Turkey chili

[lane]

finally tried making chili with ground turkey....we all really loved it.

same ingredients but substituted turkey.

my youngest son actually said it was the best i've ever made...that sure brought a smile.:)

turned out better than ground sirloin or chili meat...

anyone else tried making chili with ground turkey?

also was wondering if you have any other recipes for ground turkey.

[StevenOtero]

I've tried quite a few recipes w/ ground turkey as the substitute. Chili isn't one of em, have to try!

Ground turkey tacos, meatloaf, and so on have all turned out well.

[WoodysGirl]

That's all I use since I don't eat beef. Ground turkey has come a long way since I changed my diet.

[lane]

I've tried quite a few recipes w/ ground turkey as the substitute. Chili isn't one of em, have to try!

Ground turkey tacos, meatloaf, and so on have all turned out well.

was wondering if ground turkey would work well with old el paso taco seasoning.

will try next.

[lane]

That's all I use since I don't eat beef. Ground turkey has come a long way since I changed my diet.

will definitely say it feels healthier than beef.

even lean beef.

[The Natural]

finally tried making chili with ground turkey....we all really loved it.

same ingredients but substituted turkey.

my youngest son actually said it was the best i've ever made...that sure brought a smile.:)

turned out better than ground sirloin or chili meat...

anyone else tried making chili with ground turkey?

also was wondering if you have any other recipes for ground turkey.


Do you mind posting the recipe you used? (I guess that Q goes for any of the chili-making folks) I've never made chili, and I've been looking for some different ways to use turkey since thats typically the only meat i'll buy from the store

[lane]

Do you mind posting the recipe you used? (I guess that Q goes for any of the chili-making folks) I've never made chili, and I've been looking for some different ways to use turkey since thats typically the only meat i'll buy from the store

3 pounds ground turkey...i cook enough for leftovers
bolner's fiesta brand chili mix or your favorite
diced onion
diced jalapenos
can of rotel
1/4 of velveeta loaf cubed
1 can bush pinto beans or your favorite
creole seasoning
pepper
garlic powder

brown turkey with creole seasoning, pepper, garlic powder...drain

add 1 heaping tb spoon of bolner's chili seasoning for every pound of meat and one pint of water for every pound.

add onion and jalapenos and rotel and beans....bring to a boil...reduce heat and simmer for a hour.

add cubed velveeta cheese last 15 minutes of simmer time.


serve over minute rice

fritos too

make some mexican cornbread too.

[The Natural]

3 pounds ground turkey...i cook enough for leftovers
bolner's fiesta brand chili mix or your favorite
diced onion
diced jalapenos
can of rotel
1/4 of velveeta loaf cubed
1 can bush pinto beans or your favorite
creole seasoning
pepper
garlic powder

brown turkey with creole seasoning, pepper, garlic powder...drain

add 1 heaping tb spoon of bolner's chili seasoning for every pound of meat and one pint of water for every pound.

add onion and jalapenos and rotel and beans....bring to a boil...reduce heat and simmer for a hour.

add cubed velveeta cheese last 15 minutes of simmer time.


serve over minute rice

make some mexican cornbread too.

Thanks, i'm gonna try this out

[lane]

Thanks, i'm gonna try this out

you're welcome

[Idgit]

You trying to be healthier? Or just like the turkey? Because someone put a 1/4 pound of delicious velveeta loaf in your healthy chili.

[a_minimalist]

You trying to be healthier? Or just like the turkey? Because someone put a 1/4 pound of delicious velveeta loaf in your healthy chili.

:lmao2: :lmao2:

[lane]

You trying to be healthier? Or just like the turkey? Because someone put a 1/4 pound of delicious velveeta loaf in your healthy chili.


lol

very rarely eat velveeta unless it's in chili..

what's with the barb?

[Meat-O-Rama]

Very interesting, I am going to try that. Instead of ground, I think I will chop up a breast and use that. Similar to how I use a cubed roast to do my beef chili.

