Simple Sweet Ground Turkey Chili

This Simple Sweet Ground Turkey Chili is easy to make, hearty, and filling with a bit of a tang. Made with ingredients everyone has in their pantry and ingredients everyone can pronounce.

Typically I think of chili as savory with maybe a bit of a spice to it, but once I tried this sweet one, I was quite impressed. Even my kids really liked it, which turned out to be a big hit.

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What other ingredients can you add to your chili to give it an extra punch? This post gives you good ideas for other ingredients you can add—the best Secret Ingredient for Award-Winning Chili.

How to thicken turkey chili?

The tomato paste is what helps thicken your turkey chili. If it is still not thick enough, you can make a slurry with equal amounts of flour and water. A good ratio would be one tablespoon of flour to 1 tablespoon of water for this recipe. Mix that in and let it simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes.

How long does turkey chili last in the refrigerator?

Store chili in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

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Let’s start making Simple Sweet Ground Turkey Chili

Ingredients

• Onion
• Garlic
• Ground Turkey-You can also use ground chicken or ground beef.
• Chili powder
• Salt
• Garlic powder
• Tomato paste– The tomato paste is what helps thicken the chili.
• Maple syrup– You can use regular cane sugar if you don’t have maple syrup.
• Red kidney beans
• Water

Instructions

1. Add a little oil in a 4-quart pot over medium to high heat; place onion and garlic sauté for 2-3 minutes, until they soften to almost translucent.
2. Then add ground turkey and cook until the ground turkey is no longer pink.
3. Then add chili powder, paprika, salt, garlic powder, tomato paste, maple syrup, red kidney beans, and water; mix well and bring to a boil, then to a simmer, simmer for 25 minutes.

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