This gluten-free Healthy Turkey Chili is easy enough to prepare on a busy weeknight. It is flavorful and healthy, full of black beans, sweet potatoes, and ground turkey. {gluten free}
All I can hear at my house today is the hum of hours of old Full Houses playing in my family room. My youngest son is home with a “tummy ache”. Not sure if that’s for real or not but I guess everyone deserves a mental health day.
My kids are obsessing over the new Fuller House and have decided it’s time to go back and watch all the old ones. We don’t just sit around and watch T.V. all day, I swear.
Lucky for us, we have a fridge stocked with leftover Healthy Turkey Chili. It’s funny how just a few tweaks on a standard recipe can make such a big difference in the flavor department.
This is adapted from my recipe for Easy Skinny Quinoa Chili. I wanted to see what sweet potatoes would do for the flavor and they are awesome. I added a secret ingredient too – cinnamon. You can’t be afraid of spices when you are making chili because they add so many layers of tastiness…
- chili powder
- cumin
- cinnamon
Turkey can be a real diet saver and I try to fit it into our weekly meal plan whenever I can. I prefer 85% lean ground turkey. Any less fat and it will have no flavor.
Ground turkey can be used in place of ground beef in just about any recipe. We like it in spaghetti sauce, meatballs, tacos and turkey burgers.
What are some other ways to use ground turkey for quick weeknight meals?
- lasagna
- taco salad
- enchiladas
- stuffed shells
- rigatoni bake
- curried turkey and rice
- turkey sliders
- sloppy joes
- turkey stuffed sweet potatoes
- sheet pan turkey nachos
How comforting does that look?
Need more soups in your life?
Try this Sausage and Bean Soup, my Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Soup or this White Chicken Chili with Sweet Potatoes.
Gluten Free Turkey Chili
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey 85% lean
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes with juice
- 2 1/2 cups chicken stock or broth gluten free
- 2 cups diced sweet potatoes
- 1 can black beans rinsed
- salt and pepper
- shredded cheddar for serving
Instructions
- Put a swirl of olive oil in a dutch oven and brown turkey until cooked. Remove and set aside.
- Brown onion and garlic in another tsp of olive oil until done.
- Add turkey back to pot with onions and add spices. Stir and cook for one minute.
- Add tomatoes and juices, chicken stock, beans and sweet potatoes.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes or until potatoes are softened.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Top with cheese and serve hot.
Notes
Nutrition
Annie
March 9, 2016 at 2:32 PMWhat a great looking chili! Total comfort food!
Karen Kelly
October 27, 2016 at 6:11 AMThanks Annie!
Christina Oliver
October 26, 2016 at 8:22 PMI made this for my kids and they loved it
Karen Kelly
October 27, 2016 at 6:11 AMChristina, thanks so much for letting me know. I’m so happy to hear they liked it, because I know how picky kids can be!
Katie
November 3, 2016 at 10:08 AMcould use beef instead? I have trouble finding good ground turkey. The recipe looks yummy and I can’t wait to try it.
Karen Kelly
November 4, 2016 at 5:54 AMKatie, yes you can absolutely use beef. Get a lean ground beef or you will have to drain off the fat. Good luck and hope you like it!
LINDSEY D
November 7, 2016 at 12:09 PMcan you make this in a crock pot instead?
Karen Kelly
November 7, 2016 at 2:18 PMHi Lindsey, I think you could but you would have to brown the turkey first in a skillet. I haven’t tried it myself so I can’t be sure how it will turn out. Hope it works for you!
Meeta K
November 16, 2016 at 11:39 AMI do prefer the beef version but always come back to turkey for some variety. This looks great!
Karen Kelly
November 16, 2016 at 2:15 PMThank you!
Cheryl
January 9, 2017 at 7:35 PMThis is super easy, fast and delicious, however does anyone have the nutritional breakdown for it? I can figure it out, but if its already out there, why reinvent the wheel. Thanks!!
Karen Kelly
January 24, 2017 at 4:38 PMSorry I don’t have that Cheryl. I need to start doing that for all my recipes! Thanks!
lorie
January 24, 2017 at 4:30 PMWow..tried the chili…it is amazing with salad and toast.
Definitely a keeper in this household.
Karen Kelly
January 24, 2017 at 4:37 PMLorie, Thanks so much for letting me know. These comments mean a lot to me!
Peg
September 17, 2017 at 9:37 AMDefinitely trying tonight!!
Ann
February 9, 2018 at 2:36 PMDelicious and so easy.
Karen Kelly
February 10, 2018 at 7:41 AMThanks for letting me know Ann! Your ratings mean a lot to me!
Jenni
February 27, 2018 at 7:38 AMI LOVE chili for dinner! Love that you made it healthier with turkey!
Calleigh
February 27, 2018 at 7:59 AMI wasn’t a fan of ground turkey until I tried this chili dish. My family didn’t even know ground turkey is in it until I told them lol. I made this chili in mild flavor so anyone can eat it. Thank you for sharing.
Karen Kelly
February 27, 2018 at 9:39 AMThanks so much Calleigh!
Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts
February 27, 2018 at 9:25 AMI love the use of turkey mince. we so often use it instead of ground pork.
This looks delish!!!!!
And the use of turkey makes it healthy so I can justify a bit of sour cream right?
Karen Kelly
February 27, 2018 at 9:38 AMYes! Bring on the sour cream!
Danielle
February 27, 2018 at 9:32 AMI love a hearty turkey chilli. So easy to do and very comforting on a cold day like today.
Annemarie
February 27, 2018 at 9:47 AMChili is just about my favorite meal, and this version looks amazing! I love that you used turkey.
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
March 2, 2018 at 9:26 AMLove the addition of the cinnamon and the sweet potatoes Karen! This would be perfect for the rainy weekend ahead!
Carley
October 16, 2018 at 11:57 PMWhat a great recipe! I loved it.
However….the sweet potatoes never got soft for me….any tips on how to make them soft?
I’d love to make this again!
Karen Kelly
October 17, 2018 at 1:30 PMCarley, sorry to hear that. I cut my sweet potatoes into a small dice. Also, the recipe says to cook until potatoes soften so I check them every once in a while by sticking a fork in them. If they aren’t done, I keep cooking.
Beth
October 27, 2018 at 10:53 AMIn the crock pot now!!! I’ll report back!!
starla
January 12, 2019 at 11:49 PMdo you think this would hold up if frozen and then re-heated?
Karen Kelly
January 13, 2019 at 7:24 AMYes, I’ve done that before and it worked well. You might need to add a bit of liquid to it when you reheat it.
foodneverythingelse
February 12, 2019 at 12:11 PMThis Chili looks very comforting and all the ingredients looks very flavourful
Jill
February 12, 2019 at 12:18 PMMy kids both love the Fuller House show too! I always like chili – healthy or not. Love that you added sweet potatoes to this healthy turkey chili recipe!
Andrea Metlika
February 12, 2019 at 12:24 PMThis looks perfectly delicious! never had sweet potatoes or any potato in a chili, I’ve got to try this.
Ellen
February 12, 2019 at 12:28 PMSo much flavor and I love that you used ground turkey. Makes it a bit healthier!
Chantal
February 12, 2019 at 12:44 PMI usually use ground turkey to make meatloaf, this would be a nice change from the norm