As far as other ideas for ground turkey, we make sloppy joes with ground turkey and they come out really good.

[Idgit]

lol

very rarely eat velveeta unless it's in chili..

what's with the barb?

That wasn't a barb, just pointing out that you were avoiding red meat but adding processed cheese food. You're either doing that because you like the taste of both, or because you were looking to slim down the recipe. If the later, I was going to suggest putting in an equivalent amount of greek yogurt or, in a pinch, ricotta, to substitute for the velveeta.

If the former, then I got nothing. I know how good melted velveeta and chili is.

[big dog cowboy]

That is the only way my wife has prepared chili for years. It is fantastic!

[dexternjack]

Turkey is fine and all, but no Texas chili has beans in it!! J/K a little bit, I can't stand beans.

I use nothing but meat, no hunks of veggies, just chili and meat. I used to use ground but adjusted over the years to using only 3 filet mignon's and 2-12oz ribeyes, all cubed.

I prefer to put a scoop on a saltine and eat it that way, wife likes rice. The leftovers are used for a frito pie :)

Never tried using turkey though, maybe one day I will give it a shot.

[Boys122]

My wife makes it all the time. Haven't had it with beef since she's made it with turkey.

[rocboy22]

I've tried quite a few recipes w/ ground turkey as the substitute. Chili isn't one of em, have to try!

Ground turkey tacos, meatloaf, and so on have all turned out well.

Eat all of these all the time. Tacos, chili taste great. For meatloaf, we actually also mix in some stove stop stuffing - it is awesome.

[Wimbo]

The Men's Health 3 Amigo's Chili is really good.

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, diced
1 pound ground turkey breast
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with jalapenos
1 can (10.5 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 can (10.5 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (10.5 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14 ounces) low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*my addition -- Add cayanne pepper... as much as you like to desired level of heat.
hot sauce
Directions

1.Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the turkey and cook, breaking up the pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes with juice, beans, broth, and spices. Stir and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with hot sauce.

[Dallas]

The Men's Health 3 Amigo's Chili is really good.

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, diced
1 pound ground turkey breast
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with jalapenos
1 can (10.5 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 can (10.5 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (10.5 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14 ounces) low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*my addition -- Add cayanne pepper... as much as you like to desired level of heat.
hot sauce
Directions

1.Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the turkey and cook, breaking up the pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes with juice, beans, broth, and spices. Stir and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with hot sauce.

I appreciate your recipes here at the Zone, Wimbo. Thanks for sharing as always.

I switched to more Buffalo mean than regular beef. I think it tastes tons better than regular beef. So does my son.

I think I will try the turkey chili this weekend. I have been meaning to give ground turkey a try and this seems like a great way to begin.

[WoodysGirl]

Eat all of these all the time. Tacos, chili taste great. For meatloaf, we actually also mix in some stove stop stuffing - it is awesome.
Stuffing in your meatloaf? Interesting. I generally just add breadcrumbs, and some other stuff to make my meatloaf work.

Since I don't eat beef.. I use ground turkey for spaghetti, meatloaf, tacos, enchiladas, lasagna, salisbury steak, dirty rice (along with turkey sausage), and pretty much anything requiring ground turkey.

I fix everything the same way I would if I was using ground beef. What makes it all work is the quality of the ground turkey. For that, I use Carolina Ground Turkey. It's not the leanest quality of ground turkey, but it's consistency works better than some of the name brands.

[rynochop]

Turkey is fine and all, but no Texas chili has beans in it!! J/K a little bit, I can't stand beans.

I use nothing but meat, no hunks of veggies, just chili and meat. I used to use ground but adjusted over the years to using only 3 filet mignon's and 2-12oz ribeyes, all cubed.

I prefer to put a scoop on a saltine and eat it that way, wife likes rice. The leftovers are used for a frito pie :)

Never tried using turkey though, maybe one day I will give it a shot.

