Slow-Cooker Showcase: Pumpkin Black Bean Turkey Chili

This Mama Loves Her Bargains is sharing this recipe with us today:

Fall is in the air and on my mind. With Halloween just days away, I have pumpkin on the brain…so why not have some for dinner?
I found this recipe in one of my Fix it and Forget It cookbooks (love these!!).  This would be a delicious start to Halloween Night fun!!

Slow Cooker Recipe: Pumpkin Black-Bean Turkey Chili

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 7 hours

Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 1 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 Tbsp. oil
  • 1½ tsp. dried oregano
  • 1½-2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 2 tsp. chili powder
  • 2 15-oz. cans black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2½ cups chopped cooked turkey (or same amount cooked ground turkey)
  • 16-oz. can pumpkin (frozen or pureed steamed is fine as well, they are just a bit more liquidy)
  • 14½-oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 3 cups chicken broth
Instructions
  1. Sauté onions, yellow pepper, and garlic in oil in skillet for 8 minutes, or until soft.
  2. Stir in oregano, cumin, and chili powder. Cook 1 minute. Transfer to slow cooker.
  3. Stir in remaining ingredients.
  4. Cover. Cook on Low 7-8 hours.

Photo Credit: Fix it and Forget It Blog