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Turkey Chili

Course Main Course
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1 cup celery, diced
  • 1 leek, diced
  • 1 cup carrots, diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 lb ground turkey breast
  • 2 28 oz cans whole tomatoes
  • 2-3 cups chicken stock
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 cup Fresh spinach, chopped
  • 1 cup Fresh Italian parsley, chopped
  • Juice from 1 lime
  • 1 avocado, optional garnish
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 cups brown rice, prepared
  • 1 red, yellow, green pepper, diced, seeds, and ribs removed
  • 2 sweet potatoes, cut in chunks
  • 1 cup Fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 cup French lentils
  • 1 14 oz can cannellini and black beans (rinsed)
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions

  1. Coat the bottom of your pot generously with olive oil. Saute your onion, carrots, celery, leeks and spices until soft.

  2. Add ground turkey breast. Once turkey meat is cooked through, pour the cans of tomatoes, chicken stock, and tomato paste into the pot.

  3. Add your peppers, sweet potatoes, beans and lentils.

  4. Allow to simmer for 30 minutes, and longer if you have more time. Taste all along the way. You might need a tablespoon of turbinado sugar to reduce acidity. Turn off heat.

  5. Add cilantro, parsley, spinach and juice from one lime.

  6. Place brown rice in bottom of bowl, ladle in soup, and then garnish with avocado, chips, corn bread, green onion, more cilantro, cheese galore, sour cream and hot sauce.