Switch up your chili by adding sweet potatoes and ground turkey! This is an instant favorite in our house!
It’s officially Fall and comfort food season. I’ve put away all of the summer clothes and it’s time for boots, scarves and everything comfy. I love to make a variety of different types of chili- turkey, beef & lentil, chorizo. It’s a great filling dinner that can be made quickly for the family!
This variety uses sweet potato chunks and is filled with veggies! I could barely keep enough of this for photos, so you know this is a MUST TRY. Â Did you know that sweet potatoes are one of the most nutrient dense foods out there? Packed with vitamins and healthy beta carotene, you can’t go wrong with adding them to your diet. In the chili, some chunks of potato melt into the sauce and some stay whole giving it a subtle sweetness. YUM!
Turkey & Sweet Potato Chili
Ingredients
- 1 package of Jennie-O lean ground turkey (1.25 lbs)
- 2 tablespoons EVOO
- 1 can kidney beans , drained
- 1 large sweet potato , peeled and chopped into bite sized chunks
- 1 large onion , diced
- 1 green pepper , diced
- 1 poblano pepper , diced
- 1 large can stewed tomatoes (about 28 ounces), with juice
- 1 small can of diced tomatoes (14 oz), with juice
- 1 packet McCormicks Smoky BBQ Chili seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon each: cumin , garlic powder
- Toppings: cheese , corn chips, green onion, avocado
Instructions
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In a dutch oven or large soup pot, heat EVOO over medium heat. Add onion, sweet potato and peppers. Saute 3-4 minutes, until veggies soften.
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Add ground turkey and break up as it cooks. Season with cumin, garlic powder and chili packet.
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Once turkey is cooked through, add drained beans and tomatoes (don't drain). Stir and turn to low heat for 20 minutes.
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If you serve with noodles or quinoa, prepare now.
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Once chili has thickened, serve with toppings! This freezes great, too.
What’s your favorite Fall comfort food?
That looks really good! We just had regular chili this weekend but I am looking for something to bring to an upcoming event.
This would be perfect for a slow-cooker, too! You could make a little topping bar and bring the chili in the cooker to serve.
One of my favorite things about fall is making and eating comfort foods! I love that this is a healthy comfort food. I bet it smells amazing while it's cooking. Perfect after a day of carving pumpkins or playing in the leaves. I'll definitely be adding this to my recipe file.
Yes! I love the smell of comfort food cooking, especially soups and chili. I'm so excited the weather is cooling down….pretty much, at least.
This looks delish!!! I will have to make it sometime.
I read that as Jello instead of Jenny-O and was nervous lol! This looks so delicious and I may use it for an upcoming event 🙂
Hahahaha, yeah, that would be AWFUL. If you make it for an event, you could use a slow-cooker and do a topping bar to go with it!
I love finding new fall recipes to try. I can't wait to try this. Sounds delicious.
Thank you! Let me know what you think!
Looks delicious! I love some leftover chili with Fritos 😉
Me too–walking tacos are our fav! This is great for chili dogs too!
My stomach literally growled reading this! I love chili recipes and never thought of using sweet potatoes! Definitely will have to try!
Yay. Mission accomplished! Mine is growling now too, I need to make another batch! We FLEW through this one!
I LOVE Chili! This is such a fun mix up to the standard ground beef chili. I need to try this.
Yeah, I don't cook with ground beef much! We are so used to the flavor of turkey, we usually sub it in. Let me know if you try it!
I use this recipe all the time. It's fabulous with the little bit of sweet. Mac and cheese is my comfort food.
Have you tried mac n cheese with chili? It's SO amazing!
Made this last night and kids all wanted more! Crumbled a few tortilla chips, cheese for kids and roasted the chili to add to bowls with cilantro for growns. Yum!