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Turkey Sweet Potato Chili

Turkey Sweet Potato Chili will become your new favorite chili recipe. Made with sweet white oriental sweet potatoes, lean ground turkey and fresh herbs. This is a seriously healthy, lean and delicious chili recipe
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chili recipe, homemade chili, turkey chili
Servings: 6
Author: Amy Stafford

Ingredients

  • 2 Oriental sweet potatoes {about 2 lb} you can use regular sweet potatoes, but I recommend oriental
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil divided
  • 2 lb. ground turkey
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sweet smoked Spanish paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1- 14.5 oz. black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 bunch of cilantro roughly chopped

Instructions

Sweet Potatoes:

  • Preheat oven 400°
  • Pierce sweet potato down one side with fork. Place potatoes on a piece of aluminum foil and drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil and rub potatoes. Wrap aluminum foil tightly around potatoes, place on baking sheet and place in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, let cool until you can handle. Using a fork the skin should remove easily and then mash.
  • Meanwhile heat a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and turkey, breaking up and string until slightly cooked through, about 5-6 minutes.
  • Sprinkle chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne and salt, stir to combine.
  • Push turkey to the perimeter of pan making a clear spot in the center.
  • Add the onion and garlic stir cooking until translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
  • Stir in chicken broth and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add in mashed sweet potatoes, black beans, cilantro, warm evenly and serve.

Notes

Regular sweet potatoes can be substituted in this recipe