White Chili with Ground Turkey

I really thought I had posted this, but I guess I didn't. I just recently made this and thought it sounded odd, but it actually turned out much better than I had thought it would. I will say that I only used half the recommended cinnamon (which I'm glad I did), I didn't quite use all the chicken broth it called for, and I thickened it a little with some corn starch because we didn't want to eat bean soup! I served this with a sweet corn bread that my hubby loves and everyone loved it! Oh and I use great white Northern beans or whatever they're called because its what the commissary had so I made do.

White Chili with Ground Turkey

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
• 2 (4 ounce) cans canned green chile peppers, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ground cayenne pepper to taste
• ground white pepper to taste
• 3 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions:

 

1.In a large pot over medium heat, combine the onion, garlic and ground turkey and saute for 10 minutes, or until turkey is well browned. Add the chile peppers, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, cayenne pepper to taste and white pepper to taste and saute for 5 more minutes.

 

2.Add two cans of the beans and the chicken broth to the pot. Take the third can of beans and puree them in a blender or food processor. Add this to the pot along with the cheese. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes, allowing the cheese to melt.