5 from 18 votes
Slow Cooker Weight Watchers Turkey Chili
Slow Cooker Weight Watchers Turkey Chili combines ground turkey, beans, and vegetables into a hearty stew simmered for hours. The chili blends diced onion, bell pepper, kidney beans, and aromatic spices like cumin and oregano, cooked slowly to develop rich flavors. This chili offers a filling texture from beans and lean turkey, suitable for a comforting meal that can be prepared in advance and kept light with careful ingredient choices. The option to cook on stovetop provides flexibility depending on available time.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Servings:
10
Calories:
272 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Slow Cooker Weight Watchers Turkey Chili Ingredients:
- 2 onion diced
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 1.3 lbs ground turkey or ground lean chicken, lean, 600g
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1.5 tsp oregano dried
- 2 tsp cumin ground
- 1/2 tsp chili powder optional
- 42 oz Kidney Beans drained, 14 oz cans
- 3- 142 oz chopped tomatoes 14 oz cans
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
- salt
- cooking spray low calorie
Instructions
Weight Watchers Turkey Chili Slow Cooker Version Instructions:
- To make this delicious slow cooker turkey chili, start by spraying a pan with low calorie cooking spray.
- Cook the onions and peppers on the stove top for 5 mins till they’re soft.
- Add turkey and cook till it’s brown. If you have lots of excess water inside the pan, make sure to drain it.
- Next place the turkey, cooked vegetables, and all the rest of the ingredients in the slow cooker.
- Mix the ingredients for the crockpot turkey chili recipe together in the crockpot.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hrs or low for 6 hrs.
- Serve and enjoy.
Cup of Yum
Weight Watchers Turkey Chili Stove Top Version Instructions:
- Add all your ingredients for the Weight Watchers Turkey Chili to your pot and bring it to a boil.
- Then reduce the heat to low.
- Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 30 mins.
- If you want thicker chili, then cook partially uncovered for the last 10 mins.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Use 99% fat-free ground turkey or chicken breast mince to maintain low Weight Watchers points.
- Choose sugar-free tomato paste to keep the recipe zero freestyle SmartPoints.
- Bean varieties can be swapped as desired without changing the cooking method.
- Be mindful that toppings added to the chili will affect Weight Watchers points calculations.
Nutrition Information
Calories
272kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
44mg
(15%)
Sodium
993mg
(41%)
Potassium
1298mg
(28%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
966IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
57mg
(63%)
Calcium
186mg
(19%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 272
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 272kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 44mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 993mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 1298mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 966IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 57mg | 63% |
| Calcium | 186mg | 19% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.