Vegetarian Pumpkin Spinach Chili

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 200 min
Servings: 9
Yield: 9 servings

Description

This vegetarian pumpkin chili is full of tomatoes, fava beans, okra, broccoli, carrot, zucchini and spinach, in addition to vegetarian ground beef crumbles.

Ingredients

1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (14 ounce) can 100% pure pumpkin
1 cup vegetable juice
1 cup chopped okra
1 cup chopped broccoli
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 small zucchini, diced
1 small onion, diced
2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (12 ounce) package vegetarian ground beef crumbles
1 (19 ounce) can fava beans, drained
2 cups chopped spinach

Directions

1 Combine the tomatoes, pumpkin, vegetable juice, okra, broccoli, carrot, zucchini, onion, pumpkin pie spice, sugar, vinegar, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker; cook on High until the vegetables are tender, 3 to 4 hours.
2 Stir the vegetarian ground beef crumbles, fava beans, and spinach into the tomato mixture; continue cooking until completely warmed, 20 to 30 minutes more.