Pumpkin Beer Chili
Double up on the fall flavors with pumpkin beer and pumpkin puree in this delicious chili recipe.
Servings 5 servings
Calories 431kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 large bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo, finely chopped (optional; omit to eliminate heat; can increase to 2 for additional heat)
- 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 15 ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 12 ounce pumpkin beer (or any preferred beer)
- 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the ground beef, onion, and bell pepper. Cook for about 6-8 minutes or until the meat is browned, breaking the meat up with a wooden spatula as you’re cooking it. Drain any excess fat from the pot.
- Stir in the garlic and chipotles with adobo. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add the chili powder, cocoa powder, smoked paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir well and cook for another 1 minute.
- Add the tomatoes, pinto beans, pumpkin, pumpkin beer, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for around 20 minutes, until mixture has thickened and flavors have melded together.
- Serve warm with any toppings of your choice (like sour cream, Greek yogurt, avocado, cheese, red onion, green onion, etc).
Notes
- Chipotle peppers in adobo can pack a lot of heat from a small amount. If you do not want spice in your chili, eliminate this from the recipe. If you prefer a spicy chili, increase to 2-3 chipotle peppers for the batch.
- If the chili gets too thick while simmering, just add an extra splash of broth until it reaches your preferred texture.
- This recipe makes around five servings of 1 ⅔ cups each (it should make a little over 8 cups total).
- The nutrition analysis below is based on grass-fed-and-finished ground beef; nutrition facts may change slightly with grain-finished.
Nutrition
Calories: 431kcal