Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2012

It's good, definitely, though I don't think it's anything special and out of the ordinary. I rated a 3 because of everything I changed, though now that I am eating it, a four is in order. Nice heat to it now!! Based on a number of other reviews saying it was too spicy, I cut the spices in half, but then there was no spice at all (I didn't have cayenne on hand, so maybe that was the difference?)! So I then added in the other half, and again didn't think it had much heat (Note: I am not a spice person, so if I think it needed more, it definitely wasn't spicey). So in addition to using all of the spices listed here, there were my modifications: a lot more chili powder, more flower pepper (Trader Joes), more paprika, tad more oregano, added lots of red pepper flakes, used fresh tomatoes instead of canned, completely omitted the beer, and added some celery, a couple jalapenos and 3 amarillo chilis. I also used a tad less chicken broth an it was still too watery, so added a couple TBLS of corn startch.

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YUMSushi99

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2011

This is a fail proof simple recipe for a nice, low-fat turkey chili. In preparing it I didn't use the called for amount of cayenne pepper and didn't use any black pepper, because I knew my toddler would be eating it with us and that would be too spicy for her liking. No beer on hand and nothing in its place, but the chili remained tasty. I added the rest of a TJ's frozen bag of corn and tossed in some northern beans I had soaked the night before. This was a tasty chili with texture and flavor. Thanks!

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Proudmama

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA

Living In: Spokane, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2011

The recipe is a little confusing, adding salt and black pepper twice. Not sure if that's a typo but I would definitely stick with one teaspoon of each, it was EXTREMELY salty with two. We added some Tabasco too, it was HOT but that's the way we like it. If you don't, cut the Cayenne in half.

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brentm2

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2011

This was very good, but I cut down on the spices....a lot....after reading other reviews. I skipped the cayane, and only put in about half of the amounts of the other stuff. I also didn't add more salt, pepper, or chile powder when i put the rest of the ingredients in. I didn't feel like getting the crock pot out, so I just cooked in a pot on the stove. I put the ingredients together on Sunday and didn't cook it until tonight (Friday) so I figured the ingredients have had plenty of times to "marry" (haha, I hate that word when used in cooking!) so i only cooked for about an hour. I rated it 4 instead of 5 since I had to cut so much of the spices out. It was really good though. Will make again.

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CAROLYNN16

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Buena Park, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2011

Was amazing...I made a couple changes added 2 cans of corn (drained) and 3 small cans of tomato sauce..extra can of kidney beans..Ah Mazing!!!

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Lanskigirl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lake Arrowhead, California, USA

Living In: Victorville, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2011

My boyfriend and I really enjoyed this recipe! I used two lbs of ground turkey (because my bf is a beast and eats a lot) and threw in a little extra of all the spices (we like spicy food). I omitted the chicken broth to make it a little thicker, simmered on the stove for an hour an presto--we had a delicious fall meal!

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influential81

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Washington, D.C., USA

Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2011

I made this for my kids and they ate it and thought it was okay. The verdict was: You can make it for us again if you lower the spices to 3/4 of what the recipe calls for. I liked it.

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Tim

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Jackson, Michigan, USA

Living In: Arlington, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2010

A little too spicy, by the recipe, for my liking but easily fixed. I also didn't use the beer (gluten allergy) but used a hard cider and it seemed to work well.

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Morasspitfire

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2010

GREAT chili recipe! There is just a hair too much spice. Excellent flavor and easy to make. I modified it slightly and its now a fall/winter staple in our household. Thanks!

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