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WHAT GOES IN CHILI
After all the exhausting prep work from Thanksgiving week, I have attempted to make this recipe for Turkey Chili as easy as possible with minimal prep work. If you’re as tired as I am, you need the break!.
- Leftover turkey meat or rotisserie chicken from the store If you want to try this recipe but don’t have any leftovers, you can also roast a chicken.
- Any juices from the meat leftover with the meat. Yes, add it! I refer to it as liquid gold since pan juices are consistently bursting with flavor.
- Onions and garlic — use fresh if possible. You can use minced garlic and frozen chopped onions that have been thawed to further reduce preparation time.
- Any kind of beans will work for canned white beans, also known as cannellini beans.
- Herbs — I use fresh cilantro and dried oregano. Additionally, you can use dried parsley or add chopped fresh parsley.
- Jalapeños — or green chilies. I use canned, again, to cut down on prep work. However, you can use fresh!.
If you have any veggies lying around, feel free to throw them in. Carrots, peas, spinach, corn and green beans also taste amazing with this Turkey Chili.
BEST TURKEY CHILI RECIPE
This recipe is for you if, like our family, all of the sides are consumed during Thanksgiving. Especially if you love creamy soups and chili. You won’t miss the heat because the herbs and spices add so much flavor. If you don’t want the heat, just omit the chiles.
It’s so easy to turn leftovers into a hearty meal that everyone loves. Especially when turning those leftovers into something EASY with minimal cooking and zero effort. The last thing you want is to be stuck in the kitchen doing MORE cooking after the culinary marathon that is Thanksgiving.
That’s where this Turkey Chili recipe comes in.
In order to create a creamy soup, I added half and half (or evaporated milk) to the broth when making this turkey chili recipe. There’s something about creamy soups that soothe the soul on a cold and miserable day.
I also added more broth to make more creamy liquid to mop up with garlic bread.