White Bean Pumpkin Chili (Slow Cooker, Instant Pot, or Stovetop)

This Creamy White Bean Pumpkin Chili is a hearty and delicious meal packed with veggies, white beans, and ground meat of choice. It’s the perfect healthy and comforting meal for a cold winter night! Plus we love that it can be made in the slow cooker, Instant Pot, or on the stove.

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If you’re looking for a healthy, filling, and flavorful meal for a cold winter night, this White Bean Turkey Chili recipe is perfect! It can be made with ground turkey, chicken, or beef (we love the turkey!) for a protein-rich dinner that tastes amazing. Plus you can make it on the stove, in a crockpot or slow cooker, or in the Instant Pot.

Why You’ll love this recipe

• Flexible and easy! You can make this chili recipe with turkey, chicken, or beef. You can also make it in the slow cooker or crockpot, on the stove, or in the Instant Pot. It’s so easy to put together any way you do it.
• Creamy and comforting. This easy turkey chili is perfect for a cold winter day. It’s warm, creamy, and so flavorful.
• Healthy. Full of protein, fiber, veggies, and other nutrients, this pumpkin chili is so healthy and nutritious.

Ingredients You’ll Need

This is just a list of ingredients you will need to make this easy White Bean Pumpkin Chili. Full measurements are listed further down below.

Avocado oil
Onion
Carrots
Celery
Garlic cloves
Smoked paprika
Red chili paste
Black pepper
Ground chicken, turkey, or beef
Fresh thyme
unsweetened pumpkin purée
cannellini beans
peanut butter
Low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
Kosher salt
Optional toppings: fresh thyme, chopped avocado, green onions, shredded cheese

How to make this homemade white bean chili recipe

Whether you make this recipe on the stove, in the slow cooker or crockpot, or in the Instant Pot, the essential steps are the same. All of the individual instructions are listed below in the recipe card.

HOW TO MAKE THE CHILI ON YOUR STOVETOP

• Chop veggies. First, finely chop the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic cloves.
• Sauté veggies. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent. Then stir in the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes more until fragrant. Last, add in the carrots and celery, cooking until slightly softened while stirring occasionally.

• Add ground meat and spices. Add in the ground meat (turkey, chicken, or beef), smoked paprika, red chili paste, black pepper and salt. Continue cooking until meat is no longer pink, about 6-8 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Next stir in the fresh thyme, pumpkin puree, peanut butter, beans, and chicken or vegetable broth. Stir well.

• Cover and cook. Cover the pot, reduce the heat to low, then simmer for about 30 minutes. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper according to taste after cooking.
• Serve. Last, transfer the mixture to a serving bowl. Top with your favorite toppings and serve immediately. Enjoy!

How to make the chili in a crockpot or slow cooker

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic, sauté until garlic is fragrant.
• Stir in the chopped veggies, meat, and spices, cook until veggies are soft and meat is browned.
• Transfer the browned meat mixture into the slow cooker.
• Add beans and fresh thyme.
• Pour in the pumpkin purée peanut butter, and broth; stir well.
• Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours.
• Add your favorite topping on top and serve immediately.

How to make the white Bean chili in an instant pot

• Set the pressure cooker to the sauté mode.
• Heat oil and sauté onion and garlic until slightly golden brown.
• Add in the chopped veggies, meat and spices, mix well breaking the meat apart with a wooden spoon until it is in small crumbles. Cook until browned about 7-8 minutes.
• Add in the remaining ingredients.
• Cover and pressure cook for 10 minutes.
• Once finished cooking, allow the cooker to release pressure naturally, about 15 minutes.
• Unlock the lid and transfer to a large serving bowl.
• Top with desired favorite topping and serve warm.

