Pumpkin Chili in the Slow Cooker | Crocktober Recipe You Need to Try

pumpkin

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: sweet potatoes

butternut squash and sweet potatoes are often more affordable and readily available.

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

lentils are lower in calories and can be cooked quickly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

canola oil is more budget-friendly and has a neutral flavor.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

homemade stock can be made from scraps, reducing waste.

Welcome to the kitchen and introduce the recipe for pumpkin chili.

Gather all ingredients for the recipe.

Start by cooking the homemade Italian sausage in a tabletop stovetop.

Break the sausage into larger chunks as it cooks.

Chop a whole onion into about eight pieces, saving scraps for broth.

Use a chopper to finely dice half of the onion, then set aside.

Chop the remaining half of the onion in the same manner and set aside.

Prepare one green bell pepper by removing the seeds and membrane, cutting it into a larger dice.

Add the diced bell pepper to the chopped onion.

Stir the sausage in the pan, ensuring it browns slightly but does not need to be fully cooked.

Add the chopped onions and bell peppers to the pan with the sausage to cook them slightly in the sausage fat.

Prepare three cloves of garlic by peeling them, using a garlic press if possible.

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