Easy Crock Pot Pumpkin Chili

Crock pot pumpkin chili has the warmth of a traditional chili, but the addition of the pumpkin and cinnamon set it up as a perfect fall dish. 

Does anyone else do this? Whenever I do pumpkin dishes, I tend to make it sweet. Even with something that is known to be savory (like pumpkin pasties), I tend to make it sweet. For some reason, we seem to be conditioned to view pumpkin as a dessert food.

Which is unfortunate, because a lot of my favorite dinner dishes feature pumpkin. Such as pumpkin lasagna and cream of pumpkin soup (which goes pretty well with grilled cheese made from pumpkin yeast bread).

Clearly I eat a lot of pumpkin this time of year.

My favorite recipe, hands down, has to be this crock pot pumpkin chili recipe. It’s the perfectly savory and spice, and the cinnamon gives it a nice flavor you don’t get with other chili recipes.

Easy Crock Pot Pumpkin Chili

• 1 (7 oz) can of green chilies
• 2 (15) cans of Bush’s chili beans (with pinto beans)
• 1 (15 oz) can of pumpkin
• 2 (15 oz) cans chili beans
• 1 (15 oz) can of “chili ready” diced tomatoes (found this at Kroger)
• 1.5 lb ground turkey, cooked and drained
• 1-2 tbsps chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsps onion powder
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 3-4 cups chicken broth
• 4 celery stalks, chopped
• 3 carrots, diced
• 1 jalapeno, diced
• 2 tbsps parsley flakes
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Step 01: Brown the meat and put all of the ingredients into a crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. (If using a stove top, load everything into a stock pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20-30 minutes.) Serve and enjoy!

The cinnamon probably sounds weird, but it’s so good. When used right, it can be pretty savory, and it really brings out the pumpkin.

This is one of my all-time favorite cold-weather recipes. Even in spring. On a chilly, rainy, dreary day, you can bet I’m going to be pulling out this recipe. It’s such a comforting dish.

It is also AMAZING with Thanksgiving leftovers. Last Thanksgiving, I took all of my leftover roasted turkey and tossed it into this chili. It’s even better with the turkey than it is with regular ground meat. But we don’t always have a Thanksgiving turkey on hand, so ground meat will do. 😛

What’s your favorite comfort meal?

Easy Crock Pot Pumpkin Chili

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Prep Time: 10m Cooking Time: 6h

Ingredients

• 1 (7 oz) can of green chilies
• 2 (15) cans of Bush's chili beans (with pinto beans)
• 1 (15 oz) can of pumpkin
• 2 (15 oz) cans chili beans
• 1 (15 oz) can of "chili ready" diced tomatoes
• 1.5 lb ground turkey, cooked and drained
• 1-2 tbsps chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsps onion powder
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 3-4 cups chicken broth
• 4 celery stalks, chopped
• 3 carrots, diced
• 1 jalapeno, diced
• 2 tbsps parsley flakes
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Step 01: Brown the meat and put all of the ingredients into a crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. (If using a stove top, load everything into a stock pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20-30 minutes.) Serve and enjoy!

Easy Crock Pot Pumpkin Chili was last modified: May 22nd, 2017 by Chelsey

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