Slow Cooker Turkey Edamame Chili

📃Shopping list

To make this slow cooker turkey chili recipe you will need:

• Ground turkey - lean ground turkey is best
• Green pepper
• Diced tomatoes - canned with all juices
• Tomato sauce - canned
• Edamame - shelled. frozen
• Chili seasoning - packaged or homemade (recipe below)
• Dry red wine - or substitute with beef broth
• Kosher salt
• Non-stick cooking spray

WHAT?!?!? I had been obliviously serving beans for years in various formats. This information rocked my world! Oh the guilt!!!!!! How did I miss this?

Crockpot turkey chili with edamame was born from this guilt. Interestingly, this recipe has become a family favorite. The team requests it more often than my other chili recipes.

🔪Assembly

Start by browning your ground turkey mixture. This can be done stove top, or in bulk in your slow cooker.

Spray your slow cooker with a non-stick spray of your choice. Place the cooked turkey into the bottom of your crock pot.

Add in all remaining ingredients and use a wooden spoon to give a quick stir. Cover and cook on low heat for about 8 hours.

🍽Serving suggestions

There are so many great ways to serve this crock pot turkey chili. We love it in a bread bowl, but it is also delicious served out of a scooped-out bell pepper. It is also yummy served as a topper for sweet potatoes.

The usual chili toppings like shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, and some freshly chopped red onion are great additions.

On game day, we make a chili bar and serve this delicious recipe next to our other favorites. Chicken chili, classic chili, steak chili , bean free chili and this healthy turkey chili make for the perfect smorgasbord.

Tortilla chips, tortilla strips, tortilla bowls, and corn chips are all great, crunchy companions for this healthy chili dish.

Storing leftovers

You will want to make a big batch of this comfort food because leftovers store really well. Add your crockpot chili to an airtight container or bag. It can be refrigerated for 3-4 days or frozen for 3-4 months.

😉Hint & hacks

1. Frozen, shelled edamame is easiest when making this perfect meal.
2. I always keep large quantities of browned ground beef and turkey in my freezer for recipes like this one. This way I can take advantage of bulk pricing and always have some around for easy dump and go recipes
3. This recipe is also delicious with ground beef or ground chicken,
4. One of my favorite things about this recipe is that it isn’t super spicy as written. However, if you like it hot, you can easily dial it up. Hot sauce and diced hot green chilies give added heat as does extra chili seasoning.
5. This is a favorite recipe for make-ahead meal prep. The edamame maintains its consistency even after reheating. I love to make a full batch and then freeze it in individual-sized portions. This provides for lots of easy reheat and eat meals, Easy meal prep on a cold day is the best!
6. Slow cooker liners make clean up so much easier. However, they are fully optional if you are not a fan.
7. The recipe below includes instructions for mixing your own chili seasoning. If you would prefer to skip that step, you can substitute with a pre-mixed chili seasoning such as this one.