A delicious, healthier version of a Mexican Classic. My Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli is not only tasty and healthy, it is really easy too!
Chilli Con Carne was the first meal my Mum taught me to make as a child. It is still one I make often and really love. However I do like to try and adapt tasty recipes to make healthier versions. Obviously healthier recipes can’t compromise on taste and my Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli definitely doesn’t.
When I was making this Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli, I knew I wanted to mirror most of the flavours in my traditional Chilli Con Carne but make some tweaks. Obviously the biggest change I have made is the meat choice. Instead of minced beef, I used minced turkey. Although I use 5% fat minced beef, with turkey you can buy breast minced meat which is 2% fat. If I was buying meat to use that wasn’t being used in a highly flavoured dish, I would opt for turkey thigh mince which is approximately 5% fat. This is because it provides more flavour and adds moisture. However with this dish, there are so many tasty flavours this isn’t necessary. However as always, use whichever you prefer.
I have also added more vegetables to my Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli as firstly they help make the dish even more delicious. They also help bulk the dish out without adding more unnecessary fat.
As with a lot of my recipes, you can easily adapt my Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli. If you don’t like sweetcorn, leave it out. If you really love peppers, add more. You can also play around with the heat depending on your taste. Obviously everyone’s spice tolerance is different, but I would say that this has a mild to medium rating. If you are making this recipe for children or spice intolerant people, you can add less. One advantage of this recipe is that you can taste it after an hour or so to see how the flavours are developing and then add a little bit more chile powder if needed.
You will see why I called this my Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli when you see there are just over 200 calories per portion! This makes it a healthy meal as well as a tasty meal. The rice and toppings obviously iI often take this to work for lunch without the rice for a warm and filling lunch.
I always serve chili with rice, salad and soured cream and my Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli is no exception. Add whichever toppings you like – avocado, coriander and onion would also be good toppings to use. I like to add a sprinkling of feta cheese because it is the closest to the cheeses traditionally used in Mexican cooking. It is also better for you that cheese like cheddar.
Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli
A delicious, healthier version of a Mexican Classic. My Skinny Slow Cooker Turkey Chilli is not only tasty and healthy, it is really easy too!
Ingredients
- 500 g 2% turkey mince
- 1 onion diced
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 340g tin sweetcorn
- 2 peppers sliced
- 395g tin kidney beans in chilli sauce
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 1½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp cumin ground
- ¼ tsp ancho chile powder
- ¼ tsp ancho chile flakes
- ¼ tsp chipotle chile powder
- 1½ tbsp Mexican oregano
- 1 red chile
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 150 ml chicken stock
- 1 tbsp cornflour (optional)
- spray oil
Instructions
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Brown the turkey mince either in the dish from your slow cooker (if it allows) or in a pan on the hob
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Add all of the ingredients to the slow cooker dish
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Stir all of the ingredients together and cook for 5-6 hours on high or 7-8 on low. Stir every couple of hours if possible
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An hour before the end of the cooking time, look to see if the sauce needs thickening. If it is thinner than you would like, mix the cornflour with water to make a slurry and add to the dish
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Serve with rice and toppings of your choice
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Turkey mince is so underused. I love the idea of using it in Chilli and your dish is so colourful with all the veg too x
Thank you. It can sometimes be a little bland which is why I think people overlook it, but when you add lots of flavours it is really tasty x
Love this super healthy chilli con carne – right up my street! Eb x
Thanks Eb 🙂 x