Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

I love chili. I especially love chili when I can just put it in the Slow Cooker and come home to a wonderfully aromatic kitchen. Sometimes, I prefer overnight cooking. Talk about your sweet dreams! Let’s face it, a Cooking Girl’s favorite perfume is onion, right?

My Slow Cooker Turkey Chili is an extremely easy, inexpensive combination of meat, canned goods and a chopped onion. It’s also one of my favorite recipes, and the reason I included it in The Unemployment Cookbook.

For less than $10, this fills my 4-quart Slow Cooker and offers up bowlful after bowlful of hearty, hot, and healthy eating.

Bowlful of Goodness

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 lbs. ground turkey
  • 1 can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 can white or Great Northern beans, drained
  • 1 can black beans, drained
  • 1 can kidney or chili beans, with liquid
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 can crushed or diced tomatoes, with puree
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • Seasonings (1/2 TBS chili powder, 2 tsp oregano, 1 tsp paprika, salt and pepper to taste)

DIRECTIONS:

  • Put 2 lbs of ground turkey in the bottom of the Slow Cooker. Break apart.
  • Separately, mix together the canned goods and chopped onion.
  • Separately, mix together the seasonings.
  • Add 1/2 seasonings mix to the canned goods mixture.
  • Top ground beef with canned goods mixture.
  • Top with remaining seasonings.
  • Cook on low for 6 – 8 hours, or on high for 3 hours.

The best part is that you can change this recipe anyway your taste buds want. For a meatier dish, change the kidney beans to a can of chili with beans and meat. Or add diced tomatoes seasoned with garlic and onion. Through in a packet of taco seasoning mix. Omit the corn or replace with a can of mixed veggies.

However you like your chili, let the Slow Cooker do the cooking for you. You’ll have more time with your family, your favorite book, or just your favorite chair.

As always… Happy Eating!

Bowl of Chili

Bowl of Chili

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