C'mon man, dicing up a ribeye to put into chili may be worse than putting beans in chili. Why not just chop up a prime rib? ha, just messing with ya.

I've used turkey bacon in pinto beans before, its pretty good, theres a definite textural difference to me, but its still pretty good.

[Idgit]

C'mon man, dicing up a ribeye to put into chili may be worse than putting beans in chili. Why not just chop up a prime rib? ha, just messing with ya.

I've used turkey bacon in pinto beans before, its pretty good, theres a definite textural difference to me, but its still pretty good.

Rib-eye's got some nice marble to it. I know people put fillet mignon in chili, but that seems an awfully lean piece of meat to use for stewing properly.

My personal favorite is pork rib-meat. Drop the ribs in a pressure cooker with a chopped onion and handful of garlic and your hot spices for 20 min on high, remove them, make the dry beans in the same cooker in the strained drippings with some wine, beef stock, shredded carrot (starch substitute) and your savory spices that can't take the heat for long (cumin, etc) mixings, then add the rib-meat back in and simmer it down. Good stuff.

[rocboy22]

Stuffing in your meatloaf? Interesting. I generally just add breadcrumbs, and some other stuff to make my meatloaf work.

Since I don't eat beef.. I use ground turkey for spaghetti, meatloaf, tacos, enchiladas, lasagna, salisbury steak, dirty rice (along with turkey sausage), and pretty much anything requiring ground turkey.

I fix everything the same way I would if I was using ground beef. What makes it all work is the quality of the ground turkey. For that, I use Carolina Ground Turkey. It's not the leanest quality of ground turkey, but it's consistency works better than some of the name brands.

well, when the meatloaf is made from ground turkey, it makes it like a thanksgiving kinda thing. have some mashed potatoes with it...

[WoodysGirl]

well, when the meatloaf is made from ground turkey, it makes it like a thanksgiving kinda thing. have some mashed potatoes with it...
Yeah, I don't think of ground turkey meatloaf as a Thanksgiving thing. lol

But I do usually fix mashed potatoes with it...and some sorta green veggie.

[rocboy22]

Yeah, I don't think of ground turkey meatloaf as a Thanksgiving thing. lol

But I do usually fix mashed potatoes with it...and some sorta green veggie.

turkey, stuffing, mased potatoes. seems like thanksgiving to me

[Yeagermeister]

C'mon man, dicing up a ribeye to put into chili may be worse than putting beans in chili. Why not just chop up a prime rib? ha, just messing with ya.

I've used turkey bacon in pinto beans before, its pretty good, theres a definite textural difference to me, but its still pretty good.

Chili without beans is just meat sauce not chili :laugh1:

[Dallas]

Chili without beans is just meat sauce not chili :laugh1:


*pull my finger*



No really its funny......

[DallasCowpoke]

3 pounds ground turkey...i cook enough for leftovers
bolner's fiesta brand chili mix or your favorite
diced onion
diced jalapenos
can of rotel
1/4 of velveeta loaf cubed
1 can bush pinto beans or your favorite
creole seasoning
pepper
garlic powder

That's more a queso dip than a chili. Sure it's good though.

And not to nitpick, but once you put the beans in it, it TECHNICALLY becomes a stew. :p: ;)

[Yeagermeister]

That's more a queso dip than a chili. Sure it's good though.

And not to nitpick, but once you put the beans in it, it TECHNICALLY becomes a stew. :p: ;)

Not to nitpick but if it doesn't have beans I ain't eatin it :laugh1:

[lane]

That's more a queso dip than a chili. Sure it's good though.

And not to nitpick, but once you put the beans in it, it TECHNICALLY becomes a stew. :p: ;)


failed to explain it was 1/4 of a one pound loaf...

not a 1/4 of the standard 2lb. loaf.

that would be way too much cheese.

my bad.

