White and Black Bean Turkey Chili is hearty, flavorful and full of protein. This chili makes the perfect game day meal or dinner for the family.
Lets talk about this cold weather.
It is bone chilling and just down right freezing! This weather is the kind that makes you not want to leave your house and hibernate until the temperatures are above 30 degrees again.
I must say that isn’t good for my new years resolutions of getting to the gym more! 😉
One thing that I can control on the inside of my warm house is the food I eat.
Today’s White and Black Bean Turkey Chili is hearty and packed full of protein without all of the guilt of some chills.
It will warm you up on the coldest of days and please a crowd on game day. I make a big batch of this and we eat it throughout the week for dinner or lunch.
In this chili I used white and black beans and really like the combination.
The turkey keeps the chili light and the vegetables and diced tomatoes really add nutrition and flavor.
I like having options when it comes to chili. Sometimes I want to throw the chili in the slow cooker and let it simmer all day and others times I want throw it together at the end of the day and have it ready by dinner.
This White and Black Bean Turkey Chili is the kind you can throw together in under 30 minutes.
Garnish it with shredded cheddar cheese, green onions and fresh cilantro and get ready to serve your family or guests seconds.
White and Black Bean Turkey Chili
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 sweet onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 green pepper, seeds removed, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1-15 ounce can of white beans, drained and rinsed (I used Great Northern)
- 1-15 ounce can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2-14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes
- 1-15 ounce can corn, drained and rinsed
- 1-15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot and brown the turkey. Add the onion, garlic, green peppers and carrots and sauté until tender.
- Add the white beans, black beans, diced tomatoes, corn, tomato sauce, chili powder, paprika, red pepper, cumin and oregano and stir to combine.
- Bring the chili to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and serve in soup bowls with garnishes (cheese, green onions, sour cream, cilantro).
we loved this Chili! I inadvertently modified it because I accidentally opened a can of chickpeas so I had to add them ? I also added flavored diced tomato’s as that’s all I had. With a dollop of Greek yogurt sprinkled with green onions. It was awesome! I’d like to add a picture! Thanks so for this wonderful recipes!
Thanks so much for letting me know! I love this chili recipe and I actually really like the idea of adding chickpeas–I’ll have to try that!
yum!! Love a good chili and healthy chili – so satisfying! The weather has been horrible – this chili will make me feel better though. 😉
Me too Jess! I am over winter already. 🙂 Miss you!
Hi Julia: i make a variation of this recipe w/o the corn. Its a nice addtiion! Thanks for the suggestion. Time for some turkey chili to combat winter blues.
I love it! So glad you like to make something similar. It is perfect for those cold Chicago winters. 🙂
I am liking the mix of beans and the SHORT prep time. Lots of good ingredients, but not anything that takes time.
Yes! Short prep time is always a good thing, especially for those crazy days!
I am so in the same mood! Chili and soup is on our table twice a week! This weather blows. How sad is it that 30 seems warm?!?!?! Can’t wait to make this next week. Ground turkey has been added to my grocery list.
I agree! This weather is horrible. I must admit I am a warm weather girl and would prefer to new see snow! 🙂 But if I have to then chili is at least there to comfort me. Hope you like the chili and stay warm there in windy Chicago!!
This looks so hearty and delicious!
Thanks Debra!
We love chili at our house. I would love to give this one a try!
We do too! Hope you like it Mandy!
Chili is one of our favorite meals when it’s gets downright chilly and nasty outside. We always make ours with turkey and black beans too, so this is sound awfully good to me right now!
It is one of our favorites too! I love adding black beans to chili-it is the best!