This black bean chili has a little something special; pumpkin! This easy chili is filled with black beans, Italian sausage, spices, and pumpkin. This filling black bean chili is just what you need when you need a little warming!
Easy Pumpkin and Black Bean Chili
My favorite thing to make when the weather starts to turn is chili! Nothing says home cooking to me more than a big, steaming bowl of chili, just like this black bean chili.
My mom likes to tell me that when she was pregnant with me all she craved was chili. This must be why chili is one of my go-to meals. I love Slow Cooker Chicken Chili, I love Chili with Beef and Bulgur, and I even love Quinoa Chili Verde! Whatever chili I eat, it has to have spice, flavor, be bold, fill me up and taste delicious! This black bean chili meets those exact criteria!
I made this chili with pumpkin because 1. pumpkins adds a whole separate layer of flavor and texture to this recipe and 2. you have to use pumpkin in October! My family is big on eating black beans and we love ground turkey too (it’s a little leaner than ground beef). You could replace the turkey with whatever meat (or not) you choose! The pumpkin melts into the chili as it cooks so need to freak about adding that ingredient. It isn’t pronounced, I mean you wouldn’t know pumpkin was in there, but it’s a subtle flavor and adds only a touch of color.
This black bean chili makes great game day food, cold weather food or plain old everyday food. A side of cornbread is all you need! I like to make a big batch of this black bean chili before we go trick or treating. It just warms us up and makes our bellies happy. This wholesome meal makes me feel better about all the pumpkin desserts we will be eating all month long!
Pumpkin and Black Bean Chili
A hardy chili for fall! Made with pumpkins, black beans and turkey!
Ingredients
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 yellow pepper, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 can solid packed pumpkin (15 oz)
- 1 can diced tomatoes, undrained (14 1/2 oz)
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, saute onion and yellow pepper in oil until tender. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add Italian sausage and cook until no longer pink. Transfer meat and veggies into the bowl of slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients stirring to incorporate pumpkin. Cover and cook on low for about 4-5 hours.
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Amount Per Serving Calories 315Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 15gCholesterol 34mgSodium 891mgCarbohydrates 19gFiber 6gSugar 3gProtein 16g
micki @addhousewife says
This looks so delicious! I have all the ingredients in my house right now, which surely is a sign I should make this for dinner! But I am going to restrain myself until our church chilli cookoff in two weeks 🙂
Lemonsforlulu says
Oooh, a chili cook off!!! Fun! I hope you win!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
haha! Yes, in the Fall we should make anything and everything with pumpkin. I love the way you think:-) I think pumpkin in chili sounds great! Probably easier to hide from the kids that way too!!!
Lemonsforlulu says
Yes, my kids ate it eagerly, but I didn’t tell them about the pumpkin until afterwards!
Christine says
YUM!! I’m sooooo due for a good bowl of chili! That looks delicious!!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Christine, it was a good bowl of chili!
Sheryl says
This a very creative recipe! Perfect for the season! Thanks for sharing it at Cast Party Wednesday! ~Sheryl~
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Sheryl!
Dee says
This looks great! I hope you will share this starting Wednesday night at The CSI Project. This week’s challenge is Fall Foods and this is perfect!
Come on over! Each week is a new craft challenge and Food sometimes!
http://www.thecsiproject.com
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Dee!
Gina says
This looks so delish and I am in love with all things pumpkin this time of year!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks! I can’t get enough pumpkin!
Julia says
This chili looks so delicious! I love the use of pumpkin in it and I can’t wait to try it out! I found you over at the link party on Whipple Berry’s link party.
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Julia! I can’t wait to see your blog!
Harvard Homemaker says
This looks so good… will have to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you!
HungryLittleGirl says
This looks so heartwarming! I would love to have you join my new link party Wednesday Extravaganza! Come by and share this or other recipes. Here is the link
https://www.hungrylittlegirl.com/1/post/2012/10/wednesday-extravaganza.html
Can’t wait to see you there!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks so much for the invite!! What a fun party!
Aqiyl Aniys says
Thanks for the recipe. The combination of black beans and pumpkin sounds awesome.