A delicious Fall Pumpkin Chili made with ground turkey, beans, pumpkin, green chiles & spices is the perfect Fall meal. It’s both healthy and delicious! Top with your favorite chili toppings (sour cream, cilantro, red onion, and cheese) and serve with a side salad, and cornbread or tortilla chips.

I love slow cooker meals, especially in the Fall and Winter. They just have a cozy comforting feel to them! This Fall Pumpkin Chili is definitely Fall comfort in a bowl.

You begin by browning the ground turkey and adding in the onions and garlic. Once the meat is beginning to brown and the onions are a little tender, place all ingredients into your slow cooker. Easy Peasy! Dinner will be ready and waiting for you to dish it up!

Besides being a delicious, comforting, and healthy chili, once you add the toppings, it is such a pretty meal. We served ours with a side salad, some cornbread muffins, and a few of the Fall tortilla chips from Trader Joes. We also topped our chili with the Pumpkin Spiced Pumpkin seeds from TJ’s. They were a delicious addition the traditional chili toppings.

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Fall Pumpkin Chili

A delicious pumpkin chili that is both delicious and healthy!

Course Main Course

Ingredients

2 lbs lean ground turkey
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small white onion chopped (about 1 cup)
4 cloves garlic crushed or finely chopped
1 15 oz can pumpkin puree (**NOT pumpkin pie filling)
3 15 oz can white beans (northern or navy) rinsed and drained
1 4.5 oz can diced green chile
2 cups chicken broth
2 tsp chili powder
2 tbsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
2 bay leaves

Optional toppings

chopped red onion
sour cream
chopped cilantro
grated cheese

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil.
Add ground turkey and salt & pepper. Break up turkey as it cooks. When meat is cooked, add in chopped onion and garlic. Cook together for 3-5 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker/crock pot.
In slow cooker, along with cooked ground turkey, add: pumpkin puree, beans, green chiles, chicken broth, and spices (chili powder, cumin, oregano, bay leaves)
Cook on low for 6-8 hours or 3-4 hours on high.
Remove bay leaves before serving.
Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!!!

This recipe was inspired by Skinny Taste.

Looking for other chili recipes?

Sweet Potato Chili.