’s ready to serve.

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1Tbsp.tomato paste

1(14 1/2-oz.

)canfire-roasted crushed tomatoes

1 1/2cupswater

1lb.ground turkey(white and dark meat)

1(15-oz.

cooking onion and bell pepper in a dutch oven

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Add turkey:

Add turkey, and stir to break into smaller pieces.

Add beans:

Stir in beans, chiles, and salt.

Bring to a simmer, undisturbed, over medium-high.

taco seasoning on onions and peppers

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Divide and serve:

Ladle evenly into 4 bowls, and serve with desired toppings.

Adding a splash of vinegar can also help wake up the flavors.

chili simmering

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breaking up ground turkey in chili

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turkey chili simmering

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