One Pot Turkey Lentil Chili

Serving Size: 10 servings

This delicious chili is lean yet delicious, and can also be made with 96% ground beef or a lean bison and adjusted to suit your personal taste for spiciness.

Recipe by: Mayumi Tavalero

Cook Times

Active Prep15

Hands-On Cook15

Hands-Off Cook20

Passive0

Total Time50

Recipe Serving Size10 servings

Cooking Tools Required

Can Opener, Colander, Cutting board, Measuring cups and spoons, Spatula, Stock pot or >5 Qt pot, Top Stove

Ingredients

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 each yellow onion chopped
1 each red bell pepper chopped
1 each jalapeno pepper finely chopped, for kid-friendly, omit the jalapeno
6 clove garlic finely chopped
1 tablespoon ground cumin
4 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dry oregano
2 pound 93% lean ground turkey
2 cup green lentils or brown lentil, thoroughly rinsed in cold water + drained
8 cup low sodium vegetable broth
3 tablespoon tomato paste
28 ounce canned diced tomatoes with juice
0.5 teaspoon Kosher salt

Instructions

Place a large pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil and when the oil “shimmers” add all the vegetables. Saute for 3-5 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
Next add the ground cumin, chili powder, and dried oregano. Saute for 1 minute.
Add the ground turkey, breaking it up and cooking until no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
Add the vegetable broth, stirring and scraping up any browned bits.
Add the tomatoes with juice, all the lentils, and the kosher salt.
Bring to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes, or longer for the lentils to be soft and more flavor.

Reheating Instructions

Heat in microwave on full power until heated through, stopping halfway through cooking time to stir.

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