Sweet and Spicy Chili
Let’s just say, this sweet and spicy chili recipe with pineapples has the most unique combination of ingredients in a chili that I have ever made.
This sweet and spicy chili recipe starts off with ground turkey, chili beans, diced tomatoes, pineapple chunks, chili seasoning mix, and a hint of fresh ginger. It’s thick and comforting, with the perfect amount of heat and slight sweetness.
I love this sweet and spicy chili with shredded cheddar cheese and green onions, however, you can serve it with any toppings of your choice.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Ground turkey
- Yellow onion
- Celery
- Carrots
- Green bell pepper
- Fresh ginger
- Chili seasoning mix – combo of chili pepper, paprika, cumin, onion and garlic
- Pinto chili beans
- Fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- Pineapple chunks – canned
- Diced chilies – canned
- Soy sauce – low sodium
- Brown sugar
- Kosher salt, to taste
How to Make Sweet and Spicy Chili – Step by Step
- In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey and cook until no longer pink on the outside, about 8-10 minutes.
- Add onion, celery, carrots, and bell pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the vegetables begin to soften.
- Stir in grated ginger and chili seasoning mix. Then, add the pinto beans undrained, tomatoes, pineapple chunks with its juices, chiles, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Season with salt to taste.
- Bring the chili to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes, covered, stirring a few times throughout cooking. Serve with freshly grated cheddar cheese and green onions.
Why You’ll Love This Chili Recipe
- It has the perfect blend of fresh and canned ingredients.
- Only four simple steps and it makes a huge pot of chili! (Hint: perfect for game day).
- You can find all of these ingredients at just about any grocery store.
- Lastly, this sweet and spicy chili taste is the bomb. It’s meaty, full of delicious spices, with a slightly sweet bite at the end. We truly enjoyed every bite of it (including the kids!).
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Sweet and Spicy Chili
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 35
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: One-Pot
- Cuisine: American
Description
Let’s just say, this sweet and spicy chili recipe with pineapples has the most unique combination of ingredients in a chili that I have ever made.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 lbs. ground turkey
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 celery sticks, diced
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
- 1 Tbsp. freshly grated ginger
- 1 packet McCormick® Chili Seasoning Mix, original
- 2 (15 oz.) cans BUSH’S® Mild Pinto Chili Beans
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can Hunt’s® Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
- 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks in its own juice
- 1 (4 oz.) can mild diced chiles
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- Kosher salt, to taste
- To serve: freshly grated cheddar cheese, green onions
Instructions
- In a large dutch-oven heat oil over medium hight heat. Add ground turkey and cook until no longer pink on the outside, about 8-10 minutes.
- Add onion, celery, carrots, and bell pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the vegetables begin to soften.
- Stir in grated ginger and chili seasoning mix. Then add the pinto beans with the liquid, tomatoes, pineapple chunks with its juices, chiles, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Season with salt, to taste.
- Bring the chili to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes, covered, stirring few times throughout cooking.
- Serve with freshly grated cheddar cheese and green onions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 357
- Sugar: 11.3 g
- Sodium: 630.1 mg
- Fat: 13.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 32.3 g
- Protein: 28.8 g
- Cholesterol: 78.2 mg
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