This turkey pumpkin chili recipe is easy to whip up, perfect if you’re in need of some comfort food, fast, on chilly fall or winter days. Made with ground turkey or use leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Melt butter in a dutch oven over medium-high heat.Add sliced carrots and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add sliced celery and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Next add diced onions and cook for a final 3 minutes or until onions are translucent.
Add ground turkey* to dutch oven and stir, with vegetables, until cooked thoroughly (about 8-10) minutes. *If using leftover cooked turkey, cook vegetables alone for an additional 5 minutes and add cooked turkey, with other ingredients, in the next step.
Add pumpkin puree, tomatoes, beans, chicken broth, chopped spinach, spices and sugar or honey. Bring to a boil.
Finally stir in sour cream and remove chili from heat. Salt to taste.
Spoon into bowls and serve!
Notes
Cook time for vegetable may vary depending on how thick they are sliced. For more tender vegetables, you may need to cook longer or slice thinly.