Has it hit you yet? The “I don’t want to throw it away but what do I do with it” blues. The kids have eaten all the white meat and only a few people will nibble on the dark meat. What to do? The age old answer is make soup or chili.
I started with way too much dark meat left over from the family 23 pound turkey for Thanksgiving. Nobody was eating the dark meat and I have a home alone week coming. I needed something to freeze. I started with shredded cooked turkey. We all have that right now. Add some beans, tomato, garlic, onion and spices. You will have a nice chili to keep you warm on the snowy days to come.
Rating:
An excellent way to handle that leftover problem.
Notes: I happen to use light red kidney beans and some cannelloni beans but any beans would do. I was really looking for great northern in the pantry but was out. Adjust the spicing to your taste but this is a nice 4/10. Start with things you have on hand.
Shred and trim 1 pound of cooked turkey. This makes 2 cups of meat.
Add 2 – 14 – ozs cans of beans of your choice, 1 – 14 oz can of chicken broth, 1 – 14 oz can diced tomatoes, 2 T chili powder (double if no grandchild present), 1 t cumin, the diced small onion and 2 cloves crushed garlic.
Mix well and cook on low for 4 hours.
Leftover Turkey Chili in a Crockpot
What to do with all those turkey leftovers? Whip yourself up a batch of chili to keep you warm on a cold November day.
Ingredients
- 1 pound precooked turkey (about 2 cups)
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 -14 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 -14 oz can chicken broth
- 2 -14 oz cans beans of choice
- 2 Tbs chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Start by trimming and shredding 1 pound (2 cups) of precooked turkey
- Chop 1 small onion
- Add to a smaller crockpot (I used 3.5 qt) with all the ingredients.
- Cook on low for 4 hours.
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From DrDan at 101 Cooking For Two
Updated
November 30 2013