Crocktober: Pumpkin Chili

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 Croctober and introduction to the recipe.

Mention that the recipe is for pumpkin chili, which is nutritious and low in calories.

List the ingredients needed for the chili.

Brown the spicy italian sausage in a skillet.

Mix the spices into the sausage while cooking until browned.

Cook the diced onions, garlic, and peppers in the skillet until tender.

Dump the cooked sausage and veggies into a crock pot.

Add the beef stock, pumpkin, diced tomatoes (with juice), black beans, and kidney beans to the crock pot.

Stir everything together in the crock pot until well mixed.

Cover the crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours without lifting the lid.

After cooking, demonstrate a fun Halloween decoration idea with the chili.

Taste test the chili and describe the flavors.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level: