Savvy Ashley • Family dinner

Big-Batch Turkey Chili Dinner

A doubled version of Ashley’s usual three-pound turkey chili, divided between a slow cooker and an Instant Pot. The sides and toppings are included here so eMeals can import the complete dinner from one page.

Grocery-ready draft • about 12–16 servings

Ingredients

The amounts below double the usual three-pound batch. Split the ingredients evenly between the two cookers. The garlic, chili powder, and cumin are listed for the recipe; check your pantry and remove those from the eMeals cart if you already have enough.

Turkey chili

2 packages (3 lb each) lean ground turkey
2 medium yellow onions, diced
1 large shaker of taco seasoning mix (enough for 6 lb ground turkey)
4 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes
2 cans (10 oz each) diced tomatoes with green chiles
4 cans (15 oz each) black beans, drained and rinsed
2 bags (12 oz each) frozen whole kernel sweet corn
2 cans (6 oz each) tomato paste
2 cartons (32 oz each) chicken broth
2 cups water, as needed to adjust consistency
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin

Toppings and sides

2 bags (8 oz each) shredded cheddar cheese
1 tub (16 oz) sour cream
2 boxes garlic bread
1 bag (12 oz) romaine and iceberg salad mix
1 bag salad croutons
1 dozen large eggs
1 bottle (52 fl oz) lemonade or limeade

Use tomatoes from the garden on the salad; they are not included in the shopping ingredients. Salad dressing is already on hand.

Draft method

Dice the onions. Brown the ground turkey with the onions in batches, cooking the turkey to 165°F. Drain excess liquid if needed.
Divide the browned turkey and all remaining chili ingredients evenly between the slow cooker and Instant Pot. Each appliance gets about 3 pounds of turkey. Stay below each appliance’s fill limit.
Add water gradually until the chili reaches the thickness you like. Cook each batch using the appliance’s guidance for chili and the amount in the pot.
Serve with cheddar and sour cream. Pair with garlic bread and salad topped with croutons, hard-boiled egg, and fresh garden tomatoes.

This is the grocery-ready first draft. We can add the exact cook times, seasoning adjustments, and your tested method after you make it.

For eMeals → Walmart

Check the turkey match carefully so it stays ground turkey, not deli turkey. For the corn, choose frozen whole-kernel corn. Use one large shaker of taco seasoning mix, following the equivalent of 1 standard packet per pound of turkey. Remove pantry items you already have before sending the list to Walmart.