This slow cooker turkey chili recipe is built for days when you want chili without standing at the stove. Ground turkey, crushed tomatoes, kidney beans, pinto beans, chicken stock, onion, hot sauce, and a full spice blend go into the crock together. You stir once to break the turkey into small chunks, set the slow cooker, and let it cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or High for 4.
Ingredients
- 1.25 pounds lean ground turkey
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot), or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 0.5 teaspoon paprika
- 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
- 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
- 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
How to Make It: Combine Everything in the Slow Cooker
Add the ground turkey, crushed tomatoes, kidney beans, pinto beans, chicken stock, onion, hot sauce, chili powder, salt, minced garlic, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, cumin, and black pepper to the slow cooker. There is no separate browning step.
Stir the mixture to break the turkey into small chunks.
Breaking the Turkey Into Small Chunks
As you stir, break the ground turkey into small chunks.
Cook Times: Low 6 to 8 Hours or High 4 Hours
Cover the slow cooker and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 4 hours.
Adjusting the Hot Sauce and Cayenne to Taste
Both the hot sauce and the cayenne pepper are listed as “or more to taste.” If you want more heat, add more hot sauce or cayenne to taste.
For other hands-off slow cooker meals, see our slow cooker baked beans and slow cooker country-style ribs.
Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.
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Slow Cooker Turkey Chili Recipe
- Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
A hands-off slow cooker turkey chili with ground turkey, crushed tomatoes, kidney and pinto beans, and a warm spice blend. Combine everything in the crock, stir to break the turkey into small chunks, and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or High for 4.
Ingredients
- 1.25 pounds lean ground turkey
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (such as Frank's® Redhot®), or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 0.5 teaspoon paprika
- 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
- 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
- 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix ground turkey, tomatoes, kidney beans, pinto beans,…: Mix ground turkey, tomatoes, kidney beans, pinto beans, chicken stock, onion, hot sauce, chili powder, salt, minced garlic, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, cumin, and black pepper together in a slow cooker; stir to break the turkey into small chunks.
- Cook on Low 6 to 8 hours (or High for 4 hours): Cook on Low 6 to 8 hours (or High for 4 hours).
Notes
For more heat, add extra hot sauce or cayenne at the start of cooking. Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner Ideas
- Method: slow cooker
