If I can be honest, I hate going to blogs for a recipe and then having to scroll for 10 years until I can find the recipe to quickly print to make for dinner in 10 minutes. So, I’m going to skip the intro, post the recipe below, and just make a few important notes:
- This is also awesome with lentils, both in addition to or in place of the quinoa. I didn’t have lentils today (Aldi was out – wah!), so this one is just quinoa chili. But, say yes to lentils! Like quinoa, they’re yummy, healthy and are sources of protein and fiber and more feel-good body ingredients.
- Use whatever spices you like in your chili – I’ve given you my suggestions.
- Use whatever toppings you like in your chili – feel free to take my suggestions or not!
- Keep the ground turkey out to make this an awesome Vegetarian Chili recipe!
Cooking in the pot
Ready to Eat!
Enjoy this family favorite fall recipe!
Healthy Turkey Quinoa Chili Recipe
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| Serves | 12 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 45 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hour |
| Meal type | Appetizer, Soup, Starter |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
This healthy turkey quinoa chili recipe is a favorite family recipe that lets me sneak healthy protein and vegetables into a favorite kid dish!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Medium yellow onion (diced)
- 3 Medium bell peppers (diced)
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 can 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 1 can diced tomatos and green chilis
- 2 cans tomato sauce
- 1 cup quinoa ((I also like to use lentils, but didn't have those for this go-round!))
- 2 cups water
- 1 can 14 oz vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup hot sauce (more or less to taste)
- 1 heaped teaspoon each of your favorite chili spices. I used: (bay leaves, cumin, red chili powder, a few chili flakes, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, sea salt, pepper (and maybe a few more things))
- 2 cans red kidney beans (dark)
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can Great Northern or Garbanzo beans
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (for topping)
- 2 Medium avocados (diced, for topping)
- other toppings (i.e. sour cream, salsa, )