[trickblue]

finally tried making chili with ground turkey....we all really loved it.

same ingredients but substituted turkey.

my youngest son actually said it was the best i've ever made...that sure brought a smile.:)

turned out better than ground sirloin or chili meat...

anyone else tried making chili with ground turkey?

also was wondering if you have any other recipes for ground turkey.

Been using ground turkey for years... it seems to absorb the flavor from the spices...

Have won two chili cookoffs using turkey...

[Wimbo]

We had this tonight & it was awesome.

1 pound ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
2 cans (14-ounce) diced tomatoes with chilies
1 cup whole-wheat elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon taco seasoning
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
Directions

1.Cook the turkey and garlic powder in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking up the turkey with a wooden spoon so it cooks evenly. When the turkey is no longer pink, add the beans, tomatoes (including juice), macaroni, and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil.
2.Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. During the last minute of cooking, sprinkle on the shredded cheese and mix so it melts into the dish.

[trickblue]

We had this tonight & it was awesome.

1 pound ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
2 cans (14-ounce) diced tomatoes with chilies
1 cup whole-wheat elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon taco seasoning
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
Directions

1.Cook the turkey and garlic powder in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking up the turkey with a wooden spoon so it cooks evenly. When the turkey is no longer pink, add the beans, tomatoes (including juice), macaroni, and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil.
2.Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. During the last minute of cooking, sprinkle on the shredded cheese and mix so it melts into the dish.

Sounds good although it's not chili... chili doesn't have beans... ;)

That's chili casserole... :D

[dexternjack]

Rib-eye's got some nice marble to it. I know people put fillet mignon in chili, but that seems an awfully lean piece of meat to use for stewing properly.

You would be surprised how tender the filet's are in it, I stew the chili for at least three hours. The only reason I use more lean meat is because once I hit 40, I promised my wife I would only eat the leanest of meats when possible :)

I have to cut down the fats as best as I can without limiting my beef consumption :D

[Dallas]

Just wanted to bump. We made Wimbos Turkey Chili last night. It was excellent. I ended up taking some over to my folks house. They really enjoyed it too.

I am not a chickpea fan so I didn't add those. I did everything else the way he wrote it up and it turned out great.

That hot sauce is important. I like my chili with a lot of kick.


Thanks again Wimbo - Good stuff!

[AbeBeta]

Rib-eye's got some nice marble to it. I know people put fillet mignon in chili, but that seems an awfully lean piece of meat to use for stewing properly.

you can't stew tenderloin, really anything you might make on the grill is too lean for chili. However, if you were set on putting it in, I'd slice it thin and drop it in at the last minute - that is a technique you see in some Asian (particularly Vietnamese) cooking

[AbeBeta]

I like this recipe a ton -- it is a ground chicken chili -- I find that ground chicken is superior to ground turkey (but nowhere near as common). It comes from Rachel Ray, who I hate with every bone in my body (but I've modified it to my taste). But this one really works

Get these things sweating in the pot, cook 'em until they are soft
2 large carrots, peeled and finely chopped
1 large onion, chopped
4 ribs celery with leafy tops, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped (I'd add a bit later so they don't brown)

Add
2 pounds ground chicken

seasoned with

1 tablespoon smoked sweet paprika (this is called Pimenton if you've got any cooking game)
1 bay leaf
S&P

Once you have some browning hit it with
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup hot wing sauce (whatever your favorite)
1 can tomato sauce (15 ounces)
1 can stewed, fire-roasted or crushed tomatoes (15 ounces) (I rarely have tomato sauce but always have stewed tomatoes -- just blast them in the magimix)

Garnish with
Blue cheese, crumbled - I like a nice, expensive one, but it works with blue cheese dressing too if you are trashy.

What you end up with is the flavor profile of hot wings -- you can play with this one endlessly and make it as atomic as you want. You might make a blue cheese quesadilla to serve it with, serve with tortilla chips, lots of places to improvise.