Dutch Oven Smoked Turkey Chili Recipe is perfect for leftover turkey! I love to get big turkeys and make recipes out of the leftover meat. This year was no exception! And let’s face it the day after a holiday the thought of making food again is not appetizing.
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Now smoking foods is nothing new but I have fallen in love with using my Pit Boss Pro 1100 as more of a convection oven. However, it gives the added bonus of smoke flavor!! I picked up mine at Lowes, but Walmart and Amazon carry other Pit Boss options or Pit Boss website themselves. Even better if I can use leftover smoked meat in the dish. Now I used my Smoked White Chicken Chili recipe to make this and it did not disappoint at all!
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Smoked Turkey Chili Ingredients:
- Butter Beans
- Cannellini Beans
- Chicken Broth
- Cooked Smoked Turkey– You can use a combination of white and dark meat of leftover smoked turkey if you want.
- Cayenne Pepper
- White Chili Beans
- Great Northern Beans
- Minced Garlic
- Green Chili
- Cannellini Beans
- Onion
- Green Onion
- Cumin
- Oregano
- Ground Pink Himalayan Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
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How To Make Dutch Oven Smoked Turkey Chili
Start out with leftover shredded turkey. I love to smoke a turkey, my brined turkey, Jack Daniels Brined Turkey, and dry-rubbed turkey are perfect for this!!
Start up your smoker to get the smoke rolling! I set my Pit Boss Pro 1100 to a smoke setting of P7 for the smoke setting. I also closed the chimney stack to allow more smoke to stay in the smoker. This time around I used mesquite pellets to smoke my chili.
Money and time-saving tips from the old lady. If you order pellets online from Walmart and spend $35, they will drop them off at your door for free!! Their everyday price on pit boss pellets is amazing, plus the expert grill brand has a great price. (see them ->here)
If you use a preseasoned cast iron Dutch oven, wipe it down with oil to help make sure that it is ready to cook without having stuff stick. I use an old cast iron Dutch oven the old lady picked up for $5, which has worked amazingly well! An Enameled Cast Iron would work, but the smoke will stain the enamel of the Dutch oven. Also, be sure to know How To Season Your Cast Iron.
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Using a strainer strain out your white beans and add them to your dutch oven. (If your beans have a flavored sauce just dump those into the dutch oven as is.)
Shred your turkey and place it into the dutch oven.
Cut up your onion, you can use red onion or yellow onion in this and add it to the dutch oven.
Add your chili green to the mixture in the dutch oven.
Season with your cumin, salt, peppercorns, and cayenne pepper to your taste.
Pour in broth and water until it is well covered and give it a good stir to mix everything together.
Once your smoker is ready take it out to your smoker and allow it to smoke. You will not be using the lid or cover at all for this recipe.
First I allowed mine to smoke on the smoke setting for a half hour then turned it up to 225. I allowed it to slow smoke and cook for 4 hours at 225 degrees.
Remove and serve when ready!!
* You can thicken up the chili if you want with 1/4 cup of corn starch and 1 cup of hot water in a small bowl and then mix into the chili a half-hour before serving. If you do not want cornstarch and milk, you can use a roux to thicken the chowder. Use equal parts butter and flour. Next, melt the butter in a saucepan or microwave. Slowly mix in the flour.*
How TO store Leftover Turkey Chili
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 4 to 5 days. You can freeze it in an airtight container or bag in the freezer for up to three months. Reheat in the microwave or stovetop to eat.
What To Serve In smoked White Turkey Chili
Other Seasonings:
- Chili Powder
- Turmeric
- Sumac
- Smoked Paprika
- Johnny‘s Seasoning Salt
- Liquid Smoke
What To Serve With Smoked White Chicken Chili:
- Jalapeno Cornbread
- Southern Cornbread
- Green Salad
- Jiffy Cornbread With Sour Cream
- Fried Zucchini Chips
- Grilled Cheese
- Krusteaz Corn Bread
- Smoked Baked Potatoes
Pellet Smoker Recipes To check out
Looking for more smoker recipes?? Be sure to check out Smoker Recipes. The post contains smoker recipes from ham to macaroni and cheese to Prime Rib! See it -> here.
- Dutch Oven In The Smoker Recipes
- Special Occasion And Holiday Recipes
- Smoked Side Dishes
- Smoked Deli Salads
Soups and Stews To Check out
Whether you use a dutch oven or a slower cooker to make soups! Using leftover smoked meat adds amazing flavor to your soup or chowder!
- Crockpot Crawfish Chowder
- White Wine Slow Cooker Clam Chowder
- Slow Cooker Prime Rib Chili
- Smoked Turkey Dumpling Soup
- Slow Cooker Turkey Soup
Dutch Oven Smoked Turkey Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- 16 ounce Butter Beans
- 15.5 ounce Cannellini Beans
- 29 ounce Chicken Broth
- Onion
- Smoked Turkey
- Green Onion
- 4 Ounce Diced Green Chili
- 2 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 2 Teaspoon Cumin
- Oregano
- Pink Himalayan Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
- 15.8 ounce Great Northern Beans
Instructions
- Start out with leftover shredded turkey. I love to smoke a turkey they are perfect for this!!
- Start-up your smoker to get the smoke rolling! I set my Pit Boss Pro 1100 to a smoke setting of P7 for the smoke setting. I also closed the chimney stack to allow more smoke to stay in the smoker. This time around I used mesquite pellets to smoke my chili.
- If you are using a cast iron dutch oven wipe it down with oil so as to help make sure that it is ready to cook without having stuff stick. An Enameled Cast Iron would work as well just know that the smoke may stain the dutch oven.
- Using a strainer strain out your white beans and add to your dutch oven. (If your beans have a flavored sauce just dump those into the dutch oven as is.)
- Shred your turkey and place it into the dutch oven.
- Cut up your onion, you can use red onion or yellow onion in this and add to the dutch oven.
- Add in your chili green to the mixture in the dutch oven.
- Season with your cumin, salt, peppercorns, and cayenne pepper to taste.
- Pour in broth and water until it is well covered and give it a good stir to mix everything together.
- Once your smoker is ready take it out to your smoker and allow it to smoke. You will not be using the lid or cover at all for this recipe.
- First I allowed mine to smoke on the smoke setting for a half hour then turned it up to 225. I allowed it to slow smoke and cook for 4 hours at 225 degrees.
- Remove and serve when ready!!
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