Super Bowl White Bean Turkey Chili

Here's a great recipe for turkey chili. It adds lots of white beans, corn, fresh spinach and turns out great every time.

Here's what you'll need

Be sure to rinse the beans under cold water till all the foam is gone.
Here's what it looks like when you have all the ingredients added

After you let it simmer for one hour and add the tomato paste, you're ready to go! This is a mild chili so if you'd like it a bit spicy, you can add chiles, hot chili powder, tobasco, red pepper flakes, or any hot spice you like.


White Bean and Turkey Chili

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1.5 pounds ground turkey or ground chicken
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons chili powder
3 tablespoons flour
2 (15 oz can) cannelloni beans
2 (15 oz can) garbanzo beans (chick peas)
1 small bag fresh spinach
1 1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed (or 1 can corn, whole kernel--be sure to rinse)
4 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1 small can tomato paste

In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook till translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add ground turkey, salt, cumin, fennel seeds, oregano and chili powder. Cook, stirring frequently, until turkey is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Stir in flour. Add beans, spinach, corn and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 1 hour. Add red pepper flakes (or any spices you'd like to make it hotter). Add tomato paste and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper if needed. Top with shredded parmesan or cheddar cheese.

Enjoy!