Pumpkin Turkey Chili

Top-down view of Pumpkin Turkey Chili in a red Dutch oven above two small pumpkins. Black background.

📕 Cookbook: Cook It in Your Dutch Oven

📄 Pages: 138-139

📝 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)


Overview

🍽️ Serving Size: 8

👩‍🍳 Cooks in the Kitchen: Maia

🔪 Prep Time: 1 hr, 🍳 Cook Time: 3 hr (includes 1 hr and 45 min hands-off time)

⏱️ Total Time: 4 hr


Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 2 cups plus 1 Tbsp water
  • Salt and pepper
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 1 oz (about 4) dried ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, and torn into 1-in pieces
  • 1½ Tbsp ground cumin
  • 1½ tsp ground coriander
  • 1½ tsp dried oregano
  • 1½ paprika
  • 28-oz can whole peeled tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 onions, chopped fine
  • 2 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-in pieces
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin puree
  • 2 (15-oz) cans black beans, rinsed
  • Chili toppings

Cooking Details

I have no notes on cooking! It went smoothly.


Food Review

This recipe created a hearty, comforting bowl of chili. The pumpkin puree blends into the chili without making it taste noticeably different from a traditional chili.


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