Award Winning Turkey Chili

Ingredients

1. 1 cup dried pinto beans

2. ½ cup dried black beans

3. ½ cup dried red kidney beans

4. 6 (14.5 ounce)cans diced tomatoes

5. 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth

6. 2 large onions (1 chopped, 1 quartered)

7. 4 large cloves garlic

8. 3 celery stalks, cut into thirds

9. 1-2 hot peppers to taste – such as jalapeno, Serrano, or habanero

10. 1 green pepper, chopped

11. 1 red pepper, chopped

12. 1 yellow pepper, chopped

13. 1 tablespoon semi-sweet chocolate chips

14. 2 tablespoons olive oil + 1 tablespoon

15. 1¼ teaspoons cumin

16. 1 tablespoon paprika

17. 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder

18. 1 teaspoon granulated garlic

19. 1 tablespoon kosher salt

20. ½ tablespoon cracked black pepper

21. 1 pound (99% lean) ground turkey, browned and cooked

Instructions

1. Cook all dried beans together according to package directions. Set aside.

2. In a large Dutch oven, pour cans of tomatoes and chicken broth and turn heat on low.

3. In a food processor fitted with a metal blade – add garlic, celery, hot peppers, and the quartered onion. Add about a ladle full of some of the juice from the pot and process on high until smooth. Place into the pot with the chicken broth and tomato mixture. Next, add green pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, cumin, paprika, ancho chili powder, granulated garlic, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 3-4 hours. Add in the beans during the last hour or so of cooking time.

4. In a large pan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium-high heat. Add ground turkey and fully cook. Stir turkey into the pot of chili right before serving.

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