Spicy and Thick Turkey Chili recipe

Name: Spicy and Thick Turkey Chili
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons chili powder; 1 tablespoon paprika; 2 tablespoons dried oregano; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes; 2 yellow onions, chopped; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons seasoned salt; 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®); 1 green bell pepper, seeded and minced; 1 ⅓ pounds ground turkey; ½ teaspoon hickory-flavored liquid smoke; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and minced; 1 (15 ounce) can red chili beans, rinsed and drained; ¾ cup light beer (such as Miller Lite®); ½ cup low-sodium tomato juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onions, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and garlic in hot oil until the onion is translucent, 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Crumble ground turkey into small pieces and add to the pot. Place a cover on the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until turkey is cooked through and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Season turkey with chili powder, oregano, paprika, cumin, seasoned salt, red pepper flakes, ground black pepper, and cocoa powder. Add diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, red chili beans, black beans, tomato paste, light beer, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, and tomato juice to the pot. Loosely cover the pot and cook mixture at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened but still moist, for about 1 hour. Stir reserved liquid from diced tomatoes with green chilies into chili as it simmers to keep it from becoming too dry.