What to do with left over Thanksgiving turkey: Chili. Recipe
by Liv | Published on November 27th, 2010, 5:57 pm | Food
Now since my parents were in Cuba cruising with Castro during the holiday, we spent Thanksgiving together just the four of us. We had a huge turkey (30 lbs), and a freezer full of leftovers. Shannon froze some away, and I grabbed one of the Tupperware containers down tonight to make some scrumptious turkey chili for dinner. I took about 3-4 lbs down and stuck it in a large pot and mixed it with approximately 2 batches of the Chuck Wagon Chili recipe in the book:
- Ingredients:
(This is approximately a double batch from the book, cut in half for 2 lbs of turkey or less)
3-4 pounds of leftover Thanksgiving turkey
28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
28 oz can of water
2 tablespoon white vinegar
1 fresh diced onion
6 tablespoons chili powder
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoon of cumin
2 teaspoons of sugar or sugar substitute.
2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoon dried onion flakes
1/2 teaspoon of onion powder.
1/2 teaspoon of cayenne powder
2-4 Tablespoon of all-purpose flour.
pinch black pepper
Method:
Basically I partially thawed the turkey just enough to remove it from the storage container, and then combined all ingredients in the pot and simmered for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally to break apart the turkey. Chopped up an onion and tossed it in:
It doesn't get much more simplier than this.
The end result is deliciousness on the cheap. I'll top it with some pickled jalapeños, some cheese, a bit of sour cream and side it with a Guinness Beer. Bon Appetit!