Slow Cooker Turkey White Bean Chili
Description
Creamy, cozy, and almost entirely hands-off — tender turkey, three kinds of white beans, green chiles, and salsa verde slow-cooked into the best white chili you'll make all winter.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey, 93/7
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 poblano pepper, seeded and diced
- 30 ounces cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 15 ounces great northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 8 ounces green chiles, diced
- 1 cup salsa verde
- 4 cups chicken broth, or turkey broth
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, about 1 lime
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey and onion and cook, breaking the meat into crumbles, for 6 to 8 minutes until no pink remains.
- Add the garlic, cumin, oregano, chili powder, and smoked paprika. Stir for 45 seconds until fragrant.
- Transfer the mixture to a 6-quart slow cooker. Add the poblano, cannellini beans, great northern beans, green chiles, salsa verde, broth, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 3 hours, until the poblano is tender.
- Press about 1 cup of the beans against the side of the slow cooker with a wooden spoon to thicken the chili, then stir.
- Add the cubed cream cheese, cover, and let sit for 20 minutes. Whisk until smooth.
- Stir in the sour cream, lime juice, and cilantro. Taste and adjust salt. Serve hot with your favorite toppings.
Equipment
- 6-quart slow cooker
- Large skillet
Notes
- Leftover turkey: Skip step 1. Sauté the onion, garlic, and spices alone, then stir 3 cups of shredded cooked turkey into the slow cooker during the last hour.
- To freeze: Cool completely and freeze before adding the cream cheese and sour cream. Stir the dairy in after reheating.
- Too thin? Mash more beans or uncover and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 453kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 35gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 2002mgPotassium: 811mgFiber: 14gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 994IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 218mgIron: 7mg