Dutch Oven Beef Chili is made using organic ground beef, fresh veggies like carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, celery, pasta sauce, and pumpkin puree. Using a Dutch Oven, this hearty and delicious chili takes less than thirty minutes. This pumpkin chili is delicious as leftovers with a slice of buttered bread. Happy cooking!
Dutch Oven Chili Pumpkin Chili is perfect year-round, but it's especially popular during the fall months when the air is crisper and the weather is a bit on the chilly side. Need even more fall recipes? Check out my other fall comfort food recipes like my Pumpkin Brioche French Toast or my Texas Tamale Pie also try my Pumpkin Brownies Healthy and Corn Chowder With Bacon and Chives is another fall favorite as well as Chicken Pot Pie With Puff Pastry Recipe fall is our favorite season here so we have lots of appetizing fall recipes. This is the best Dutch Oven Chili Recipe!
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🥣 Ingredients For Dutch Oven Chili Recipe
What you'll need for Chili in Dutch Oven
- Lean Ground Beef
- Beef Broth
- Black Beans
- Kidney Beans drained
- Bell Peppers ( Green bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, red bell peppers, any will do )
- Celery
- Carrots
- Tomatoes
- Pumpkin Puree
- Marinara Sauce
- Fresh Cilantro
Spices For Enamel Dutch Oven Chili Recipe
- chili seasoning
- paprika
- garlic salt
Optional Toppings for the best chili recipe
- Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
- Sharp cheddar or white cheddar shredded cheddar cheese
See the list below for more topping ideas! See recipe card below for quantities
🥣 Instructions For Cast Iron Dutch Oven Chili
How To Make Best Dutch Oven Chili Recipe
Step 1: Sauté the white onion in the Dutch oven over medium heat until translucent.
Step 2: Next, add the beef, chili seasoning, paprika, garlic salt, and sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes until the brown ground beef.
Step 3: Next, add the black beans and the kidney beans drained, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, pumpkin puree, sliced carrots, and Spanish olives. Mix until combined and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Step 4: Next, Add a jar of marinara and mix until well combined. Top the Dutch oven with the top and cover and simmer the chili for thirty minutes.
Step 5: Add the chili to serving bowls and top with sour cream and shredded cheese. Optional.
🥣 Toppings For Cast Iron Chili Recipe
There are so many delicious toppings you could add to this easy dutch oven chili recipe to turn it up a notch. Here are a few of my favorite chili toppings.
- White Cheddar or Extra Sharp Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Avocado slices
- Sour Cream
- Jalapenos (if you're feeling brave )
- Crushed Tomatoes
- Tortilla Chips
- Chopped Corn
- Red pepper flakes
This is the best Dutch Oven recipe for fall and is perfect comfort food! You can use a large Dutch Oven or a small Dutch Oven for this recipe. Trust me, either way you'll have leftovers.
Looking for another chili recipe? You should check out my dutch oven turkey chili recipe that's wonderful for using up Thanksgiving leftovers.
🥣 Pro Tip For cast iron dutch oven chili recipes
Store the leftover dutch oven beef chili recipe directly in the Dutch Oven in the fridge. It's covered, it will keep for a few days, and the flavors really get a change to blend together so the chili tastes even better the next day it's eaten! After three days, freeze in a glass, airtight container and reheat when ready.
🥣 FAQ For Slow Cooker Chili
Does Chili taste better in a Dutch Oven?
- Yes, because the flavors get a chance to blend together and they pull flavors from the cast iron in the Dutch oven which creates a better-flavored chili.
Is chili better the longer it cooks?
- I think so, like I said earlier leaving it overnight in the fridge in the Dutch oven will make the flavors taste even better the next day for leftovers.
Why do you put sour cream in chili?
- According to the Kitch, Greek yogurt and sour cream, avocado, and even shredded cheese are a great balance for spicy chilies, adding a layer of cool creaminess. Scallions and cilantro add a pop of freshness, while sliced jalapeño gives more mild chili a punch of heat. I personally think it makes the chili taste even better!
