It’s pumpkin chili season, and this post has tasty Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili Recipes from blogs around the web. Here you’ll find links for 20 different variations for pumpkin chili for everyone who’s craving it this time of year!
PIN Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili to try some later!

Chili is a classic slow cooker dish, and it’s time to be cooking with pumpkin! So today I’m updating this collection of Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili Recipes. And when recipes with pumpkin are showing up on nearly every food blog, that’s a sure sign that fall has arrived.
This post has 20 different recipes for pumpkin chili made in the slow cooker! I’m not a big fan of sweet pumpkin recipes (gasp). But I love savory pumpkin dishes, and pumpkin chili is something I love to make in the slow cooker this time of year. (This site also has an amazing collection of Instant Pot Pumpkin Chili Recipes, if you prefer that option.)
I’m not the only one who likes pumpkin chili with spicy flavors, so this post has lots of of interesting variations! Pick one of these pumpkin chili recipes to start in your slow cooker in the morning. Then enjoy pumpkin chili for dinner on a night when you feel like getting your pumpkin on!
What kind of Pumpkin Chili recipes will you find here?
This collection has pumpkin chili with ground beef, lentils, black beans, turkey, white beans, quinoa, and even vegetarian chili recipes! Be sure to scroll down past the photos if you want to see all your pumpkin chili options.
How do you get the complete recipe?
Just click any recipe title to see the complete recipe on the original site. All photos are copyrighted by the blog that originally posted the recipe.
More ideas for cooking with Pumpkin:
- 50 Instant Pot Pumpkin Recipes
- Pumpkin Soup Recipes (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)
- Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Recipes
- Pumpkin Curry (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)
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Pumpkin Chili with Ground Beef from Kalyn’s Kitchen has been popular for years! And this can be made in the Slow Cooker or the Instant Pot.
Slow Cooker Lentil and Pumpkin Chili from Healthy Delicious is a vegetarian chili recipe that Lauren says is loaded with flavor!
Pumpkin Black Bean Chili from Simple Nourished Living sounds delicious, and this recipe is gluten-free and has WW points.
Slow Cooker Black Bean Pumpkin Chili from Kitchen Treaty is a delicious vegetarian chili recipe!
Black Bean and Pumpkin Chili from Real Mom Kitchen sounds good. Laura says her kids didn’t suspect that the chili had pumpkin, so this might be a winner if you’re cooking for some picky eaters.
Slow Cooker Pumpkin White Bean Sausage Chili from Boulder Locavore sound great to me. I love the idea of a chili with white beans and sausage!
Pumpkin Black Bean Chicken Chili in the Slow Cooker from Eat at Home sounds tasty. And this recipe has an Instant Pot option as well.
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili from Fit Slow Cooker Queen has ground beef, sausage, kidney beans, vegetables, and homemade chili seasonings.
More Pumpkin Chili in the Slow Cooker:
- 3-Bean Pumpkin Chili from Aggies Kitchen
- Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili from Taste and Tell
- Pumpkin Chili from The Recipe Critic
- Black Bean and Pumpkin Chili from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
- Pumpkin Chili from The Diary of a Real Housewife
- Crockpot Turkey Pumpkin Chili from Table for Two
- White Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili from Skinnytaste
- Pumpkin Chili from Shugary Sweets
- Slow Cooker Black Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili from Ambitious Kitchen
- Pumpkin Chili from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures
- Slow Cooker Pumpkin Quinoa Chili from Simply Quinoa
- Pumpkin Chili from the Magical Slow Cooker










Kalyn says
Martha, I saw that you were doing a year of WW-friendly slow cooker recipes; I'll be following along!
Martha says
What a delicious looking roundup of pumpkin chili recipes. I've made a commitment to use my slow cooker every day for a year to make WW friendly recipes so am always on the lookout for yummy looking ones. Have pinned and plan to pick 1 or 2 to try soon. But how to decide???
Thanks!!
Kalyn says
Thanks Shirley. I'm not a big pumpkin fan in sweet dishes, but I love pumpkin chili!
gfe--gluten free easily says
I love pumpkin in chili! It often offers a nice balance to spiciness. All these recipes appear to be naturally gluten free, too. 🙂 Pinned and will share on FB later, Kalyn–thanks!
Shirley
Kalyn says
Jeanette, I was skeptical, but I really liked it.
Jeanette says
I keep thinking of trying pumpkin in chili but haven't gotten around to it. So nice to see so many different variations – definitely on my list to try this winter.
Kalyn says
Thanks Kristyn; glad you like the site!
Kristyn Erickson says
Thanks for the link-up, Kalyn! Loving all the awesome, whole-food slow cooker options you dig up!
Kalyn says
Kare, happy to include you. And I agree this is a great looking bunch of chili recipes!
Kare Troughton says
Thank you so much for including my recipe, Kalyn! Everyone's recipes look incredible.
Kalyn says
My pleasure Aggie. Isn't it fun to see how everyone has a slightly different take on the same dish?
Aggie says
Thanks so much for including my pumpkin chili in your round up Kalyn! Going to check out the others, they look delicious!