Easy Turkey Bean Chili

This quick and easy turkey chili recipe uses lean ground turkey and common pantry staples such as canned kidney beans, black beans, whole kernel corn, and diced tomatoes.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 273 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 cloves garlic, or more to taste, minced
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste (Optional)
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup chopped onion, or more to taste
• 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large nonstick pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground turkey and onion in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add bell pepper and garlic; cook for 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in kidney beans, black beans, corn, both cans of tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with juice, water, chili powder, salt, and hot pepper sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 30 minutes.