When there is a special event, this unique rice dish from the Philippines with chicken cooked in coconut milk is generally served.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 6 hrs 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 6 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 ½ pounds lean ground turkey
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes
- 1 pound cooked lentils
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (12 ounce) package frozen pearl onions
- 1 (8 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup chili powder
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook turkey in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain.
- Transfer turkey to a slow cooker. Add tomatoes, lentils, pumpkin puree, pinto beans, pearl onions, green chile peppers, and garlic. Stir in water, brown sugar, chili powder, pumpkin pie spice, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cover and cook on Low until flavors combine, 6 to 10 hours.
- Trader Joe’s(R) sells cooked lentils in the produce section.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 262 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 30 g |
| Cholesterol | 68 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Protein | 32 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 689 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I make it this often and everyone loves it. I use chopped onions instead of pearl onions. It’s gluten free, easy and delicious.
We made this for Halloween, but we’re not fans. The taste is reminiscent of baked beans, and a good bit sweeter than we expect from chili. It would probably be better with more tomato flavor.
Delicious and easy. My only sub was red onion as I am not fan of pearl onions. Make this a day in advance if you can… flavors get better overnight in fridge.