This Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili isn’t your typical chili recipe. Pumpkin puree and brown sugar add a sweetness you will enjoy with every bowl. Toss the ingredients in a crockpot and let it cook while you work or enjoy the beautiful fall weather.
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There are few things better than coming in from a day of raking leaves and enjoying a hot bowl of chili. It’s also the perfect meal to enjoy with friends while you gather around your living room and cheer on your favorite football team. Just toss your favorite chili ingredients into your crockpot and you’re set until dinner.
This delicious Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili steers from a traditional chili recipe made with beef and a variety of beans. It uses ground turkey for a lighter option along with pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and brown sugar. These ingredients add a sweeter flavor to complement the beans, tomatoes, and peppers. If you like to mix things up a bit when it comes to chili ingredients, you’ll want to give this easy recipe a try!
Alea’s note: This recipe calls for the meat to be browned. If you have this CrockPot with Stovetop Browning or another slow cooker that allows you to brown meat in the pot, you can cook this chili in one dish and reduce the number of pots you have to wash.
Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (or ground beef)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
- 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
- 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 green pepper – diced
- 1 red pepper – diced
- 1 yellow pepper – diced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice (How to Make Pumpkin Pie Spice)
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. In a skillet over medium heat, add the ground turkey and chopped onion. Cook until the ground turkey is no longer pink and the onion is translucent. Drain the fat and place in your slow cooker.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well with a rubber spatula. Cover.
3. Turn the crock pot setting to low and let cook for 5-6 hours.
4. Garnish the chili with shredded cheese, sour cream, and scallions. Serve with cornbread or oyster crackers.
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Crock-Pot Sweet Pumpkin Chili Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey or ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1 15 ounce can chili beans
- 1 15 ounce can black beans
- 2 14 ounce cans diced tomatoes
- 1 green pepper - diced
- 1 red pepper - diced
- 1 yellow pepper - diced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium heat, add the ground turkey and chopped onion. Cook until the ground turkey is no longer pink and the onion is translucent.
- Drain the fat and place the meat and onions in your slow cooker.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well with a rubber spatula. Cover.
- Turn the crock pot setting to low and let cook for 5-6 hours.
Notes
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Tami Smith says
I have made this chili multiple times. In fact, it is the only recipe I use now. I make one slight adjustment to the ingredients. We are vegetarians, so in place of the ground turkey, I use soy chorizo. I’ve added a chopped jalapeno on occasion, too. I love the sweet and spicy flavors. Thank you so much for this delicious chili recipe.
LISA says
DO you drain juice from beans?
Alea Milham says
I usually drain the liquid from canned beans.
Tami says
I don’t drain the sauce from the chili beans. I do drain the black beans.
Susan Hatcher says
It may not really make a difference, but as far as the canola oil, is it used in browning the meat, or is it added to the crockpot with the rest of the ingredients?
Thanks
Debra @ Bowl Me Over says
I love all things chili, in fact the other day I was telling my husband I need to devote and entire page on my blog to chili! 😀 Your recipe looks delicious, hearty and filling – can’t wait to give it a try! I’ll be featuring it this week on #FoodieFriDIY – please come back and share again!
Randi says
Hello Emily!
Thank you for linking up at our Home Matters Link Party!
It’s always nice to have a unique chili recipe. Going beyond beans and ground beef makes things interesting!
Have a lovely day,
Randi 🙂
#HomeMattersParty
Samantha @ Florassippi Girl says
How very interesting! I’ll have to give it a try! Pinning. Thank you for sharing!