White Bean And Barley Turkey Chili

• Chili
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds ground turkey (I use a mix of white and dark meat, 85/15)
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 medium onion, finely diced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup pearled barley
• 5 sprigs of thyme
• 1 14-15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 14-15 oz can white beans (cannellini, great northern, or white navy beans), drained and rinsed
• 2 tablespoons oregano paste (recipe follows) - or you can use the store-bought version (found in tubes in the produce section)
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• hot sauce of your choosing, to taste
• green onions (white and green parts), thinly sliced, for topping
• sharp aged white cheddar cheese, grated, for topping
• Oregano paste
• 1/2 cup fresh oregano (leaves and soft stems)
• 1/4 cup cilantro (leaves and stems)
• 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• pinch of salt and pepper

1. Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot with a lid over medium-high heat. Brown the ground turkey, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until no pink remains, about 8 minutes.
2. Add the cumin, chili powder, paprika, thyme, onions, green pepper, and jalapeno to the turkey. Add salt and fresh cracked black pepper and continue to cook until vegetables are softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
3. Add chicken stock, bring to a boil and add the barley and thyme. Stir to combine, reduce to a simmer, and cook, covered, for 40 minutes.
4. In the last 20 minutes of cooking, add the chickpeas; wait until the last 10 minutes of cooking to add the white beans. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the apple cider vinegar, oregano paste, and salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste. Remove the thyme branches before serving (most of the leaves will have fallen into the soup).
5. Serve in bowls topped with sliced green onions and grated sharp white cheddar cheese.
6. To make the oregano paste, combine all ingredients in a mini-food processor and process into a paste. Salt and pepper to taste.

olive oil, ground turkey, ground cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, chicken stock, barley, thyme, chickpeas, white beans, oregano, apple cider vinegar, hot sauce, green onions, aged white cheddar cheese, oregano, fresh oregano, cilantro, flatleaf parsley, sugar, extra virgin olive oil, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/31023-white-bean-and-barley-turkey-chili (may not work)