Easy Pumpkin Chili

Everyone needs a delicious chili recipe that’s Fall-inspired! This Easy Pumpkin Chili is just that. Adding pumpkin is a perfect way to be festive, to implement more delicious nutrients into chili, and use up any extra pumpkin puree that you have on hand.

Nutritional benefits of Pumpkin Chili

• Pumpkin is rich in polyphenols and antioxidants. It’s great for our digestive health, blood sugar, cholesterol, eyesight, and more.
• Grass-fed ground beef is rich in protein, essential amino acids, Iron, Vitamin B6, and more.
• Garlic and onion are antibacterial and anti parasitic.
• This meal is high protein, satiating, and delicious!

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Ingredients for Pumpkin Chili

Onion

Garlic

Grass-fed ground beef – or sub ground turkey.

Pumpkin puree – This is 100% pumpkin puree from the can (or homemade works too!).

Diced pumpkin or sweet potato – optional. You can just stick with the puree if you want.

Red kidney beans

Crushed tomatoes

Spices – salt, chili powder, and optional ground cinnamon.

How to make Pumpkin Chili

1. Preheat a pot or dutch oven to medium high heat with avocado or olive oil. Add the diced onion and sauté for about 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent. If using diced pumpkin or sweet potato, you’ll add it during this step as well – and cook until it’s soft. Use more oil as needed.
2. Add the minced garlic and sauté a couple more minutes.
3. Add the grass-fed ground beef and sauté, breaking it up as it cooks. Cook until there’s no more pink, and add 1 tsp salt, 1/2 Tbsp chili powder, and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon and mix thoroughly.
4. Incorporate the pumpkin puree, kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, and broth. Add the remaining salt (1 tsp) and chili powder (1 Tbsp). Stir it all together then taste test. Add more salt as needed.
5. Be sure to leave a review if you try it out! I would love to hear what you think of it 🙂

Is homemade pumpkin puree okay to use?

Yes, absolutely! You can use homemade pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin puree. They both work great.

Modifications

• Use ground turkey instead of ground beef as a leaner option.
• Add another can of beans, such as black beans.
• Add any other nourishing foods such as diced sweet potato, leeks, fennel, beets, etc.

Other chili recipes you’ll love

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Pantry Chili

Smoked Paprika Black Bean Chili

Crockpot White Chicken Chili

I hope you love this Easy Pumpkin Chili! Please be sure to leave a comment and rating if you try this recipe. I love to hear what you think!

Easy Pumpkin Chili

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• Author: Christine Manes
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 5–6 servings 1x
• Category: Dinner, meal prep
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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1 Tbsp avocado oil

1 small-medium yellow onion, diced

Optional: 1 cup small diced pumpkin or sweet potato

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 lb grass-fed ground beef

1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder, divided

2 tsp salt, divided

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 (15oz) oz can pumpkin puree

1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15 oz) can crushed tomatoes

1/2–1 cup beef or chicken broth, to preference

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Instructions

1. Preheat a pot or dutch oven to medium high heat with avocado or olive oil. Add the diced onion and sauté for about 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent. If using diced pumpkin or sweet potato, you’ll add it during this step as well – and cook until it’s soft. Add more oil as needed.
2. Add the minced garlic and sauté a couple more minutes.
3. Add the grass-fed ground beef and sauté, breaking it up as it cooks. Cook until there’s no more pink, and add 1 tsp salt, 1/2 Tbsp chili powder, and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon and mix thoroughly.
4. Incorporate the pumpkin puree, kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, and broth. Add the remaining salt (1 tsp) and chili powder (1 Tbsp). Stir it all together then taste test. Add more salt as needed.
5. Be sure to leave a review if you try it out! I would love to hear what you think of it 🙂

Equipment

Dutch Oven (6.5 quart)

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