Crockpot Turkey Chili with Pinto Beans

There aren’t many recipes that require days’ worth of cooking, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. You may want to try something easier before you dive into a recipe like that. In fact, this crockpot turkey chili with pinto beans is a good place to start.

How do you cook chili? Most people will say the best way to cook chili is low and slow. That is why chili recipes work well in crockpots. Crockpots can easily be cooked for hours and hours, even days if you really want to.

Crockpot turkey chili with pinto beans is a fantastic way to get into cooking chili at home without taking up space on the stovetop. We all have heard of chili cook-offs. People work years to perfect their own personal combinations of ingredients to create a blue-ribbon chili.

The type of chili doesn’t matter; it can be turkey, beef, chicken, meatless, spicy, sweet, or whatever you want. For example, you can start off with this crockpot turkey chili with pinto beans recipe.

Make the chili, try it out as is, and think of ways you can customize it. Maybe you want to make it spicier or sweeter or change this or that. The beauty of chili is that it can be very forgiving. Get ready; this will be one of the easiest recipes you’ve made.

Crockpot Turkey Chili with Pinto Beans | Ingredients

You may have caught on that the ingredients list for this chili recipe and any chili recipe you use can be very fluid. Have you ever heard an older relative say they don’t know the measurements for a family recipe? They usually say they “eyeball it”.

That is a fun way to go about any chili recipe. However, you will need measurements to create the same exact experience repeatedly. That all being said, this recipe will require you to use the exact measurements to try it as is.

Afterward, you can play with it. The basics include ground turkey and pinto chili beans. But you will also need onions, celery, green peppers, red peppers, tomatoes, and seasonings.

Directions

Heat olive oil with med-high heat. Add ground turkey and season with salt and pepper. Add chopped onion and cook until Turkey is lightly browned.

Then, add Turkey to the crockpot along with the rest of the ingredients (minus the toppings).

Cook on high for 3 hours and low for 6 hours.

Serve in large bowls with toppings.

Refrigerate for up to 5 days.

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