Description
A hearty and flavorful chili made with lean ground turkey and sweet potatoes, perfect for a cozy meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 T olive oil, divided
- 1 1/2 lbs. lean ground turkey
- 2 green peppers, seeds and stem removed and chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 T minced garlic
- 1 T Spike Seasoning (optional, but recommended; see notes)
- 1 T chili powder
- 1 tsp. ground Ancho Chiles (or use more regular chili powder if you don’t have Ancho)
- 1 T ground cumin
- two 4 oz. cans diced green chiles (Anaheim chiles, not jalapenos)
- one 14 oz. can petite diced tomatoes
- one 8 oz. can tomato sauce
- two 14 ounce cans beef broth (see notes)
- 1 large sweet potato, diced into cubes (see notes)
- 1 T Green Tabasco Sauce (or more, to taste)
- salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat 1 T olive oil in a heavy frying pan, add ground turkey, and cook over medium-high heat until the turkey is well-browned and all liquid has evaporated. (I like to break it apart with an old-fashioned potato masher as the meat cooks.)
- Put the browned turkey into a medium-sized soup pot.
- Add the other T of olive oil to the frying pan, add the chopped green pepper and chopped onion, and sauté about 3-4 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic, Spike Seasoning if using, chili powder, Ancho chile powder, and ground cumin and cook 1-2 minutes.
- Add the pepper-onion-spices mixture to the soup pot.
- Then add the diced green chiles with juice, petite diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and beef broth to the soup pot and start to simmer the chili on low.
- While the chili simmers, peel the sweet potatoes and dice into pieces about 3/4 – 1 inches square.
- Add sweet potatoes to the chili and simmer about an hour, adding a little water if it gets too thick.
- Taste for seasoning and add Green Tabasco Sauce, salt, and fresh ground pepper to taste.
- Serve Turkey Sweet Potato Chili hot, with optional sour cream and cheese to add at the table if desired.
- This will keep in the fridge for at least 4-5 days or can be frozen.
Notes
- Spike Seasoning adds great flavor but is optional.
- Beef broth can be adjusted based on desired thickness of chili.
- Sweet potatoes can be peeled or cooked with skin depending on preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg