With the weather starting to get cooler I have been thinking about soups and stews a lot more. Even with the cooler weather, the markets still have a lot of late summers produce and I figured that it was the perfect time to enjoy some of those vegetables in a warm and hearty stew. I remembered seeing some tomatillos the week before and I was immediately thinking about a salsa verde and a green chili. A green chili, or a chili verde, is a chili that uses tomatillos and green chilis such as poblano and jalapeno chilies instead of tomatoes and red chilies. I tend to associate turkey with fall and it had been a very long time since I had used any so it was the natural meat for the chili. With the base of the chili done, I packed in more vegetables in the form of some zucchini and corn and I bulked everything up with some white beans. Despite the fact that the salsa verde was already bringing a lot of flavour to the table, I could not resist adding even more with a heaping tablespoon of cumin along with some oregano. This ended up being one really tasty chili that was also nice and tasty and it really hit the spot on a cool day!
Turkey and Zucchini Green Chili
(makes 4+ servings)Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion (diced)
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 tablespoon cumin (toasted and ground)
1 pound ground turkey
3 cups chicken stock
2 cups salsa verde
1 (19 ounce) can white beans (rinsed and drained)
1 teaspoon oregano
2 jalapeno peppers (or to taste, diced)
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound zucchini (cut into bite sized pieces)
1 cup corn
1 handful cilantro (chopped)
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion (diced)
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 tablespoon cumin (toasted and ground)
1 pound ground turkey
3 cups chicken stock
2 cups salsa verde
1 (19 ounce) can white beans (rinsed and drained)
1 teaspoon oregano
2 jalapeno peppers (or to taste, diced)
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound zucchini (cut into bite sized pieces)
1 cup corn
1 handful cilantro (chopped)
Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and cumin and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
4. Add the turkey and cook until no longer pink, about 5-10 minutes
5. Add the stock, salsa verde, beans, oregano, peppers, salt and pepper and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Add the zucchini and corn and simmer until the zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes.
7. Remove from heat and mix in the cilantro.
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and cumin and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
4. Add the turkey and cook until no longer pink, about 5-10 minutes
5. Add the stock, salsa verde, beans, oregano, peppers, salt and pepper and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Add the zucchini and corn and simmer until the zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes.
7. Remove from heat and mix in the cilantro.
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Pork Chili Verde
Chicken White Chili
Turkey White Chili
Salsa Verde Lasagna
Mushroom and Zucchini Enchiladas
