Turkey Chili Meal Prep
One pot, forty-five minutes, four lunches sorted. Lean turkey, two kinds of beans, a glossy tomato base. Your future self thanks you.
You need
- 1 large Dutch oven or deep pot
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 sharp knife
- 4 meal-prep containers
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 500 g (1.1 lb) lean ground turkey (93/7)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 × 400 g (1 × 14 oz) can kidney beans, drained
- 1 × 400 g (1 × 14 oz) can black beans, drained
- 1 × 400 g (1 × 14 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 200 g (1 cup) frozen corn
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- to taste salt + black pepper
How to cook
Heat olive oil in the Dutch oven over medium. Add onion, cook 4 minutes until translucent.
Add garlic and bell pepper. Cook 2 more minutes.
Push the veg to the side. Add the turkey and break it up. Brown 6 to 8 minutes.
Don't stir constantly. Let the meat sit in contact with the pan to develop fond. That's where the flavor lives.
Stir in tomato paste, chili powder and cumin. Cook for 1 minute to bloom the spices.
Add crushed tomatoes, both cans of beans, corn and 200 ml water. Stir.
Simmer uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust salt.
Divide into four meal-prep containers. Cool to room temp before lidding so they don't sweat.
Keeps 4 days in the fridge or 2 months frozen. Reheats best with a splash of water.
Why it fits a lose weight goal
- 36 g protein per portion at 450 kcal. Easy to hit your daily protein floor with 2 of these in a day.
- Beans + corn keep the chili filling without driving up calories. Fiber is your friend on a cut.
- Sunday prep math: 90 minutes total work for 4 lunches you don't have to think about.
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