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Easy Pumpkin Chili

Easy pumpkin chili is the perfect dish to warm you up on a cold day. Made with sweet potatoes, kidney beans and black beans – it’s a hearty and filling meal that’s comforting & delicious!

Easy Pumpkin Chili is hearty, filling & the perfect dish to warm up with
It’s fall, so that totally calls for chili – don’t cha think?

Oh, Chili. How I love a nice big bowl of your hearty flavors, and to think you just got better by adding some of my favorite fall ingredient: pumpkin!

I love this recipe because whether you use homemade pumpkin puree or canned, the thickness and taste are delicious. You can use beef or turkey for this recipe, or make it completely vegetarian by omitting the meat and adding two extra cans of beans.

Easy Pumpkin Chili is hearty, filling & the perfect dish to warm up with
My kids are a big fans of anything with beans so they gobbled this up in no time.

It was the perfect meal after we came home from skating and my son said this was his new favorite dish.

Have you tried pumpkin chili before? How did your family like it?

Easy Pumpkin Chili is hearty, filling & the perfect dish to warm up with
 

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Easy Pumpkin Chili
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
 
Easy pumpkin chili is the perfect dish to warm you up on a cold day. Made with sweet potatoes, kidney beans and black beans - it's a hearty and filling meal that's comforting & delicious!
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chili recipe for fall, pumpkin chili
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 108 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 15-ounce cans kidney beans drained
  • 1 15-ounce can black beans drained
  • 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes with their liquid
  • 1-1/2 cup water can substitute with chicken, beef, or vegetable broth
  • 2 green bell peppers cored, seeded, diced
  • 2 medium sweet potato diced
  • 1-1/2 pounds ground turkey can substitute with beef
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 can of pure pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
Suggested Toppings:
  • sour cream
  • shredded cheese
  • cilantro
  • avocado
  • tortilla chips
Instructions
  1. In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add the onion, and saute for 2 to 3 minutes until it begins to look translucent.
  2. Add in the ground meat, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Brown the meat, and break down into smaller pieces.
  3. Add tomatoes, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, water, chili powder, cumin, oregano, Worcester sauce, pumpkin pie spice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and add beans. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes or more. Adjust seasoning as needed. Ladle chili into bowls and serve.
  4. Add suggested toppings of your choice.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Pumpkin Chili
Amount Per Serving (1 bowl (1/6 recipe))
Calories 108 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g 2%
Cholesterol 20mg 7%
Sodium 92mg 4%
Potassium 426mg 12%
Total Carbohydrates 14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 3g
Protein 10g 20%
Vitamin A 142.3%
Vitamin C 41.9%
Calcium 4.9%
Iron 10.4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

    • My parents are in Florida now and they said it has been usually colder this year too. Thanks so much Ashley, hope you stay warm and have a wonderful weekend too:)

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  12. Kelly, I so hear you with the bone chilling weather. I can’t ever seem to get warm…. UNLESS, I make something like this! You have always got it… this creation is looking like the right idea to get warm. Love it!

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