Turkey Chili is Perfect for Game Day!
Chili is an amazing comfort food, perfect for game day, and great as a family meal. This Low Sodium Turkey Chili is a one-pot wonder that packs all kinds of flavor without the fats from ground beef and it’s very low in sodium making it heart healthy too. Your Big Game Party guests will love this and we promise that they won’t miss the ground beef or the sodium. It’s that good! If you have plenty of time the night before, you can make this recipe completely from scratch using only fresh, organic ingredients and simmer it in the Crock Pot for game day. But if you’re pinched for time, we’re here to show you how to make this low sodium turkey chili with a semi-homemade, stove top version as well.
- 12 Roma tomatoes
- 2 sweet peppers (you can use jalapenos if you want to heat things up)
- ½ medium onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 2 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- ½ tbsp red ground pepper
- 10 shakes hot sauce
- 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
- 1 can low sodium organic beans (or if you really want to go all out, buy dried beans and soak overnight)
- Brown the lean ground turkey.
- Chop onion, sweet peppers (de-seeded), and garlic cloves, and place in frying pan with burger. Cook until vegetables are tender. Set aside.
- Quarter 11 of the tomatoes and blend in the blender to sauce consistency. Place in Crock Pot.
- Dice remaining tomato to add to tomato blend.
- Add spices and stir.
- Place meat mixture in Crock Pot, stir.
- Add beans, stir.
- Simmer on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- Serve with tortilla chips (gluten free) or crackers.
This turkey chili is packed with fresh vegetables and protein and it tastes amazing. Although we do recommend using fresh vegetables whenever time allows, we understand that life is busy. If you’re strapped for time before your Big Game Party, we have a semi-homemade version of this recipe that you’re definitely going to love. It’s still low sodium, still delicious, but it a lot simpler and quicker to make.
- 4-8 oz cans no salt added tomato sauce
- 1 can no salt added diced tomatoes
- 1 small can diced green chiles
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 2 tbsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- ½ tbsp Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb Seasoning
- ½ tbsp red ground pepper
- 10 shots hot sauce
- 1 can low sodium organic beans
- Brown the ground turkey, drain.
- Place all wet ingredients in a large pot on the stove top and stir.
- Add in spices, stir.
- Add ground turkey to sauce, stir.
- Simmer on stove top for ½ hour.
You’re going to love this low sodium turkey chili whether you serve it on game day, as a family dinner, or as a hearty lunch. Whether you make the made-from-scratch recipe or the semi-homemade recipe, you won’t be disappointed. If you love this low sodium recipe, you can find more like it by visiting our low sodium section. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so that you never miss a single healthy recipe. Just by entering your email, you’ll receive a free recipe per day delivered right to your inbox. Enjoy!
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