Dump and Go Crockpot Pumpkin Chili
I love to make this crockpot pumpkin chili when fall hits! It’s the perfect recipe to meal prep in advance for an easy weekend meal.
Ingredients Needed for Crockpot Pumpkin Chili
- Veggies: Celery, onion, green pepper, cherry tomatoes and garlic.
Beans: I use black beans & kidney beans for this recipe, you can add any type you want. - Canned Tomato Sauce
- Canned Tomatoes: I use one can of tomatoes and then use some cherry tomatoes for a fun addition.
- Pumpkin: I use my homemade pumpkin purée or raw pumpkin chunks if I have them.
- Corn: Use a can of corn or frozen corn.
- Spices: Chili powder, garlic powder, pinion powder, parsley.
- Salt & Pepper
- Fresh Garlic
Prep In Advance for A Dump & Go Meal
I like to prep all my ingredients in advance for this recipe. That way I have a dump and go Crockpot Pumpkin Chili recipe.
Prep Veggies
Wash/peel your veggies: onion, celery and green pepper. Then dice them and sauté them over a medium heat until soft. Remove from heat and place into storage container or freezer bag.
Brown Ground Beef
Place your ground beef into a large pan over medium heat. Cook until browned then remove from the pan and place in the storage container with the sautéed veggies.
Add Rest of Ingredients
Measure out the rest of the ingredients into the container or bag. Then store in the fridge for up to a week before cooking. Or you can freeze it for up to 6 months.
Dump and Go Crockpot Pumpkin Chili
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil Or any oil works
- 1 onion finely chopped
- ½ green pepper chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 1 lb ground beef browned
- 3-4 cloves of garlic crushed or minced, or use 1 TBSP garlic powder
- 2 cans tomato sauce
- 2 cans diced tomatoes or 1 can diced and 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 can black beans or 1 ½ cups cooked black beans
- 1 can kidney beans or 1 ½ cups cooked kidney beans
- 1 ½ cups cubed raw pumpkin or pumpkin purée
- 1 can corn or 1 ½ cups frozen corn
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
- 2 tsp Chili powder
- 2 tsp parsley
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, add 1 tsp of oil and the chopped onion, green pepper and celery. Cook until tender, remove and place in bowl. Brown beef over medium heat. Remove from heat and add to a bowl with onions, celery and peppers.
- Measure the rest of the ingredients into the bowl with the beef, onions, and pepper. Make sure to drain beans and corn before adding. Do not drain the canned tomatoes.
- Store all ingredients in the fridge or freezer until ready to cook.
- Add all ingredients to the crockpot and if you are cooking from the fridge cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2-3.
- If you froze your ingredients, then add to the crockpot and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
- Garnish with dairy free cheese and dairy free sour cream or plain dairy free yogurt.