This White Bean Turkey Chili is a MUST on your fall lineup of soups! It’s an easy, zesty, healthy soup that everyone will love!
What’s your favorite thing about fall folks?
There really are so many things to love, am I right?
The changing leaves, cooler temps, cozy pj’s, warm sweaters, and of course, back to delicious soups, stews and chili on the menu!
Believe it or not, at our house Mr. Picky is quite the chili connoisseur.
He’s actually taught me a thing or two. He orders it often when we dine out, so he’s always inspiring me to try a new flavor at home.
I shared my Spicy Black Bean Turkey Chili a few falls back, and it’s one of our favorites. If you haven’t tried it yet, you should definitely add it to your fall/winter comfort food list.
Today’s White Bean Turkey Chili is just as popular.
White Bean Turkey Chili Ingredients
- ground turkey
- olive oil
- yellow onion
- chopped green chilies
- poblano pepper
- jalapeño pepper
- ground cumin
- kosher salt
- chili powder
- oregano
- ground cinnamon
- garlic
- low-sodium chicken broth
- cannellini beans
- pepper jack cheese
- lime
A combination of loads of ground turkey meat (a healthier option than regular ground beef), white cannellini beans, three kinds of peppers, green chiles, jalapeño, and poblano peppers, some spicy Pepper Jack cheese, and a myriad of spices.
This White Bean Turkey Chili is perfect served with some tortilla chips (sweet potato tortilla chips being my new FAVE) on the side or some sweet honey cornbread.
And for the full fall effect, I’d don the fuzzy slippers and cozy flannel PJ’s and you’ll be all set! Enjoy!
How to Make this White Bean Turkey Chili
First, you’ll cook your ground turkey in a large Dutch oven. Then you’ll remove the meat and add your veggies and spices before adding your chicken broth, beans and cooked turkey meat back to the pot. You’ll want to cook for about thirty minutes and then lastly add your shredded cheese.
It’s delicious served with tortilla chips and extra shredded cheese for all you cheese lovers.
Hope you guys add this tasty soup to your fall lineup of soups because I know you’ll really enjoy it!
Please let me know if you give the recipe a try. And if you have any questions about the recipe, just drop a comment below. Enjoy!
A Few Cook’s Notes for White Bean Turkey Chili
To keep this recipe on the healthier side, I use ground turkey meat, but I have also made it with ground beef or ground pork.
I like to add Pepper Jack cheese to give it a little more of a spicy kick, but feel free to add cheddar, Monterey jack or colby cheese instead.
I always serve our chili with extra shredded cheese for sprinkling. No one ever turns down extra cheese. Well, except my nephew Cody.
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White Bean Turkey Chili
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 2 lb. ground turkey
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cups yellow onion, chopped
- 2 4-oz. cans chopped green chilies
- 1 poblano pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp. ground cumin
- 2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 15.5-oz. cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup Pepper Jack cheese, shredded, plus extra for serving
- 1 small lime, juiced
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, cook the ground turkey until no longer pink, about 7-8 minutes. Drain and remove to a bowl. Set aside. Clean Dutch oven.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, green chiles, poblano pepper, jalapeno pepper, cumin, salt, chili powder, oregano and cinnamon and cook until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute.
- Increase the heat to high. Add the chicken broth, cannellini beans and turkey meat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes until heated through, stirring often.
- Add one cup of the shredded cheese and the lime juice and stir until the cheese is melted and well combined. Serve immediately with tortilla chips and/or cornbread and extra shredded cheese.
Notes
Updated: This post was first published here in October 2018. I decided it was worthy of a re-share, so I’ve updated the content and added some notes to the post above.
Looks great! I am going to make it this weekend!!!!!
Hope you all enjoy it Lisa!
Yay for cozy clothes and all the comfort food! Love to cuddle up right about now with a huge bowl of this chili. Those bowls are the cutest too, Mary Ann. Pinned! Have a wonderful week! XOXO
Thanks Dawn! Another Home Goods score! Hope you give this chili a go! Happy Monday!