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📖 Recipe
Dutch Oven Chili
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1- pound organic ground beef
- 1- white onion diced
- 1- tablespoon chili seasoning
- 1- tablespoon paprika
- 1- tablespoon garlic salt
- 1- tablespoon seasoning salt
- 1- can black beans
- 1- can red beans
- 1- cup diced tomatoes
- 1- cup diced bell peppers
- 1- cup chopped celery
- 2- cups pumpkin puree
- ¼- cups sliced carrots
- ½- cup sliced Spanish olives
- 1- Jar Marinara Sauce
- Sour cream and shredded cheese for toppings. Optional.
- Himalayan sea-salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Sauté the white onion in the Dutch oven until translucent.
- Next, add the beef, chili seasoning, paprika, garlic salt, and sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes until the brown ground beef.
- Next, add the black beans and the kidney beans drained, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, pumpkin puree, sliced carrots, and Spanish olives. Mix until combined and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Next, Add a jar of marinara and mix until well combined. Top the Dutch oven with the top and cover and simmer the chili for thirty minutes.
- Add the chili to serving bowls and top with sour cream and shredded cheese. Optional. See recipe notes for additional chili toppings options.
beth
This looks so delicious and tasty! My husband is going to love this recipe!
Jeannette
This Pumpkin Chili is just incredible, especially for the cooler seasons! Love how wholesome it is with all the beans and vegetables. Definitely worth making over and over!
Jamie
I love how hearty and comforting this chili is! It's definitely satisfying to have during a chilly fall evening. My whole family loves it!
Sharon
This pumpkin chili is the perfect dinner for fall! I love how easy it is to make.
mirlene
The fact that this recipe only took 30 minutes is another reason to make this chili. It's so comforting and flavor.
Marta
I loved the mild sweetness that the pumpkin gave to this chili. It was a perfect way to cap our long, COLD day.
Stine Mari
I love how quick and easy this is to make, and I LOVE all the fall flavors too - so yummy!
chef
I'm always looking for new pumpkin recipes and your chili was sooo delicious! It will be a regular on our fall and winter menu
Jere' Cassidy
Yum! There is nothing better than a bowl of chili on a fall day. And you can't go wrong with a 30-minute recipe. Fall flavors are the best.
Julie
What a cozy bowl of goodness! I love the flavors in this chili and it really tastes so good. Love that this is such a fast recipe too- can't go wrong with that.
Emily
It has been perfect chili weather this week as the weather has cooled. This chili is delicious!
Alexis
I made this for dinner recently and everyone loved it! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Sondra Barker
Amazing! This looks so tasty and fresh! Love how quick it is. Thanks for sharing
Beth
I can always use a new chili recipe for a meal for my son and his family, and this tasty-looking recipe makes me wonder why I don't add pumpkin to chili more often. And the olives - wow, so much flavor!
Gail Montero
What a yummy dinner option for fall and love that it all comes together in 30 minutes!
Kushigalu
What a flavorful and delicious chili recipe to try this fall and winter season. Thanks a lot for sharing. Pinned to try this out soon
Chef Dennis
This really looks scrumptious!
Jean
This will help me for my next dinner I need more 30 mins. meals.
Kayla DiMaggio
This pumpkin chili was so delicious! I love how Fall it feels!
Bianca
Such a yummy quick and easy recipe. Thank you so much for the recipe 🙂
Rob
So perfect for fall!
Freya
I never know what to do with leftover pumpkin, this is the perfect Autumnal chilli!
Lucy
This is the perfect meal for the fall. Full of nutritious vegetables and flavoured deliciously.
Mihaela | https://theworldisanoyster.com/
I absolutely love your recipe; it's just perfect for the season!
Lindsay
I LOVE the sweet/savory nature of this! The spices and olives go so perfectly with the pumpkin. A fall favorite for sure!
Amanda Dixon
It's so convenient that this cooks in 30 minutes! Such a perfect dish for fall.