• Turkey and Bean Chili

  Filed under Main Dishes - Turkey, Soup
  Apr 12
  
  I know I talked last week about being all excited for Spring and the food that the season brings. And then today I’m posting a chili recipe. I know I’m full of contradictions!! But this chili was really good. And honestly – I’d eat chili any time of year, no matter what the weather!

  I bought a subscription to Real Simple almost a year ago. I got a super good deal – it was next to free – so I thought, why not? And then the magazines started coming, and I remembered why not. It’s because I have a 1-year old, and absolutely no time to sit down and read magazines. But although I can’t say that I’ve read each magazine cover to cover, I can tell you that I have really come to love the recipes in this magazine. At first, they didn’t look very exciting, but the more of them that I’ve made, the more I realize that these simple recipes with few ingredients are sometimes the tastiest and best recipes. And this one is no exception. I don’t usually love ground poultry because it seems pretty dry and tasteless to me, but this recipe is different. The ground turkey went perfectly in it. There wasn’t one thing I would change about this recipe! And now I’m quite sad that my subscription is almost over…

  
  Turkey and Bean Chili
  adapted from Real Simple February 2010

  Serves 4

  hands on time: 15 minutes
  total time: 40 minutes

  1 tablespoon olive oil
  1 onion, chopped
  1 green bell pepper, chopped
  1 pound ground turkey
  2 tablespoons tomato paste
  1 teaspoon ground cumin
  2 teaspoons chili powder
  1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
  2 15-ounce cans navy beans, drained and rinsed
  salt and pepper
  sour cream, for serving
  cilantro, for serving

  Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 6 minutes.

  Add the turkey and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes more. Stir in the tomato paste, cumin, and chili pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

  Add the tomatoes (with their juices), the beans, ½ cup water, 1¼ teaspoons salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve with the sour cream and cilantro.

  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  9 Comments

9 Responses to “Turkey and Bean Chili”

1. 

   Rosa's Yummy Yums said on April 12th, 2010 at 5:58 pm

   Surely scrumptious!

   Cheers,

   Rosa

   [Reply]

2. 

   ashley said on April 12th, 2010 at 8:20 pm

   i love real simple! they have some really great recipes! i can't wait to try this one!

   and i vote you renew your subscription its the only one i insist on keeping! love it!

   [Reply]

3. 

   Maria said on April 12th, 2010 at 8:35 pm

   Looks like a tasty chili recipe!

   [Reply]

4. 

   Joanne said on April 12th, 2010 at 11:27 pm

   Real Simple recipes are definitely highly underrated! And you're right. Chili any time of year sounds good to me.

   [Reply]

5. 

   Cookie baker Lynn said on April 13th, 2010 at 4:04 am

   I'm with you – chili any time of the year. With cornbread, please.

   [Reply]

6. 

   Emily said on April 13th, 2010 at 7:52 am

   I've heard lots of good things about that magazine. I need to try it out!

   This chili looks so delicious.

   [Reply]

7. 

   grace said on April 13th, 2010 at 8:53 am

   real simple is a magazine i really enjoy perusing, and this looks like a winning recipe. yes, it can be 100 degrees outside and i'll still crave a massive bowl of chili.

   [Reply]

8. 

   Natalie said on April 13th, 2010 at 7:35 pm

   I subscribe to WAY TOO MANY magazines and sometimes have to skim through them…but Real Simple is the one I always read cover to cover! They have the best recipes!! This looks so yum!

   [Reply]

9. 

   Melanie said on April 29th, 2010 at 2:36 am

   Needed something quick, warm and delish tonight. Crusty bread + turkey and bean chili = perfect dinner!

   [Reply]

Leave a Reply