Pumpkin Chili is the ultimate fall dish; it’s hearty, comforting, and has just a touch of delicious pumpkin flavor.
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On Halloween, my kids get decked out in their favorite costumes, and this year I’m going to do the same to my recipes! Before we go door-to-door I’ll be dressing up our favorite chili recipe by adding seasonal ingredients and some of our favorite Horizon Organic products. I’ll be serving Pumpkin Chili with Pumpkin Grilled cheese.
I made this pumpkin chili and pumpkin grilled cheese this week as a trial run for Halloween. While I made dinner my 5-year-old was doing homework at the kitchen table. She asked me what we were having for dinner and I told her. She totally flipped! Her favorite part of the meal was the pumpkin grilled cheese! They’re packed full with her favorite cheese and crunchy pumpkin seeds.
I like to make grilled cheese under the broiler. That way I can make grilled cheese for my entire family at the same time instead of sandwiches going cold while I make the others.
Here’s how to make Pumpkin Grilled Cheese:
- Cut the bread using a large pumpkin cookie cutter. Place bread slices on a cookies sheet.
- Place the cookie sheet under the broiler until lightly golden.
- Remove cookie sheet from the oven, slip bread slices over and top with cheese and pumpkin seeds.
- Place the cookie sheet back in the oven to melt the cheese.
- Remove the cookie sheet from the oven, and place bread slices together to make sandwiches. Serve!
Cook’s Note – Pumpkin Chili Recipe:
- When I’m looking to make this chili a little healthier, I like to use ground turkey instead of ground beef.
- Leftovers will jeep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Cook’s Tools and Ingredients – Pumpkin Chili:
ONE YEAR AGO: Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers
TWO YEARS AGO: Breakfast Burritos
THREE YEARS AGO: Pumpkin Sausage Pasta
Pumpkin Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 1 large red bell pepper diced
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ¼ cup taco seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 15 ounce can pumpkin
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 14.5 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 cups water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
FOR GARNISH:
- Sour Cream
- Shredded Mexican Cheese
- Pumpkin seeds shelled and roasted
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic to pot. Sauté until onions turn opaque and begin to brown on edges, about 4 minutes. Add ground beef, and using back of wooden spoon break meat apart into chunks. Cook until browned, about 5-8 minutes.
- Add taco seasoning and chili powder. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in pumpkin, tomatoes, black beans, water, salt, and pepper. Increase the temperature to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until desired consistency is reached. Garnish with sour cream, cheese, and pumpkin seeds. Serve.
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This Pumpkin Chili recipe first appeared on FFF on October 23, 2015. I recently updated the pictures. Here are some of the old ones:
Dayna says
THESE ARE DELICIOUS!
Jillian says
Glad you like the recipe!
SuzieW says
I have been wishing I had a chili recipe incorporating pumpkin and you provided one. I can barely wait to give it a go. But alas I already grocery shopped this week and because of the dratted virus that’s all I get. Next wee for sure.
P.S. thanks for using an entire can of pumpkin recipes that only use part of a can drive me batty.
Jillian says
Suzie, I hope you like the recipe! 🙂 Also, I right there with you when recipes don’t use the entire can of pumpkin!