TURKEY QUINOA CHILI
 
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Recipe type: Chili
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups shredded cooked turkey
  • ½ cup quinoa
  • 1 small yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 can (10 oz.) Rotel diced tomatoes with habaneros
  • salt
  • pepper
  • Mexican cheese for topping
Instructions
  1. In a large pot or a Dutch Oven, heat olive oil over medium heat. Once it is hot, add the onion and cook until translucent.
  2. While onion is cooked, rinse quinoa in a strainer under running water for about a minute.
  3. Add shredded turkey and quinoa to the pot.
  4. Add tomato paste, all the spices and brown sugar, stir to mix everything together.
  5. Add the chicken broth and Rotel. Season with salt and pepper. Lower the heat, let it simmer for 20 minutes. Taste to see if it needs more salt or pepper.
  6. Serve hot with some Mexican cheese on top. Enjoy!
Notes
If you don't like spicy food, use regular diced tomatoes instead of Rotel diced tomatoes with habaneros. Also, you can used cooked chicken instead of turkey.
Recipe by Let's Cook Some Food at https://www.letscooksomefood.com/turkey-quinoa-chili/