This pumpkin chili is not only hearty but healthy! Both paleo and whole30 compliant, you can make this in your slow cooker or Instant Pot.
Updated Oct 2018 with Instant Pot instructions
It’s autumn. Can I start with the pumpkin recipes now? This is the first of three pumpkin recipes coming this week. After that, I’ll try to restrain myself I promise.
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I LOVE chili. As you can probably tell from all chili recipes I have on this blog. I eat it year-round even when if it’s 90 degrees outside. As I’ve said over and over, chili is the perfect slow cooker recipe.
You can use your preferred ground meat whether it be ground chicken, pork, beef or turkey. I used 2 pounds of ground chicken. I browned my meat it first but it’s not necessary just an optional step. I also used white sweet potatoes but you can use the potato that fits your dietary needs. Those are white sweet potatoes:-) Yes this is paleo.
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Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Pumpkin Chili (Whole30, Paleo)
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
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Pin RecipeIngredients
- 2 lbs ground meat of your choice or 1 lb ground meat and 1 lb ground sausage
- 1 lb sweet potatoes, diced
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes
- 15 ounces broth (beef broth if using ground beef, chicken broth if using ground chicken or turkey)
- 15 ounces pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 large bell pepper, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp oil (for pressure cooker)
Instructions
Slow Cooker
- Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 or LOW 4-6.
Instant Pot
- Set Instant Pot to the high saute setting. Once hot, add oil.
- Add ground meat and cook until browned, 3-5 minutes, crumbling the meat as it cooks. You might need to do this in batches. Remove meat from pressure cooker and drain the grease if needed.
- Add bell pepper, garlic and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
- Stir in diced tomatoes, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Stir in ground meat and all remaining ingredients, close and seal vent.
- Select manual setting and set time for 20 minutes. Quick-release pressure when cook time is completed.
Notes
Nutritional info calculated using ground chicken since that’s what I used.
Slow cooker or Instant Pot? How will you make this? Having made it in both, I can honestly say I don’t have an opinion either way. Both good!
Chili is better the next day right?? You can also freeze this.
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You will need a large 6-quart slow cooker or Instant Pot for this recipe.
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Thank you, I hope you try the recipe!
Fall is here. Looks like dinner to me!
For this recipe, do need to add in any water?
I didn’t use any water. I’f wait until you see the final consistency before adding any in. For me, the tomatoes & pumpkin cooked down enough. BUT I could see how maybe someone would think it was too think. If you end up adding water, it won’t be much maybe 1/4 cup max. The pics you see here are from no water used. Let me know how it turns out!
This looks AMAZING there’s not a thing I don’t like about this recipe: sweet potatos and pumpkin are two of my favourite thing, I only wish I had a slow cooker 🙁 But I’ll try this anyway 😀 So tasty
Fall is here, no doubt! Im going to make this, and then freeze it for days when I dont want to cook. Great suggestion!
I love chili, but I don’t think I ever had it with pumpkin. Will give this recipe a try soon, looks delicious!
This sounds fantastic! I wonder if I could get my picky kids to try it!
One question – I eat vegetarian – could this be done without beef or any kind of meat?
This looks absolutely wonderful! my family would love it!
This looks so delicious, I am gonna try this recipe. We love eating chili as well.