Turkey Chili with Sweet Potatoes & Beans, and Hints of Cinnamon & Cocoa – Kitchen Courses #11

Turkey Chili with Sweet Potatoes & Beans, and Hints of Cinnamon & Cocoa – Kitchen Courses #11

DISH: Turkey Chili with Sweet Potatoes & Beans, and Hints of Cinnamon & Cocoa
or, there’s a recipe in here somewhere … between us talking a lot about sweet potatoes and kitchen appliances.

It’s Kitchen Courses with Kate and Eric, episode 11!

NOTE: This recipe requires the use of a crock pot.

Ingredients:

• 2 sweet potatoes
• 1 white onion
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 lb. of turkey
• 2 cans of beans (black and pinto, or kidney)
• 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes
• 16 oz can of stewed tomatoes
• 2 cups of broth or water
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• 1 tbsp. cumin
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 heaping tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

Make it:

1. Cut up the sweet potatoes

These are very dense, so make sure that it’s stable; and cut in half length-wise, then cut each half into three pieces, and cube those pieces (one inch pieces).

2. Dice vegetables

Dice the onion and the bell pepper, and mince the garlic cloves.

3. Brown the turkey

Brown the turkey in a pan with 1 tbsp. of olive oil at medium high heat for 5-7 minutes. Drain when done. Remove the turkey from the pan and set aside for now.

4. Sauté the onions, add garlic

Put the pan back on the heat with 1 tbsp. of olive oil and add the chopped onion. Sauté the onions until they’re slightly sweating; they should still be slightly crunchy. This will take 4-5 minutes.

Then add the chopped garlic and cook for 1 to 1.5 minutes.

5. Spice it up

Dump all of your spices (chili powder, cumin, pepper, salt, cinnamon, and unsweetened cocoa powder) into the pan with the onion and garlic. This will cook off the raw flavor.

6. Add the turkey back

Get the turkey that you set aside at the end of step 3 and add it back into the pan with all the onion and spices. Coat the turkey in this.

7. Crock it

Get your crock pot out and dump the contents of your pan into the crock pot. Then add the two cans of tomato products, the cans of beans (rinsed and drained), the sweet potato and the chopped bell pepper.

Cover with two cups of broth or water; broth will add more flavor (we used water). Get it until the liquid is just at the top of your ingredients; they don’t need to be drowning in it.

8. Cook it

Put the lid on, set it to high and cook for 4 hours. Or cook on low for 8 hours.

Serve!

Garnish with diced radishes (not listed in the ingredients above) and some tortilla chips! Maybe even add some cilantro!

TIP: If you’re not worried about it being dairy free, add some cheese!

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(Editor’s note: Eric mispronounces the word “etymology” as “entomology” – which is why Kate gave him a very confused look during the sweet potato chat.)