# Dinner Tonight: Leftover Turkey Chili

**By Paula Gallagher** · 2017-11-27

![chili](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0319/0960/9603/files/chili-300x225.jpg)If you still have turkey left over, this recipe is a great way to use up the rest of it. It is full of fiber and protein and is super hearty for the chilly days ahead (no pun intended). This one-pot dinner offers the bone-warming comfort of turkey soup, but with a twist. Make your favorite chili as you normally would, but leave out any meat you’d typically use and instead throw in leftover shredded turkey. Don't have a go-to chili recipe? Try this one! Leave out the turkey altogether to make it a vegetarian meal. Because the turkey is already cooked, you can throw everything in a crockpot in the morning and you will have a healthy meal ready to eat by dinner, or cook it in the normal way on the stove. It's pretty fast to make.  **Leftover Turkey Chili** • 2 tsp vegetable oil • 1 small onion, finely diced • 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced • 1 small zucchini, diced • 1 red bell pepper, diced • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 Tbsp chili powder • 2 tsp ground cumin • Pinch sea salt • 1 1/2 cups water • 1 cup shredded turkey • 1 – 14 oz can black beans, rinsed • 1 cup canned diced tomatoes • 2 tsp fresh lime juice • 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, sweet potato and zucchini; cook, stirring often, until onion is slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add red pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin and salt; cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds. Add water, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cover and simmer until sweet potato is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Add turkey, beans, tomatoes and lime juice; increase heat to high, and return to a strong simmer, stirring often. Reduce heat to maintain a slight boil and cook 5 additional minutes. Remove from heat and toss in cilantro. Serve hot. _Photo from [here](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carmyarmyofme/5323979674/in/photolist-97sMF1-4qLNfR-6bcSZ-8Bapo7-adQRy4-2Ci6LD-gDETRn-7G6eST-7BvaEM-9b5s9D-2xGZsJ-6V8Teb-7Bvazx-7ByZmq-65vovD-7gwYdA-8wxFer-2po4Fc-2ssyCx-o6woqP-ej1c1o-9s2TuA-5XwMQr-59XTdV-4hVNZr-bcP5x2-nXL9R-7BqPQp-bqvPmh-9edjM1-8Fogah-3mthCn-ej1c2C-dFcLAy-7srajF-5cSibv-aWYSPV-8CzPmx-8CCV6w-74rY6Q-dTvX3g-bE7a1j-45XWr3-4WJwnF-dAqc9k-7zML56-eTkuCs-Hg6rB9-4ny9sh-5WHELH/), with thanks._

**Tags:** Category_Healthy Recipes, chili, turkey

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> Source: [Village Green Apothecary](https://myvillagegreen.com/blogs/post/dinner-tonight-leftover-turkey-chili)