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white bean turkey chili make with pumpkin and sage is a HUGE hit in our house!
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Pumpkin White Bean Turkey Chili

A delicious low fat pumpkin white bean turkey chili recipe. Made with pumpkin puree and sage.  This can be made on the stove or in a crock pot. Makes great leftovers and tastes even better the next day for lunch! | www.lakesidetable.com

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword chili, pumpkin
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 large onions chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic chopped
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1/2 tbsp fresh oregano minced
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes to taste
  • 3 lbs cooked turkey (not ground) chopped into 1 inch cubes
  • 2 cans 100% pumpkin
  • 4 cans cans of cannellini beans (16 ounce cans) rinsed and drained
  • 15 leaves fresh sage* tied with kitchen twine
  • 12 cups chicken broth
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • extra salt and pepper to taste
  • optional: fresh chopped sage, red onion, white cheddar cheese, sour cream

Instructions

  1. Heat a large heavy bottomed pot over medium flame. When hot, spray with oil.
  2. Add onions, garlic, saute about 5 min.

  3. Add turkey, pumpkin, salt, cumin, oregano, red pepper flakes, and fresh sage and cook for 2 minutes.

  4. Add beans, broth, cook uncovered about 10 minutes.
  5. Lower heat and cover, simmer about 45 minutes mixing occasionally.
  6. Add sour cream and cook 5 more minutes. Adjust seasoning and salt to taste.

  7. Top with chopped red onion, chopped fresh sage, sour cream, and cheddar if desired.

Recipe Notes

*In place of fresh sage you can you 2 drops of Essential Oil of Sage.  Be careful EO are extremely potent!  A little goes a very long way.