We make this pumpkin chili every year for our home town pumpkin festival. Pumpkin adds a deliciously creamy and slightly sweet flavor to the dish.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 large onion , diced
- 1 green bell pepper , diced
- 2 cans kidney beans , 15 ounce
- 1 can tomato juice , 46 fluid ounce
- 1 can peeled and diced tomatoes with juice , 28 ounce
- 0.5 cups canned pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 0.25 cups white sugar , or to taste
Instructions
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1
Cook beef in a large pot over medium heat until browned and crumbly, about 5 to 7 minutes; drain.
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2
Add onion and bell pepper; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in beans, tomato juice, diced tomatoes, and pumpkin puree. Season with pumpkin pie spice, chili powder, and sugar. Simmer chili until thickened and flavors have blended, about 1 hour.
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