10/13/2026
Fall recipes 🍁Pumpkin chili, but make it spooky! 🎃🌶️
A little fall comfort food with a fiery twist!
These adorable jack-o’-lantern stuffed peppers are filled with savory ground beef, pumpkin, warm spices and a splash of Perrona Black Chiltepin Hot Sauce for that delicious kick of heat.
Finished with melty cheese and baked until tender, they’re the perfect cozy dinner for October!
I picked up my Perrona hot sauce at H-E-B, and it’s such a fun way to bring bold flavor to everyday recipes.
Save this one for your fall dinner rotation! 🍁
Find Perrona at H-E-B! 🛒
Perrona Hot Sauce H-E-B
Spicy Pumpkin Chili Stuffed Peppers 🎃
Servings: 4
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 25–30 minutes
Ingredients
For the pumpkin chili:
* 1 lb ground beef
* 4 orange bell peppers
* 1 small yellow onion, diced
* ½ orange bell pepper, diced
* ½ cup pumpkin purée
* 1 cup chili beans, with sauce
* 1–2 tsp Perrona Black Chiltepin Hot Sauce, or to taste
* 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
* 1 tsp chili powder
* ½ tsp ground cumin
* ½ tsp smoked paprika
* Salt and black pepper to taste
* ¾ cup shredded Monterey Jack or mozzarella cheese
Instructions
1. Prepare the pumpkin peppers
Slice the tops off four orange bell peppers and remove the seeds.
Carefully carve little jack-o’-lantern faces into one side of each pepper.
2. Build the chili
Heat butter or olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
Add diced onion and bell pepper. Sauté until softened.
Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it apart as it cooks. Drain excess grease if needed.
3. Add the fall flavors
Stir in pumpkin purée, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
Add Perrona Black Chiltepin Hot Sauce and chili beans.
Simmer for 5–8 minutes until thick and flavorful.
4. Stuff the peppers
Place carved peppers in a baking dish.
Fill each pepper with pumpkin chili and top generously with shredded cheese.
5. Bake
Bake at 375°F for 20–25 minutes, or until the peppers are tender and the cheese is melted.
Serve warm!