30 Minute Leftover Turkey Chili Recipes

30-MINUTE LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until warm. Add the garlic, onion and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the cumin, chili powder, pinto beans with the chili sauce, kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and brown sugar, stirring to combine. Add the chopped turkey, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chili is heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve topped with sour cream, shredded Cheddar and sliced scallions, if desired.

TURKEY CHILI WITH LEFTOVER TURKEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, about 7 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until it starts to soften, about 1 minute.
• Stir in chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper. Add turkey and stir until well coated with spices. Pour in crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, beer, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Reduce heat to medium low and bring to a simmer, uncovered. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chili has thickened, about 50 minutes. Add black beans and cook until heated through, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

30-MINUTE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, salt, chili powder, and oregano and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and the chipotle chile and sauce; cook 1 minute more. Add the turkey, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, and cook until the meat loses its raw color, about 3 minutes. Add the beer and simmer until reduced by about half, about 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes--crushing them through your fingers into the skillet--along with their juices and the beans; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 10 minutes.
• Ladle the chili into bowls and serve with the garnishes of your choice.

LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 6 minutes. Stir in the jalapeno and garlic and cook until they soften slightly, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the chili powder, cumin, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Add the turkey and stir until well coated in the spices. Pour in the tomatoes and chicken broth and scrape up any spices that may have stuck to the bottom of the pan. Bring the chili to a simmer on medium-low and cook, uncovered, on until the liquid has reduced by a few inches and the chili has thickened, about 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse one of the cans of beans; leave the bean liquid in the second can. Add all the beans plus the reserved bean liquid to the pot and heat until the beans are warmed through, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with more salt and pepper. Serve in bowls over potatoes or rice with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of chopped scallions.

LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI WITH CHEESY CORNBREAD TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat olive oil in a medium Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add onions, celery, leek, and carrots; cook, stirring, until soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, chile powder, paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt until combined. Add stock, crushed tomatoes, gravy, and shredded turkey; increase heat to medium high and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Stir in black beans and top with spoonfuls of cornbread batter, leaving small spaces between each spoonful. Top each spoonful of batter with cheese.
• Transfer Dutch oven to oven and bake until cornbread is cooked through and cheese is slightly browned, about 20 minutes. Serve.

LEFTOVER TURKEY CHILI IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Separate beans, place into a large container, and cover with several inches of cool water. Let beans soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, and garlic in the hot pan until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Place turkey carcass into a slow cooker with drained beans, sauteed vegetables, chicken broth, 3 tablespoons chili powder, and bay leaves. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.
• Remove any bones from the carcass and add tomatoes, corn, masa, hot sauce, chili powder, white pepper, red pepper flakes, and salt to taste. Let simmer on Low for another 30 minutes.

30-MINUTE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion, garlic, salt, chili powder, and oregano and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste and the chipotle chile and sauce; cook 1 minute more.
• Add the turkey, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, and cook until the meat loses its raw color, about 3 minutes.
• Add the beer and simmer until reduced by about half, about 8 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes-crushing them through your fingers into the skillet-along with their juices and the beans; bring to a boil.
• Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 10 minutes.
• Ladle the chili into bowls and serve with the garnishes of your choice.
• Cook's Note: A skillet's larger surface area reduces sauces faster than simmering in a saucepan.

EASY LEFT-OVER TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil.
• Saute onion and pepper until onion starts to turn translucent.
• Add all other ingredients, except lime juice.
• Add 1 to 2 cans of water, simmer about 10 minutes,or until heated through.
• Add salt and chili powder or pepper to taste.
• Stir in lime juice.

25-MINUTE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Combine the first 11 ingredients in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Crumble turkey over top; stir to combine. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust pressure to high and set time for 5 minutes. , Allow pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure. Stir chili. If desired, serve with sour cream and additional jalapenos.