Ground Turkey Series (Part 4): Heirloom 3 Bean and Ground Turkey Chili

If you don’t think your family would go for turkey chili, give it a try anyway. I did not tell hubby that I used ground turkey. At the end of our meal, he asked about it and commented that he liked it. When eating leftovers, he said, ” I like the turkey chili better than beef chili. It did not give me heartburn, plus I am sure that it is better for us!”

Heirloom 3 Bean and Ground Turkey Chili

Note: I used precooked ground turkey but this recipe has directions for cooking raw meat. If you are using precooked (thawed) meat, add it last, after pressure has gone down and when you are adding spice packet, tomato based canned items, and other ingredients at end of recipe.

Shopping list for Dinner in a Jar “gift giver”:

Anazazi Beans (1/2 cup)

Yellow Eye Beans (1/2 cup)

Cranberry Beans (1/2 cup)

Note: If you can’t find these three types of beans, use pinto beans.

Zipper sandwich bag

Taco Seasoning Mix

Garlic Salt

Onion powder

Chili Powder

Dry Minced Garlic

*Shelled Hemp Seeds (optional)

*Chia Seeds (optional)

*Nutritional Yeast Seasoning (optional)

INGREDIENTS FOR JAR

Layer the following ingredients in a

regular mouth pint jar (in this order):

1/2 cup Anazazi beans on bottom, 1/2 cup Yellow Eye Beans, 1/2 cup Cranberry Beans

SPICE PACKET

Do not put these in jar (yet). In a zipper sandwich bag, mix the following ingredients well:

Spices from Taco Seasoning Mix (your choice: mild or original)

1 teaspoon Garlic Salt

1 teaspoon Onion Powder

1 teaspoon Chili Powder

2 tablespoons dry Minced Garlic

*1 teaspoon Hemp Seeds (optional)

*1 teaspoon Chia Seeds (optional)

*1 teaspoon Nutritional Yeast (optional)

Seal zipper (remove excess air) and put spice packet in top of regular mouth pint jar. Screw on lid.

Print the following and give to “gift recipient” of Dinner in a Jar.

Shopping list for Dinner in a Jar “gift recipient”:

1 pound ground turkey

1 medium onion

1 – 14.5 ounce can Diced Tomatoes

1 – 10 ounce can Rotel® Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies (your choice: mild, original, or hot)

1 – 10.75 ounce can Campbell’s® Condensed Healthy Request® Tomato Soup

RECIPE DIRECTIONS:

Remove spice packet from jar and set aside.

Place wire rack that came with Instant Pot in the bottom. Add 1 1/2 cups water to the bottom of Instant Pot.

Wash all beans and drain in colander. Pour 3 cups of water in stackable stainless steel steamer with lid (made for Instant Pot) and add beans. Place in bottom of Instant Pot.

Chop onion and break up meat into smaller pieces. Place onion and meat in stackable stainless steel steamer with lid (made for Instant Pot). Place in Instant Pot on top of beans.

Note: If you do not have stackable stainless steel steamer, follow these directions.

Place wire rack that came with Instant Pot in the bottom. Add 1 1/2 cups water to the bottom of Instant Pot.

Wash all beans and drain in colander. Pour beans into 4 cup glass measuring cup. Add water until it is at 3 cups. Place chopped onion on top.

Place 4 cup measuring cup in bottom of Instant Pot.

Break up meat into smaller pieces. Place meat around the edges of 4 cup measuring cup.

Loosely add parchment paper on top of beans.

Set release valve in the “sealing” position. High Pressure for 30 minutes. Then natural pressure release.

After pressure has gone down, open lid, remove both stackable stainless steel steamers, water, and wire rack. Pour out water.

Put meat in Instant Pot and use slatted type spatula to chop into smaller pieces. Or if you are using precooked (thawed) meat, add it now.

Pour beans into Instant Pot and add:

Spice Packet

Diced Tomatoes

Rotel® Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies

Campbell’s® Condensed Healthy Request® Tomato Soup

Mix well. Set on Saute and cook until chili is hot.

Yields 8 cups.

*Shelled Hemp Seeds are rich in healthy fats and essential fatty acids. They are also a great protein source and contain high amounts of vitamin E, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, iron and zinc.

*Chia Seeds are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, rich in antioxidants, and they provide fiber, iron, and calcium. Omega-3 fatty acids help raise HDL cholesterol, the “good” cholesterol that protects against heart attack and stroke.

*Nutritional Yeast Seasoning is a source of complete protein and vitamins, in particular B-complex vitamins. It contains folates, thiamine, riboflavin, selenium and zinc making it a great superfood.

Enjoy!

Dinner in a Jar: Heirloom 3 Bean and Ground Turkey Chili ©Camelia Elliott “All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher.”