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Turkey Coconut Chili with Eggplant and Chickpeas

A warmly spiced ground turkey chili simmered in tomato and coconut milk with silky eggplant, chickpeas and a bright lemon, mint and feta finish.

Turkey Coconut Chili with Eggplant and Chickpeas

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb560 gGround turkey, 93% lean
  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 4¼ cups cubed350 gEggplantcut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1 cup chopped150 gRed bell pepperdiced
  • 2 tbsp32 gTomato paste
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1¾ tsp4 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • 2 tsp2 gDried oregano
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper
  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 1 cup200 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred
  • 1 cup240 gWater
  • 1 can, drained254 gChickpeas, canned, drained and rinsed
  • ¾ tsp4 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2 tbsp30 gLemon juice
  • ⅓ cup crumbled60 gFeta cheesecrumbled
  • 1½ tbsp chopped8 gFresh mintchopped

Steps

  1. Dice the onion and red bell pepper, mince the garlic, cube the eggplant, crumble the feta and chop the mint before you start.
  2. Heat half the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the eggplant and cook, stirring, until browned and softened, about 7 minutes; move it to a plate.
  3. Add the remaining half of the olive oil and the ground turkey. Cook, breaking it up, until no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
  4. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, oregano and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  5. Stir in the canned tomatoes, coconut milk, water, chickpeas, salt, black pepper and the browned eggplant. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat.
  6. Simmer, partly covered and stirring now and then, until thick and the eggplant is very tender, about 30 minutes. Check that the turkey has reached 165°F (74°C).
  7. Stir in the lemon juice. Ladle into bowls and top with the feta and mint.

Contains: Milk.

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