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Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili

October 24, 2016 by Ann 7 Comments

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This Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili isn’t your typical chili recipe. Toss the ingredients in a crockpot and let it cook while you work or enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Pumpkin puree and brown sugar add a sweetness you will enjoy with every bowl.

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.

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 compliment 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 canola 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.Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili- cook turkey and diced onion
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well with a rubber spatula. Cover.Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili- add ingredients to your Crock-Pot or slow cooker.
3. Turn the crock pot setting to low and let cook for 5-6 hours.
4.Garnish with shredded cheese, sour cream and scallions. Serve with cornbread or oyster crackers.

Easy Crock-pot Sweet Pumpkin Chili- bowl of chili. You will love this twist on traditional chili!

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Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili Author: Staff
Author: Staff
Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1½ pounds ground turkey
  • 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
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon 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 crockpot.
  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 with shredded cheese, sour cream and scallions. Serve with cornbread or oyster crackers.
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More Chili Recipes:

Chicken Chili with Barley

White Chili

Miracle Leftover Chili

4 Bean Chipotle Chile and Impromptu Leftover Chili Recipe

Thanks to Melissa from Sippy Cup Mom for the chili recipe and photos. 

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  1. Tami Smith says

    December 24, 2018 at 11:35 pm

    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.

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    • LISA says

      November 26, 2020 at 4:43 pm

      DO you drain juice from beans?

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      • Alea Milham says

        November 27, 2020 at 12:55 pm

        I usually drain the liquid from canned beans.

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  2. Susan Hatcher says

    November 1, 2018 at 5:18 am

    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

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  3. Debra @ Bowl Me Over says

    November 8, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    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!

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  4. Randi says

    November 4, 2016 at 7:15 am

    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

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  5. Samantha @ Florassippi Girl says

    October 31, 2016 at 9:24 am

    How very interesting! I’ll have to give it a try! Pinning. Thank you for sharing!

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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