6 days till Thanksgiving! [pumpkin chili]

Pumpkin Chili [allrecipes.com]

I like recipes with surprise ingredients. I have two go-to chili recipes: one has chocolate and this one has pumpkin. When I first made this recipe, it was a bit too watery for me so the recipe below reflects a few modifications to make it more chunky and spicy...

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef

1 large onion, diced

1 green bell pepper, diced

2 cups dry kidney beans, cooked and drained (about 5-6 cups cooked) or 2-3 15-oz cans

1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice

1 (28 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes with juice

1 cup canned pumpkin puree (or 1 15-oz can)

2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice

2 tablespoons ground cumin

1/4 cup chili powder

1/4 cup white sugar

Directions

1. In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef until brown; drain. Stir in onion and bell pepper and cook 5 minutes. Put in 6-quart crockpot. 
2. Stir in beans, tomato juice, diced tomatoes and pumpkin puree. Season with pumpkin pie spice, ground cumin, chili powder and sugar. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.

And something else I'm thankful for-- that Luke is loving-- thriving on-- his philosophy studies at OU. Even though getting laid off was tough, I know God used it to direct us to where we are today.