Slow Cooker Turkey Pumpkin Chili
This Slow Cooker Turkey Pumpkin Chili recipe is amazing! I admit, I was a little leery when I read that it had pumpkin puree in it. I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin (don’t shoot me!) – but I was told it wouldn’t have an overwhelming pumpkin flavor – so I went for it, and I’m so glad I did. It’s a gorgeous, bright chili that feels like you’re serving up a bowll full of fall. And the pumpkin adds a creaminess that I haven’t found with other chili recipes. Not to mention the added nutrients from the pumpkin puree.
I used my homemade pumpkin puree that was super easy to make.
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds of ground turkey
1/2 tsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon, chili powder
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoon, cumin
1 teaspoon, oregano
2 cans white northern beans or navy beans (15 oz), rinsed and drained
2 cups chicken broth
15 oz pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin filling)
Make your own with a $0.99 Sugar Pumpkin – here’s my tutorial for homemade pumpkin puree. I actually threw my into the crockpot frozen, since I had frozen the puree in 1 cup increments.
4.0 oz – 4.5 oz canned chopped green chili
salt and pepper to taste
Optional garnishes: chopped cilantro, chives, sour cream, avocados, chips
HOW TO PREPARE
1.) Heat a large saute pan over high heat and lightly spray with oil. Add ground turkey and cook, at least five minutes, until lightly browned.
2.) Add cooked turkey to slow cooker
3.) Add all the other ingredients to the slow cooker.
4.) Cover and cook on high for four (4) hours or low for eight (8) hours
5.) Remove bay leaves, adjust seasoning to taste and serve!
This recipe was sent in by Jenny W as part of our Crock-tober series. Send in your recipe and if I feature your recipe on the blog you’ll get a $10 Amazon gift card!
(Source: Skinny Taste)
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Our family loves this. My 13 year old asks for it all year long, its her favorite! We have been making this for a couple years. Thx!
Looks like I’m late to the party but I just made this for the family and it was a hit! Thanks for the great recipe!
My family tried this last week and loved it! It’s always good when I can get my three year old to eat veggies with no complaints. This is totally not spicy, so my spice loving family added a little cayenne too.
This is delicious. I cooked it twice already.
Just want to confirm…is that right 4 cans of chopped green chilies? 4 seems like a lot.
One can, 4 ounces
I read that wrong as well. It looks like it says to use 4 cans that are 4.5oz size. I would recommend editing the way that measurement is listed, just for clarity.
I meant to put
I think you forgot to make the measurement for the chicken broth.
Sorry about that! It’s 2 cups chicken broth. Thanks for pointing it out!
How much chicken broth? Looks yummy and I just puréed a bunch of pumpkin!
Sorry! 2 cups chicken broth.