Turkey Chili

Generally by 5:30 in the evening the family is hungry. Sometimes we’re tired. Sometimes we’re broke. Some days we hit the trifecta and are all three: hungry, tired, and broke! I’m conditioned well enough to know this will be a weeknight late in the month’s pay/bill cycle. So I plan in that stretch week’s grocery run and meal planning to score a pre-cooked read-to-go turkey for dinner on grocery run night. (There’s your one entre) and then two nights later I make this chili from the leftovers. A couple of tips: Costco has good deals on pre-made poultry and you can swap in chicken if that’s the better deal. Do NOT leave out the arrowroot slurry or you will hear whining voices– something about chicken and water for dinner… or some such. If you happen to have a turkey hunting spouse– or be one yourself– here’s how to save every morsel of that bird you bag. This freezes well.

Turkey Chili

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You can use any type of chili peppers that you wish in this recipe, though beware, I would not recommend anything too hot. In terms of the arrowroot, I use...

Turkey Chili

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Servings	Prep Time
2	120minutes

Servings	Prep Time
2	120minutes

You can use any type of chili peppers that you wish in this recipe, though beware, I would not recommend anything too hot. In terms of the arrowroot, I use it to thicken the soup, though you could definitely go without it or experiment with another thickener of your choosing.

• Course Chicken and Poultry, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Soup Recipes

Ingredients

• Turkey Leftover turkey meat, white and/or dark
• 4 Chili Peppers roasted poblano chili peppers, use as many as 6
• 2 quart Chicken Stock (vegetable stock will work too)
• 2 Onions medium onions, peeled and diced
• 3 Carrots peeled and diced
• 2 tsp. Ground Cumin
• 1 tsp. Dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp. Celtic sea salt
• 1 Tbsp. arrowroot powder
• 1 Tbsp. water
• 1 Tbsp. Cilantro minced

Servings:

Course Chicken and Poultry, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Soup Recipes Ingredients Turkey Leftover turkey meat, white and/or dark 4 Chili Peppers roasted poblano chili peppers, use as many as 6 2 quart Chicken Stock (vegetable stock will work too) 2 Onions medium onions, peeled and diced 3 Carrots peeled and diced 2 tsp. Ground Cumin 1 tsp. Dried oregano 1/2 tsp. Celtic sea salt 1 Tbsp. arrowroot powder 1 Tbsp. water 1 Tbsp. Cilantro minced Servings:

Instructions

1. In a large crock pot, combine turkey, poblanos, stock, onions and carrots
2. Allow to cook several hours or overnight
3. Add cumin, oregano and salt
4. In a small bowl, combine arrowroot and water to make a slurry
5. Stir into crockpot and cook for another hour or until thick
6. Garnish with cilantro
7. Serve

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