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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili

This slow cooker pumpkin chili is easy perfect for cold fall night and its very weight watcher friendly with low points for a large portion. The recipe uses lighter ingredients and is loaded with vegetables for lots of fiber and fuller bellies.
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: chili, light, low calorie, veggie loaded, weight watchers
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1 lb turkey sausage or lean ground beef
  • 1 bell pepper chopped
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 28 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cans chili ready tomatoes
  • 4 oz diced green chilies
  • 15 oz pumpkin purée (or 2 cups)
  • 16 oz bag butternut squash cubes
  • 15 oz can beans - kidney beans, cannellini beans, or garbanzo beans drained
  • 1 can southwest or Mexi corn
  • 1 zucchini shredded
  • 1 cup matchsticks carrots
  • 1 pkg taco seasoning
  • 32 oz beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon balsalmic vinegar
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Chop the onion and bell pepper.
  • Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet and saute bellpepepr and onion.
  • Once the onion is translucent and bell pepepr starts to brown on the edges, cook the ground turkey and turkey sausage in the skillet. Make sure to break up the meat into bits as it cooks.
  • Once the meat cooks, pour all veggies and meat on a papwer towel lined place to drain.
  • Drain and rise canned beans.
  • Shred the zucchini using a hand grater.
  • In the slow cooker, add tomatoes, green chilies, pumpkin, squash, beans, corn, zucchini, and carrots.
  • Add the cooked meat, onions, and bell pepper.
  • Sprinkle the top with taco seasoning.
  • Pour beef broth over all ingredients and add balsalmic vinegar.
  • Cook on high for 4 hours.
  • Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve with cornbread, tortilla chips, fritos, taco roll ups, and toppings

Notes

Note: you can cook this is low for 6-8 hours, just wait to put the meat in the slow cooker until the last hour. You can also cook it on the stove top. Cook the onion, bell pepper, and meat as instructed. Then add the other ingredients as listed and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes on medium-low. 
Calories and Weight Watcher points are adjusted based on adding more toppings. The chili is very flavorful without any additions, but count points separately for chips, cheese, and any creams you add to the soup.