Turkey & Bean Chili
Hearty, mildly spicy weeknight chili with lean ground turkey and two kinds of beans.
dinnergluten-freedairy-freehigh-protein
Serves 5 · Prep 15 min · Cook 40 min · American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground turkey
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1 cup bell pepper, chopped
- 3 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 28 oz diced tomatoes, with juices
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 9 oz canned black beans (drained), drained and rinsed (about 1 can)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook 5 minutes until softened.
- Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin and paprika and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add the turkey, breaking it up with a spoon, and cook about 6 minutes until no longer pink.
- Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, beans, broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, partly covered, for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
- Taste, adjust the salt, and serve hot.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
| Calories | 430 |
| Protein | 37 g |
| Total carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Dietary fiber | 6 g |
| Total sugars | 7 g |
| Total fat | 17 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 100 mg |
| Sodium | 1280 mg |
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04 and SR Legacy 2018-04): ingredient grams from FDC foodPortions, energy = protein/fat/carbohydrate × the food's specific Atwater factors (general 4/9/4 when FDC lists none), rounded per FDA 21 CFR 101.9(c).
USDA FoodData Central sources
- 1.5 lb ground-turkey → 680 g of Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 172850); lb (exact)
- 1 tbsp olive-oil → 14 g of Oil, olive, salad or cooking (SR Legacy, FDC 171413); FDC portion "1 tablespoon" = 13.5 g
- 1.5 cup yellow-onion → 240 g of Onions, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170000); FDC portion "1 cup, chopped" = 160 g
- 1 cup bell-pepper → 149 g of Peppers, sweet, red, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170108); FDC portion "1 cup, chopped" = 149 g
- 3 clove garlic → 9 g of Garlic, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169230); FDC portion "1 clove" = 3 g
- 2 tbsp chili-powder → 16 g of Spices, chili powder (SR Legacy, FDC 171319); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 8 g
- 2 tsp ground-cumin → 4 g of Spices, cumin seed (SR Legacy, FDC 170923); FDC portion "1 tsp, whole" = 2.1 g
- 1 tsp paprika → 2 g of Spices, paprika (SR Legacy, FDC 171329); FDC portion "1 tsp" = 2.3 g
- 28 oz diced-tomatoes → 794 g of Tomatoes, canned, red, ripe, diced (Foundation, FDC 333281); oz (exact)
- 2 tbsp tomato-paste → 32 g of Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) (SR Legacy, FDC 170459); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 16 g
- 1 can kidney-beans → 266 g of Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, drained solids (SR Legacy, FDC 174285); FDC portion "1 can drained solids" = 266 g
- 9 oz canned-black-beans → 255 g of Beans, black, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed (Foundation, FDC 2644285); oz (exact)
- 1 cup chicken-broth → 249 g of Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve (SR Legacy, FDC 174536); FDC portion "1 cup" = 249 g
- 1 tsp kosher-salt → 6 g of Salt, table, iodized (Foundation, FDC 746775); FDC portion "1 teaspoon" = 6.1 g
- 0.5 tsp black-pepper → 1 g of Spices, pepper, black (SR Legacy, FDC 170931); FDC portion "1 tsp, whole" = 2.9 g
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