Vegetarian Pumpkin Spinach Chili

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

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.

Stir the vegetarian ground beef crumbles, fava beans, and spinach into the tomato mixture; continue cooking until completely warmed, 20 to 30 minutes more.