White Turkey Chili

When I was reading the Sara Moulton cookbook my Mom got me for Christmas I came across a recipe for White Chicken Chili that I knew I would be trying. As usual, I took the recipe and made a few changes based on what I had and the availability of ingredients. For some reason I have a very hard time finding ground chicken here so I substituted turkey and I think it turned out really well.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, melted

1 red onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, chopped

1/4 cup flour

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp cumin

Pinch red pepper flakes

2 cups chicken broth (1 can)

1 cup white wine

2 pounds of ground turkey

2 cans of Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

2/3 cup plain yogurt

Salt/Pepper

Toppings such as cheese, scallions, crackers

Directions

Melt the butter in a large dutch oven and add onion, cook until soft about 6-8 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, chili powder, cumin, red pepper flakes and  cook about 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the broth and wine; bring to a boil and simmer 3-5 minutes

Add the ground turkey and simmer until the turkey is cooked through about 8 minutes. Add in both cans of beans, yogurt and salt/pepper to taste. Cook for 15 minutes and serve with various toppings.

This makes for a good cold weather meal and only takes 30-40 minutes to make including prep time. I am looking forward to some leftover White Turkey Chili for lunch this week.