Slow Cooker Turkey, White Bean, and Pumpkin Chili

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Soup

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 2 lbs. ground turkey
  • 2 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2- 15 oz. cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 15 oz. can unsweetened pumpkin puree
  • 2- 4 oz. cans chopped mild green chiles
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. ground cumin
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 bay leaves

Directions

  1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Coat with cooking spray and add the ground turkey and 1 tsp of the salt and cook, using a wooden spoon to break the meat into pieces as it browns, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.

  2. Add the oil to the skillet, reduce the heat to medium, and add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to the slow cook.

  3. To the slow cook, add the broth, beans, pumpkin, green chiles, cumin, chili powder, oregano, bay leaves, and the remaining 1 1/2 tsp salt. Stir well. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours.

  4. Remove the bay leaves and adjust the seasoning to taste before serving.

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