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Healthy Instant Pot Turkey and Lentil Chili
This Healthy Instant Pot Turkey and Lentil Chili Recipe is the perfect meal for any night of the week! The turkey keeps the calories low and the extra boost of lentils in the chili helps keeps you feeling full.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 7 servings
Calories: 382 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Ingredients
- 1 lb turkey
- 1 onion diced
- 1 tbsp garlic paste or regular diced garlic
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup dry green lentils
- 1 cup tomato passata
- 398 mL diced tomatoes (14 fl oz)
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 540 ml black beans drained and rinsed
- 127 ml green chiles with the liquid
- 1 cup water
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- In your Instant Pot, turn on the sauté mode and brown your ground turkey. Then add in the diced onions, garlic paste, tomato paste, and salt. Cook until everything is fully browned and the onions have softened.
- Add in the lentils, chicken stock, tomato passate, diced tomatoes, the spices, black beans, green chiles, and water.
- Cover the Instant Pot, turn the valve to sealing, and turn it to manual and set the timer to 15 minutes.
- Quick release once done and serve. Optional: top with sour cream.
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Stove Top Instructions
- In your dutch oven, brown your ground turkey. Then add in the diced onions, garlic paste, tomato paste, and salt. Cook until everything is fully browned and the onions have softened.
- Add in the lentils, chicken stock, tomato passate, diced tomatoes, the spices, black beans, green chiles, and water.
- Bring the mixture up to a boil and then lower the heat and let the chili simmer for an hour, stirring occasionally.
Slow Cooker Instructions
- In a skillet, brown your ground turkey and onion with a pinch of salt.
- In your slow cooker, add in the ground turkey and onion once they're done along with garlic paste, tomato paste, lentils, chicken stock, tomato passate, diced tomatoes, the spices, black beans, green chiles, and water.
- Set the slow cooker on low for 6 hours or high for 4.
Nutrition Information
Serving
7servings
Calories
382kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
714mg
(30%)
Potassium
1232mg
(35%)
Fiber
20g
(80%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
680IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
17.9mg
(20%)
Calcium
94mg
(9%)
Iron
6.8mg
(38%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 7servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 382
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 7servings | |
| Calories | 382kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 714mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 1232mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 20g | 80% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 680IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 17.9mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 94mg | 9% |
| Iron | 6.8mg | 38% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.