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August 12, 2011
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Santa Fe Skillet Chili

Hearty Meat Dishes
Prep time:
10 minutes
Cooking time::
10 minutes

Grandma said this hearty chili was best served with a side of warm corn tortillas or corn bread.

Grandma said this hearty chili was best served with a side of warm corn tortillas or corn bread.

Ingredients

Serves 4 

  • 1 small onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 to 1 1/4 pounds ground turkey
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can chili beans in spicy sauce, undrained
  • 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can Mexican- or chili-style stewed or diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles, undrained
Directions
  1. 1

    Finely chop onion and mince garlic; place in small bowl and set aside.

  2. 2

    Spray large deep skillet or Dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray.

  3. 3

    Cook turkey, onion and garlic over medium to medium-high heat, breaking meat apart with wooden spoon.

  4. 4

    Sprinkle chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper evenly over turkey mixture. Continue to cook and stir mixture until turkey is browned and crumbly, about 3 minutes. Stir in chili beans with liquid, tomatoes with liquid and chiles with liquid.

  5. 5

    Reduce heat to medium; cover skillet and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Ladle chili into bowls.

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