{"id":6718,"date":"2020-10-05T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=6718"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:07:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:07:19","slug":"turkey-chilli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/turkey-chilli","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Chilli (Stove Top and Instant Pot)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Turkey Chilli - A simple delicious healthier chilli recipe that is perfect for batch cooking and can be cooked stove top or in an Instant Pot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Healthier Turkey Chilli <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a flavoursome blend of spices, corn, beans and vegetables, it's a delicious and hearty recipe that you will want to make again and again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ground Chicken Chilli<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Prefer ground chicken (chicken mince) to turkey? Then just make the swap, either will perfectly in this recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) Turkey Chilli<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Want to make this yummy chilli recipe and save some time? An Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) is the perfect kitchen gadget for that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be wondering, What is an Instant Pot? An Instant Pot<\/a><\/strong> (Pressure Cooker) is a  7in1 cooker, that slow cooks, pressure cooks, sautes and has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge etc. It will literally cook these meatballs in minutes, so perfect for when you need a meal on the table quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since buying my Instant Pot<\/a><\/strong>, I use it on a regular basis, it's not one of those gadgets that sit in my cupboard forgotten. In fact, it never goes away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instant Pot<\/a><\/strong> is a brand of an electric pressure cooker, but there are various other brands and options out there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vegetables in Turkey Chilli<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For my Turkey chilli, I like to add the usual onion and garlic base, but I also add red bell pepper, celery and carrots, just to bulk it out. As well as those fresh jalape\u00f1os is a must, they are a nice fleck of green throughout the chilli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remove the seeds and some of the pith which contains the heat, when I dice the jalape\u00f1os for this chilli, as otherwise it's too spicy for my kids with the added cayenne, but if you like your chilli really hot, leave the pith attached. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Got some other veg you want to use up? Then feel free to dice up and add into the chilli, so long as it's not too much of a ratio, it should affect the overall cooking of the chilli. Mushrooms and even roasted butternut squash cubes make a great addition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you freeze Turkey Chilli?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Any chilli is perfect for freezing, it's probably one of my go to dishes when I am batch cooking to add some meals to the freeze as  it's perfect for tubbing up into handy servings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can take a tub out and fully defrost in the fridge before heating in a pan, or defrost in the microwave and then reheat fully before enjoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Toppings and Sides for Turkey Chilli<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While many enjoy their chilli with some rice and that is of course perfectly fine. One of my favorite ways to enjoy this Chilli is as a Turkey Chilli Bowl and for that my toppings of choice are usually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n