Slow cooker meals are great for those busy nights when there’s not a lot of time to prep a hot meal. This Turkey, Sweet Potato and Veggies Chili Chowder is a great meal to utilize a slow cooker. In a slow cooker, add the sweet potatoes, magical trio (carrots, onions and celery), salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, and garlic powder. Add… 
the black beans, diced tomatoes, green enchilada sauce and 1 cup water. Cook for 2-3 hours on high or 4-5 hours on low, until the veggies and potatoes begin to soften. 
Once the potatoes and veggies have softened, add the zucchini, ketchup, corn and browned turkey (already cooked). Cook for an additional 1-2 hours until all veggies are tender. 
Add salt and pepper to taste. If you prefer a sweeter Chili, add a tablespoon brown sugar (I like my sweetness to come from a sweet moist cornbread). Add cilantro and serve. 
This Chili Chowder is full of nutrients and flavor. The cinnamon adds a warm unique flavor that makes this dish one of a kind. If you are looking to make this Chowder vegetarian, omit the ground turkey and add an additional can of black, pinto or red kidney beans. 
Slow Cooker Turkey, Sweet Potato & Veggies Chili Chowder
Yield: 5-6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes
Slow Cooker Turkey, Sweet Potato and Veggies Chili Chowder is a healthy, filling, one-pot-stop meal. It has great flavors and is full of delicious veggies.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey, browned (cooked)
- 2-2 1/2 cups sweet potatoes, cubed
- 1 1/2 cups onions, diced
- 1 1/2 cups carrots, sliced
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup zucchini, cubed
- 1 can black beans, rinsed
- 1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 10 oz frozen corn, or 1 can
- 1 can green enchilada sauce, or 1 cup homemade green enchilada sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons chili powder
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus additional to taste
- 1 teaspoon pepper, plus additional to taste
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, optional
Instructions
- In a slow cooker, add the sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, cinnamon, black beans, diced tomatoes, green enchilada sauce and 1 cup water.
- Cook on high 2-3 hours, or low 3-4 hours, until the veggies and potatoes begin to soften.
- Once potatoes and veggies have softened, add zucchini, ketchup, corn and browned turkey (already cooked). Cook for an additional 1-2 hours until all veggies are tender.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Add cilantro and serve.
Notes
- If a sweeter Chili is preferred, add a tablespoon brown sugar.
- Make this Chowder VEGETARIAN: skip the ground turkey and add an additional can of black, pinto or red kidney beans.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 745Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 1547mgCarbohydrates: 114gFiber: 22gSugar: 36gProtein: 38g
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This looks fantastic and I love that you can throw it into the slow cooker and let it do its thing! It is packed full of veggies too which is good and useful for us to get as much nutrition as possible!
Thanks Charlotte! I love using my slow cooker whenever I can. This recipe is fantastic for that. 🙂
I’m drooling this sounds so good! I can probably make this into a Whole 30 version too so that I can eat it now!
Thanks Silvia!
This is my kind of chili – I would so much rather eat vegetarian – I am not a huge meat eater but do it because my family love it.
This literally looks delicious. I would love to try this. Can’t go wrong with chilli that’s for sure.
I had some vegetarian chili yesterday that was to die for, I have been looking for a recipe all day long and this one looks fantastic! I never though of turning my chili into a chowder and thanks for the brown sugar tips!
I really love your tip about using some brown sugar. I never heard of that…but it makes sense! And this looks really yummy! Gotta try it out soon!
This looks amazing! I love chili and I love chowder, and I would never think to combine the two! I am definitely going to try this though!
I wish my husband would eat sweet potatoes because this looks amazing. I might make it one night when he is working late and he can just fend for himself.
This looks like it is very filling. I’m always looking for new recipes to try out. Now if only I didn’t have picky eaters
Great way to use more turkey and all the different veggies. Like the beans I would probably add couple different ones as well. Great chili.