White Turkey Chili with Barley

February 26, 2016

This comfy chili is a great use of leftover turkey. You can even toss in leftover vegetables too. We love it topped with flavorful cheddar cheese.

Ingredients

2 tablespoonsolive oil

1onion, chopped

2cloves garlic, chopped

12 ouncesground turkey

1 tablespooncumin seed, ground

1/2 cupbarley

1 tablespoonchopped pickled jalapeno pepper

1 (16-ounce) cangarbanzo beans, drained

5 cupschicken stock

3 cupsleftover turkey (or chicken )

salt and pepper

2 cupsarugula or spinach

6 ouncescheddar cheese, grated

Preparation

1. Heat oilve oil in large saucepan or Dutch oven. Add onion and garlic, saute 5 minutes. Add ground turkey, cumin, pickled jalapenos (or pepperocini) salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes or until turkey is cooked. Add barley, garbanzos and chicken stock. SImmer 20 minutes or until thickened. Add turkey or chicken, and greens of any kind parsley, arugula, spinach,if desired. Serve topped with cheese. Yield: 16 cups.