Pumpkin Turkey Chili

Okay, so I might kinda sorta like pumpkin stuff this time of year!  :0  I love food…period.  But I love food even more that relates to a time of year or season.  Sometimes it will bring you back to a memory or time in your life.  I am big on tradition so I love foods that I can make year after year that we all look forward too, and go with the season!  For me October and November just wouldn’t be the same without Pumpkin Turkey Chili.  This chili actually has no beans in it which is perfect for my non-bean eating family.  I know that is a crime to some, but my husband and I thought it was a match made in heaven when we met and realized that neither of us liked beans!  Green beans are fine but not the other kind!

 To start heat 3-4 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Chop up your peppers, onion, mince your garlic, and then add to the skillet.   I like using all of the peppers but if this is too much you can just use half of each color.   

Cook them up until tender.  

Add in your ground turkey and cook until browned.  

Pour the meat mixture into your crock pot.  

Open up your diced tomatoes and canned pumpkin.  Add those into your crock pot and then season with chili powder, pepper, and salt.

Stir it all up and then cover and set on low, and cook for 4-5 hours.  

Dish into bowls and then garnish with crushed tortilla chips or Fritos, cheddar cheese, and sour cream.

I hope you enjoy this yummy fall family favorite!

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Pumpkin Turkey Chili

 

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This is a perfect no bean chili to make throughout fall and winter!

Author: A Fireman's Wife

Recipe type: Chili

Ingredients

• 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 yellow onion chopped
• 1 green pepper chopped
• 1 yellow pepper chopped
• 1 orange pepper chopped (you can use half of each pepper color if you like less peppers)
• 3-4 cloves garlic minced
• 1½ - 2 pounds ground turkey. ( I usually just use the organic Costco size. I know it is over a pound but not quite 2 pounds)
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
• 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
• 1½ tablespoons chili powder
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Topping
• crumbled tortilla chips or Fritos
• shredded cheddar cheese
• sour cream

Instructions

1. Heat 3-4 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Chop up your peppers and onion, mince your garlic, and then add to the skillet. (I like using all of the peppers but if this is too much you can just use half of each color.
3. Cook them up until tender.
4. Add in your ground turkey and cook until browned.
5. Pour the meat mixture into your crock pot.
6. Open up your diced tomatoes and canned pumpkin. Add those into your crock pot and then season with chili powder, pepper, and salt.
7. Stir it all up and then cover and set on low, and cook for 4-5 hours.
8. Dish into bowls and then garnish with crushed tortilla chips or Fritos, cheddar cheese, and sour cream.

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