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turkey chili with cheese on top in a large white bowl

Best Healthy Slow Cooker Turkey Chili Recipe

Morgan Peaceman
Get cozy with the best healthy slow cooker turkey chili recipe. Packed with flavor, and healthy ingredients, this is your new go to recipe.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 198 kcal

Equipment

  • slow cooker
  • frying pan
  • wooden spoon
  • ladle

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 15 oz tomato sauce 1 15oz can
  • ½ can cannellini beans
  • ½ can red kidney beans
  • 1 medium sweet potato peeled then diced into small cubes
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large frying pan, add the ground turkey and begin to brown on a medium flame.
  • Cook until the meat is 90% of the way cooked, as it will continue to cook as it is in the slow cooker.
  • Season the meat with a little paprika, chili powder, and garlic powder.
  • In the slow cooker, pour in the ground turkey and layer in the other ingredients: kidney beans, sweet potato, and cannellini beans.
  • Pour in the can of tomato sauce, then add in another layer of seasonings (paprika, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper).
  • Close the lid to the slow cooker and cook on a low setting for up to 5 hours. Stir occasionally.

Notes

You could also do this in a dutch oven if you do not have a slow cooker.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 198kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 24gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 591mgPotassium: 689mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 5937IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 3mg
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