After you’ve done our Big Yoga Night on Wednesday, and you’ve enjoyed friends and family on Thursday, why not use those leftovers to make a delicious, nutricious and flatout AMAZING chili? That’s right, it’s our Turkey Pumpkin Chili. The Arena Fitness fave. It really needs no introduction. It’s got 280 calories per serving and a healthy dose of Vitamin A. It’s got more pumpkin than a PSL (and uh, less calories, too). Trust me: you won’t need (or want!) anything else. 

Turkey Pumpkin Chili

Serves 6

Ingredients arena fitness, food, food for fitness, recipe of the week, chili, turkey chili

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 small yellow onion, chopped, chopped

  • 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped

  • 2 jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped

  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

  • 1 pound ground white or dark meat turkey

  • 1 can diced tomatoes, with their liquid

  • 1 can pumpkin purée

  • 1 cup water

  • 1 tablespoon chili powder

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • Ground black pepper, to taste

  • 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

Method

Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeños and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add turkey and cook until browned. Add tomatoes, pumpkin, water, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and add beans. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes more. Ladle chili into bowls and serve. 

 

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