Ja cię kocham…

Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve posted.  Now that my fall work hours have kicked in, I don’t get home until it’s nearly dark and my dinner photos do not do my meals justice.  Today, however, I was able to whip something up in the crock pot during the morning, take pictures while the sun was still shining, and eat it when it was dark

My sister, Emily, of Cleanliness is Next to Godliness has created a fall challenge for her food blog.  Basically you just make your favorite fall dish – ginger snaps, stuffed apples, pumpkin pie – and post it on her blog.  I cannot wait to see what everyone has decided to share.  Fall foods are my favorite!

I decided to make a pumpkin chili in the slow cooker.  This meal is incredibly low in the maintenance department, is inexpensive, makes your house smell so good, and is ready the second you come home from work.  Sound good?

Let’s give it a go…

Pumpkin Chili

Serves 8

Ingredients:

2 lbs ground turkey
1 large onion, diced
3 bell peppers, diced
2 (15 ounce) cans white navy beans, drained
1.5 cups chicken stock
1 (14.5 ounce) can chili ready tomatoes or diced tomatoes
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. ground cloves
salt to taste
cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions:

In a large pot over medium heat, cook turkey until brown; drain.

Add meat to crock pot. Add the remaining ingredients except for the beans. Cook on low 6-7 hours, or on high 4-5 hours. 30 mins before serving, stir in beans.

Feel free to add some sour cream, pumpkin pie spice and scallions as a garnish!