The cooler temps and changing colours this time of year are the best! And so are all the cozy comfort foods! And chili is on the top of my list! This is great one Mary Ann! Love the lighter touch with ground turkey. Have a great week!
I light to healthy things up a bit every now and then Leanne! Balances out all those yummy desserts around here! Have a great week!
My favorite thing about fall is boots and sweaters. I look forward allllll summer to breaking them out again! But cozy food is up there at the top of my list too, and this chili sounds PERFECT!
Thanks Kelsie! Perfect for a fall warm up!
Looks great and tasteful Mary Ann !
Thanks so much!!
It is most definitely chili season! My husband made a big pot last night that I’ll be munching on all week! Loving the turkey alternative!!
Thanks Annie! Perhaps you’ll need to share the hub’s recipe on the blog?
I love everything about fall! Well, minus the fact that while all the fall foods are so delicious, they are also so brown, or orange…and hard to take photos of (Obviously you have no problem there because all your photos are gorgeous!!)! ;) My Mr. Picky happens to love chili as well, Mare, and I am 1000000% sure both of us would love this white bean turkey chili! It looks just delicious, my dear! Pinning to make! Cheers!!
Awww! You’re so sweet Chey! Just beginning to turn around here! Thanks for pinning and hope you have an awesome week!
Mary Ann, I totally love all of the layers of spice you have in this recipe! From the poblanos to the Jack cheese, this has my name all over it! I always love chili, but sometimes want a bit lighter version than a beef chili – so thanks so much!
You’re very welcome Laura! Just the right amount of spice in this one. Don’t leave out the cinnamon! So good!
Love that you use pepper jack!
Gives it a little extra kick!
I’m sitting on my front porch right now with a lovely cool wind blowing. I’m in such a mood for chili and soup. I wish I had a pot of this wonderufl looking chili for dinner tonight!
October can be a beautiful month here in California but it gets very scary when we have high winds and fires burning nearby . Your chilli is comforting any time of the year .
I love white bean chili in the fall, this looks so cozy and delicious!
It really is such a cozy meal Laura!
Love a good healthy chili recipe, Mary Ann!! My husband is especially into chili… he’d love this one!
We do too Natasha! Hope he enjoys it if you give it a try.
The second it cooled down here, this is happening!
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for cooler weather Matt!
Loving this turkey take on chili! And I love white beans, too. Can’t wait to try this :)
Chili’s such a comforting dish for fall and winter, isn’t it? We love it. Hope you enjoy it Jennifer!
This is one of my favorite fall soups!
Ours too Leigh Ann!
If your looking for a change from the traditional chili, give this one a try! What a great combo of the tex-mex flavors too!
Thanks Kev! I’ll be serving this all fall and winter long!
I love the colors of fall. That and the fact that I can bake as much as I want and don’t have to worry about the house being too hot (like during the summertime!) I also love soups and chili! This white bean version sounds delicious.
Thanks Kathy!
The coziest dish! That’s great that Mr. Picky is into chili – it’s not often that picky eaters dive into a bowl of chili with enthusiasm. He’d be silly to turn down this dish especially!
He LOVES chili!
Hi, is there any substitute for pepper jack cheese? Bc it’s not available in my country
Sure. You can just use a cheddar cheese. Enjoy!
This was too scrumptious. I had to omit all the peppers because I’m a pansy; I added some ground coriander because I love the slight anise and citrus notes it imparts; and I used some ridiculously aged cheddar I had languishing in the fridge instead of the pepperjack. A triumph!
So happy it was a triumph Emily! LOVE your comment! Thanks for following!
Mmmm that touch of cinnamon and poblano – perfect accompaniments to this tasty chili! So much flavor and perfect for fall! (thanks to Mr. P for the inspiration!).
He says you’re welcome Traci!
I made this exactly as the recipe indicated and it was delicious! Excellent flavor from the spices and the variety of peppers. Based on the ingredients I think it will freeze well so I tucked away a few portions for a snowy afternoon. I’ll be adding this easy recipe to my favorites.
So happy you enjoyed it Sharon! My husband Tom loves this one!