I don’t often use ground turkey, as I find it a bit dry, but in dishes like this with lots of sauce it is lovely as it absorbs all the flavour and is great for an alternative to ground beef as it is a lot lower in fat.
This works well with a variety of sides, but my favorite is to serve it over my perfect syn free fries topped with a dollop of sour cream (for a few syns) and some cheddar from my healthy extra A choice and then sliced spring onion – delish!!
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly
Slimming Eats Recipe
Extra Easy – syn free per serving
SP – syn free per serving (omit corn)
- 450g (1lb) of extra lean ground turkey
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 red pepper, finely chopped
- 2 jalapeno's, seeds removed and finely chopped (can add more or less depending on how hot you like your chilli)
- 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 400g (14oz) tin of kidney beans, drained
- 1 cup of frozen corn (omit from an SP day)
- 2 cups (480ml) of chopped tomatoes or passata
- 2 cups (480ml) of chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon of paprika
- 1 tablespoon of cumin
- 2 teaspoons of oregano
- pinch of cayenne
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- salt and black pepper to season
- olive oil spray
- fresh chopped coriander
- Spray a big pan over a medium heat with some olive oil spray
- Add the onion, garlic, celery, carrot and fry for a few minutes to soften.
- Add the turkey mince and fry until browned.
- Add the jalapenos, red pepper, tomato paste, cumin, paprika and oregano and mix to evenly coat.
- Add in the chopped tomatoes and stock and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer, add in the corn and kidney beans, place a lid over the top and simmer for approx 45 mins, sauce should of reduced down slightly and thickened.
- Season with salt and black pepper as needed and top with freshly chopped coriander.
- Serve with your choice of sides.
The recipe above has been calculated for Slimming World, however for those of you following the Weight Watchers plan or another calorie controlled type diet. Below is the approx. nutritional information (using calorie count recipe analysis)
Approx. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION | |
per serving | |
Calories | 277 |
Fat | 3.7g |
Saturated Fat | 0.8g |
Total Carbohydrate | 29.8g |
Dietary Fibre | 8.5g |
Sugars | 8.9g |
Protein | 33.5g |
I’ve got an IP and a Slow Cooker. Have you tried making this in either of them? (BTW, I LOVE your site – I only found it last week and its changing my life!)
I haven’t yet, but this would totally work in a instant pot, just do all the browning as per the recipe on saute mode, and then cook using the chilli option with a natural pressure release 🙂
I am glad you like my site – enjoy!
Hi you mention in method 4 to add the brussels, am I missing them in the ingredients? Your advice would be greatly appreciated as I follow recipes to the letter as I’m a hopeless cook. x
That was the older version of this where I chucked in some leftover shredded Brussels I had. I forget to delete off the recipe, so just ignore that part
Hi if I add boiled basmati rice to it would it still be sun free food? Thanks
yep rice is free 🙂
Made a big batch of this chilli for my work lunches this week & paired it first with a baked potato & topped with cheese, then with boiled rice. Really tasty! As the week goes on it’s even more flavoursome! Will definitely be made again, especially as it’s so easy to make!