This Healthy Instant Pot Turkey and Lentil Chili Recipe is the perfect meal for any night of the week! The turkey keeps the calories low and the extra boost of lentils in the chili helps keeps you feeling full.
In your Instant Pot, turn on the sauté mode and brown your ground turkey. Then add in the diced onions, garlic paste, tomato paste, and salt. Cook until everything is fully browned and the onions have softened.
Add in the lentils, chicken stock, tomato passate, diced tomatoes, the spices, black beans, green chiles, and water.
Cover the Instant Pot, turn the valve to sealing, and turn it to manual and set the timer to 15 minutes.
Quick release once done and serve. Optional: top with sour cream.
Stove Top Instructions
In your dutch oven, brown your ground turkey. Then add in the diced onions, garlic paste, tomato paste, and salt. Cook until everything is fully browned and the onions have softened.
Add in the lentils, chicken stock, tomato passate, diced tomatoes, the spices, black beans, green chiles, and water.
Bring the mixture up to a boil and then lower the heat and let the chili simmer for an hour, stirring occasionally.
Slow Cooker Instructions
In a skillet, brown your ground turkey and onion with a pinch of salt.
In your slow cooker, add in the ground turkey and onion once they're done along with garlic paste, tomato paste, lentils, chicken stock, tomato passate, diced tomatoes, the spices, black beans, green chiles, and water.
Set the slow cooker on low for 6 hours or high for 4.