Pumpkin Chili

1 pound lean ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes with green peppers and onions, with juice
2 cans black beans, rinsed
1 can pure pumpkin
6 ounces beer, such as a pumpkin ale
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch brown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste

Brown beef over medium heat in a large pot. Drain. Add onion and bell pepper, cook for about 5 minutes until softened. Add tomatoes and their juices, beans, pumpkin, beer and spices. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.

My Notes:
This sounded like a pretty interesting recipe. Chili is not really a soup, but a stew. Chili, like soup, has many variations and incarnations and this is what makes it so hard to define Chili's origins. However, Texas is the most likely birthplace of the popular American stew known as Chili.