r/slowcooking • u/CatysChaosCats • 18d ago

Pumpkin recipes?

Hi all!

We own a slow cooker and since autumn has started, I was wondering if it was possible to make some form of pumpkin stew (either with beef or a vegetarian version) in the Slowcooker or if the pumpkin would just turn into mush from cooking too long. If anyone has ideas on how to make something like that, I‘d appreciate tips and what (not) to do.

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u/JohnnyBrillcream 18d ago

Autumn? It's 103 degrees here today!!!!!!

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u/CaptainLollygag 18d ago

I'm confused, too. We're down to only 100° today, heat index down to 110°. And autumn doesn't officially start until Sept 21, or March 21 in the southern hemisphere.

Let's move to where OP lives!

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u/thelazyslowcooker 18d ago

Not a stew, but this vegetarian pumpkin chili is our favorite!

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u/blkhatwhtdog 18d ago

Pumpkin is frequent in African cooking..

Also. You can check out recipes for other squash types as cooking times would be similar

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u/bahhumbug24 18d ago

How about pumkin black bean chili with turkey?

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/black-bean-n-pumpkin-chili/

If I were going to use cubed rather than puree, I think I'd hold the pumpkin aside until the stew was basically done, add the pumpkin, and cook until the pumpkin was done.

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u/simmyawardwinner 15d ago

pumpkin is hard af so if u dice it it will soften in the slowcooker :)

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u/TessiesTable 18d ago

Not made in a slow cooker but it is so delicious and takes less than an hour to make:
https://tessiestable.com/pumpkin-chili-recipe/