Tips and substitutions

• Olive oil: You can also use sunflower or peanut oil.
• Ground meat: You can use ground turkey, chicken, or beef. We like using a lean ground turkey the best.
• Pumpkin puree: Make sure to use unsweetened puree. You can also substitute with homemade pumpkin puree.
• Beans: Cannellini beans are also called white kidney beans. You can substitute with Great Northern beans or navy beans.
• Broth: You can use low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth. Canned, boxed, or homemade broth is great.
• When cooking the meat, make sure to break it up into small pieces with a spatula or meat masher.
• Don’t shortcut the cooking time because that’s when all the flavors meld.

FAQ’s

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• Chili Mac and Cheese

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4.79 from 19 votes

White Bean Pumpkin Chili

By: Rena

Servings: 6 -8

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 30 minutes mins

Total: 40 minutes mins

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This creamy White Bean Pumpkin Chili is a hearty and delicious meal packed with veggies, white beans, and ground meat of choice. It can be made in the slow cooker, Instant Pot, or on the stove.

Ingredients

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• ▢ 2 tablespoons Avocado oil
• ▢ 1 onion, finely chopped
• ▢ 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• ▢ 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• ▢ 3 small carrots, finely chopped
• ▢ 1½ tablespoon smoked paprika
• ▢ 1/2 tablespoon red chili paste, or 1 tbsp of chili powder
• ▢ 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken, turkey, or beef, (We like to use lean ground turkey)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, or 1 tablespoon dried
• ▢ 15 oz unsweetened pumpkin purée, one can
• ▢ ¼ cup peanut butter
• ▢ 30 oz cannellini beans, two cans, drained
• ▢ 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
• ▢ salt and pepper , to taste
• ▢ Optional toppings: fresh thyme, chopped avocado, green onions, shredded cheese
• ▢ optional seasoning: 1 tbsp of (cumin powder, onion powder, and garlic powder)

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Instructions

• Finely chop the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic cloves.

Stovetop

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent. Stir in the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes more until fragrant.
• Next, add in the carrots and celery, cook stirring occasionally until slightly softened.
• Add in the ground meat, smoked paprika, red chili paste, black pepper and salt. Continue cooking until meat is no longer pink, about 6-8 minutes.
• Next stir in the fresh thyme, pumpkin puree, peanut butter, beans, and vegetable broth. Give it a good stir.
• Cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for about 30 minutes. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper according to your taste.
• Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl. Top with your favorite topping and serve immediately.

Crockpot or Slow Cooker

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, sauté until garlic is fragrant.
• Stir in the chopped veggies, meat, and spices, cook until veggies are soft and meat is browned.
• Transfer the browned meat mixture into the slow cooker. Add beans and fresh thyme. Pour in the pumpkin purée, peanut butter, and broth. Stir well.
• Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours.
• Add your favorite topping on top and serve immediately.

Instant Pot

• Set the pressure cooker to sauté mode. Heat oil and sauté onion and garlic until slightly golden brown.
• Add in the chopped veggies, meat, and spices, mix well breaking the meat apart with a wooden spoon until it is in small crumbles. Cook until browned about 7-8 minutes.
• Add in the remaining ingredients. Cover and pressure cook for 10 minutes.
• Once finished cooking, allow the cooker to release pressure naturally, about 15 minutes.
• Unlock the lid and transfer to a large serving bowl. Top with desired favorite topping and serve warm.

Notes

• Olive oil: You can also use sunflower, grapeseed oil, or peanut oil.
• Ground meat: You can use ground turkey, chicken, or beef. We like using a lean ground turkey the best.
• Pumpkin puree: Make sure to use unsweetened puree. You can also substitute with homemade pumpkin puree.
• Peanut Butter: It gives this recipe a nutty and creamy taste. You may dissolve the peanut butter with a bit of water in a bowl first before adding it in.
• Beans: Cannellini beans are also called white kidney beans. You can substitute with Great Northern beans or navy beans.
• Broth: You can use low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth. Canned, boxed, or homemade broth is great.
• When cooking the meat, make sure to break it up into small pieces with a spatula or meat masher.
• Don’t shortcut the cooking time because that’s when all the flavors meld

Nutrition

Serving: 1-bowlCalories: 284kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 25gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 143mgPotassium: 506mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 5507IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

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