Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Chili
"What do you do with all that leftover turkey? This dish serves a lot of people, freezes well, and tastes even better the next day. The spice amounts below are guidelines and should be adjusted depending on your taste, how much leftover meat you have and how much water you use."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 1 turkey carcass (neck and leftovers)
- water
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
- 2 (15 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or 1 teaspoon your favorite hot sauce (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- flour
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Garnish
- shredded cheese
- sour cream
- yellow onions or cilantro
- cracker
directions
- Break up turkey carcass and place with leftover meat in a large stock pot.
- Cover completely with water.
- Add chopped onion and bay leaf.
- Bring to boil then cover and simmer for 1 hour (Meat should fall easily from bone).
- Strain juices and pour back in pot, along with one or two cans of chicken broth for a fuller flavor (Boullion is also OK, but keep in mind you will have less liquid to work with).
- Separate meat and chop any large pieces, then return to pot.
- Discard any bones, skin, leftover stuffing and other non-edibles.
- Add beans, tomatoes, garlic and spices.
- Simmer, uncovered, for twenty minutes to reduce liquid.
- You may wish to add a bit of flour, if the sauce is thin: To minimize lumps, ladle a cup of liquid into a mixing bowl and whisk in flour a teaspoon at a time, then stir into chili (Keep in mind that chili will thicken in the refrigerator or freezer, so if you are planning to store it, a little thin is OK).
- Serve and garnish with shredded cheese, chopped onions, scallions, cilantro and sour cream, or dip with crackers.
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Reviews
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Very good!! I added a little frozen corn to mine and used leftover blackeyed peas instead of the beans listed. :) Worked very well and even my 2 and 4 year olds loved it! Thank you for the yummy recipe, Beansprout
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Very good!! I added a little frozen corn to mine and used leftover blackeyed peas instead of the beans listed. :) Worked very well and even my 2 and 4 year olds loved it! Thank you for the yummy recipe, Beansprout
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I grew up in South Bend, Indiana and love the wholesome, comfort food of the midwest. Nothing beats a whole baked chicken, butter bisquits, fresh, grilled sweet corn and homemade apple pie. But I have always had a craving for exotic foods as well. I love Japanese, Indian and Tex-Mex and I am an accomplished Thai chef, having apprenticed in the home of a college friend for four years. I cut recipes from Real Simple and Food & Wine magazines and love to experiment with combining this recipe with that. I am a fan of ethinicgrocer.com for hard to find items. As much as I love trekking to Chinatown for exotic Asian spices, its much easier to shop online. Glad I found this site.
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