
Slow Cooker Turkey Chili With Cornbread
This slow cooker turkey chili with cornbread dumplings is the ultimate comfort food for any season. The combination of savory turkey chili and sweet cornbread dumplings makes for a cozy and satisfying meal that the whole family will love. Let your slow cooker do the work while you kick back and relax!
Ingredients
- 1 lbTurkey, ground
- 1 mediumYellow Onion, diced
- 1Red Bell Peppers, seeded diced
- 1Yellow Bell Peppers, seeded diced
- 2 cloveGarlic, minced
- 28 ozTomato Sauce
- 15 ozBlack Bean, drained rinsed
- 15 ozPinto Beans, drained rinsed
- 1 cupfrozen corn, thawed
- 2 tspChili Powder
- 1 tspGround Black Pepper, freshly
- 2 tspKosher Salt
- 2 largeEggs
- 3 tbspUnsalted Butter, melted
- 3 tbspWhole Milk
- 2 tbspLight Brown Sugar
- 1 cupAll Purpose Flour
- 1 cupfine yellow cornmeal, fine
- 2 tspBaking Powder
- 0.25 tspKosher Salt
- 1 cupCheddar Cheese, shredded
- 1Jalapeño, sliced
- 0.25 cupFresh Cilantro, chopped
- 2 tbspGreen Onions, sliced
Instructions
- 1
Combine the ground turkey, yellow onion, red and yellow bell peppers, garlic, tomato sauce, black and pinto beans, corn, chili powder, salt, and black pepper in the bowl of a slow cooker.
- 2
Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6–8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- 3
Once the chili has cooked for 6–8 hours, make the dumplings: In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted butter, milk, and brown sugar.
- 4
Add the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt and stir until smooth. Fold in the cheddar cheese.
- 5
Using a small ice cream scoop, dollop the dumpling batter on top of the chili. Cover and cook for 2 more hours on low or 1 more hour on high, until the dumplings are puffed and tender.
- 6
Scoop the chili and dumplings into bowls and garnish with jalapeño, cilantro, and green onions, if desired.
- 7
Enjoy!