I really like turkey chili but not so much when it’s trying to be regular chili. I like it much more when it’s doing its own thing and giving us a little twist on chili, like this Turkey Mole Chile, which takes its inspiration from sweet, smoky, spicy mole sauce. It may have a lot of flavor but that doesn’t mean it takes all day to simmer. Nope, it’s done in under an hour and in one pot too.

This isn’t something you need a huge ingredient list for. You need ground turkey (of course) and some black beans — they’re the base — along with some onion, bell pepper, chicken broth, spices, and the most important ingredient — unsweetened cocoa powder.

That cocoa powder is what makes mole, mole, but don’t worry, this isn’t going to taste like chocolate sauce. Rather, it just gives this a depth and richness that’s a little hard to describe. But that’s why you just have to try it.

And to make it, you just cook the turkey through in some olive oil before adding the veggies long enough for them to soften. The spices, cocoa powder, and tomato paste go in next and you want to give them a couple of minutes for their flavor and color to deepen.

After that, you just stir in the tomatoes, beans, and broth and let things simmer until they’ve thickened up nicely, which should only take thirty minutes or so. There’s no need to simmer all day since there’s no tough cuts of meat to tenderize. The flavor will be there after a short simmering time and you get to get to the important business — serving this up to eat.