Seriously, The Best Healthy Turkey Chili

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 163.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	23%	23%
fat	1%	1%
aromatics	12%	16%
salt	0%	0%
vegetables and beans	103%	58%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

9 g	2 teaspoons olive oil
150 g	1 yellow onion, chopped
9 g	3 garlic cloves, minced
120 g	1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
454 g	1 pound extra lean ground turkey or chicken (99%)
32 g	4 tablespoons chili powder* (I used McCormick chili powder, which is very mild. Do not use spicy chili powder, and if using a different brand, start with 2 tablespoons)
4 g	2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 g	1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 g	1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 g	1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
794 g	1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes or crushed tomatoes
300 g	1 1/4 cups chicken broth
850 g	2 (15 oz) cans dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
425 g	1 (15 oz) can sweet corn, rinsed and drained
	For topping: cheese, avocado, tortilla chips, cilantro, sour cream

Method: 4 steps, published by www.ambitiouskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I’m an experienced home chef. I can’t stand ground turkey. I give it to my dog because it’s healthy for her but I can’t stand the smell of it or the taste of it. But I was looking for an economical choice to cook for the homeless warming station which I cook f” — a cook, 5★

“I left out the sweet corn, halved the chili powder (using Simply Organic brand), and used fire-roasted crushed tomatoes. Also, I misunderstood the recipe and sauteed the onions and garlic with the chili powder instead of the red bell peppers. I threw them in w” — a cook, 4★