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Pumpkin Chili Recipe
This pumpkin chili is the ultimate cold-weather comfort food. It's warm, loaded with good-for-you ingredients, and full of flavor. Plus, it's an easy-to-make recipe that all goes into one pot, and it's ready in an hour!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 424 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1 medium onion minced
- 3 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1 medium red pepper diced
- 2 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 2 teaspoons sea salt
- ½ ½ cup bourbon
- 14 14 ounce can of pumpkin NOT pumpkin pie mix
- 28 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes
- 19 19 ounce can of kidney beans
- 19 19 ounce can of navy beans or a combination of your favorite beans
- 1 1 small butternut squash cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 1 tablespoon chipotle peppers pureed with adobo sauce
- 2 2 cups frozen corn
- Chives or green onions and cheddar cheese to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and saute until it is soft and brown, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper and continue to cook until the red pepper is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin, and sea salt and let it cook for 1 minute more.
- Add the bourbon and bring the pot to a boil. Add the canned pumpkin, crushed tomatoes, kidney beans, navy beans, butternut squash, pureed chipotle peppers and 2 cups of water and stir the pot well. Cover the pot and bring it to a boil then reduce the heat and let the chili simmer for 30 minutes, or until the butternut squash is tender. Add the corn to the pot and let it cook for 5 minutes. Season to taste with sea salt.
- Serve the pumpkin chili with some minced chives or green onions and a little cheddar cheese on top.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe
Calories
424kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
75g
(25%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Sodium
1255mg
(52%)
Potassium
1680mg
(48%)
Fiber
19g
(76%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
24905IU
(498%)
Vitamin C
73mg
(81%)
Calcium
205mg
(21%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 424
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 424kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 75g | 25% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 1255mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 1680mg | 36% |
| Fiber | 19g | 76% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 24905IU | 498% |
| Vitamin C | 73mg | 81% |
| Calcium | 205mg | 21% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.