Easy Pumpkin Chili Recipe

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.

Heat up the oil in a large pot set over a medium heat.

Add the peeled and chopped onion, season with a pinch of salt, and fry it until translucent.

Add the spices: oregano, cumin, chilli powder and pumpkin spice, peeled and chopped garlic, pumpkin, celery stalks and give it a good stir.

In goes the beef mince, use a wooden spoon to break it up until no longer lumpy and pink, and the juices released have evaporated.

Pour in the beef stock and chopped tomatoes, give everything a good mix, place a lid on the pot, and leave it to cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed, but the chili is still sloppy.

Add the cheese, season with salt and pepper, and garnish with chopped parsley.

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