Crock Pot Turkey Bean Pumpkin Chili

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• cooking spray (i used my misto)
• 2 lbs lean ground turkey
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder, to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• navy beans, rinsed and drained (i added kidney beans and pigeon peas)
• 15 ounces pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 4 1/2 ounces canned chopped green chili peppers (didn't add this because i didn't have it)
• 2 cups fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• fat free sour cream, for topping (optional, or greek yogurt!)
• chopped cilantro, and chives for topping (optional)
• salt and pepper
• 1 stalk celery (optional)
• 1 large tomatoes (optional) or 1 (15 ounce) can stewed tomatoes (optional)
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 i simply added all ingredients to the crock pot.
• 2 set it for 8 hours. enjoy!