Creamy Turkey Pumpkin Chili

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs ground turkey or leftover Thanksgiving turkey

• 2 carrots chopped

• 2 stalks celery

• 1 small onion diced

• 2 tablespoon butter

• 15 oz pumpkin puree

• 14.5 oz diced tomatoes

• 2 cups chicken broth

• 15 oz navy beans drained and rinsed

• 15 oz cannellini beans drained and rinsed

• 1 cup fresh spinach leaves chopped

• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme

• 2 tablespoon chili powder

• 2 tablespoon sugar or honey

• 2 tablespoon sour cream

• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Sauté aromatics. Melt butter in a dutch oven over medium-high heat.Add sliced carrots and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.Add sliced celery and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.Next add diced onions and cook for a final 3 minutes or until onions are translucent.

2. Cook turkey. Add ground turkey* to dutch oven and stir, with vegetables, until cooked thoroughly (about 8-10) minutes.*If using leftover cooked turkey, cook vegetables alone for an additional 5 minutes and add cooked turkey, with other ingredients, in the next step.

3. Create broth. Add pumpkin puree, tomatoes, beans, chicken broth, chopped spinach, spices and sugar or honey. Bring to a boil.Finally stir in sour cream and remove chili from heat.

4. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

5. Serve. Spoon into bowls and serve!

   Recipe and photo credit: https://www.mightymrs.com/