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Easy and Healthy Instant Pot Chili (Family Friendly)

This is an easy and healthy instant pot chili that's family friendly, meal prep friendly and super delicious!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Inactive Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Main Dish, Meal Prep
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 311 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 Large Onion Chopped
  • 1 Pound Lean Ground Beef, Chicken or Turkey 85/15
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • ½ Teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 1 Teaspoon Cumin
  • 1 Packet (1 Ounce) Chili Powder I used Kinder's
  • 1 Can (15 Ounces) Tomato Sauce
  • 1 Can (10 Ounces) Rotel
  • 1 Can (15 Ounces) Canned Crushed Tomatoes
  • 1 Cup Beef Bone Broth
  • 1 Can (15 Ounces) Kidney Beans Rinsed and drained
  • 1 Can (15 Ounces) Navy Beans Rinsed and drained
  • 1 Can (15 Ounces) Pinto Beans Rinsed and drained
  • 1 Can (15 Ounces) Corn Rinsed and drained
  • 4 Cloves Garlic Crushed

Garnish with (suggestions):

  • ½ Cup Cheddar Cheese
  • ½ Bunch Italian Parsley Chopped
  • ½ Cup Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream
  • 1 Medium Avocado Chopped
  • 1 Medium Jalapeno Sliced

Instructions
 

  • Set your instant pot to sauté mode, add in your olive oil followed by your chopped onions and cook for about 3 minutes or until your onions start to become translucent.
  • Then add in your beef and all of your seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic powder, and chili powder). Break apart the beef using a meat mincer and cook the beef until most of the pink is gone and the beef appears browned.
  • Next add in your tomato sauce, rotel, crushed tomatoes, beef bone broth, rinsed and drained kidney beans, rinsed and drained navy beans, rinsed and drained pinto beans, rinsed and drained corn and crushed garlic.
  • Close your instant pot lid and set to high pressure for 20 minutes. Once the instant pot alerts that the cooking time is over, hit the quick release button. Serve the chili into a bowl or meal prep for later.
  • Add on or pack your your garnishes such as cheddar cheese, cilantro or italian parsley, chopped avocados, sliced jalapeños and either greek yogurt or sour cream (optional).
  • Hint: Start by preparing all of your ingredients as described above, before beginning the cooking process so that you are able to move quickly.
  • For example: Chop your onion and prepare your canned goods by opening the cans, rinsing and draining the applicable canned goods as described above. Peel your garlic and crush it, measure out your spices, chop the avocado and slice the jalapeños.
  • Hint: This meal tastes excellent with some corn bread! Use the Kodiac Cakes brand for an extra boost in protein.

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Notes

Substitutions

  • Lean Ground Beef - Use ground turkey or ground chicken in place of lean ground beef.
  • Beef Bone Broth- Use regular beef broth if you don't have or like beef bone broth. Bone broth is used for additional health benefits in this recipe including an additional kick in protein, but it can be substituted.
  • Dairy-free- Skip the cheddar cheese, greek yogurt/sour cream to make this recipe dairy-free.
  • Vegetarian- Skip the beef and use vegetable broth instead of beef bone broth to make this recipe vegetarian.
  • Vegan- skip the cheddar cheese, greek yogurt/sour cream, beef and use vegetable broth instead of beef bone broth to make this recipe vegan.
This recipe is already gluten-free.

Variations

  • Spicy - add chopped jalapeños into this chili to make this recipe spicy. I skipped the jalapeños in this recipe and opted to add them on top instead to make it family and kid-friendly.
  • Toddler friendly and Kid friendly- Skip the jalapeño garnish to make this recipe toddler friendly.

Equipment

All you need to make this easy and healthy instant pot chili all you need is an instant pot. 
If you’re in the market for an instant pot, this is the one I have and I love it! 
If you are in the market for a meat masher, this is the one I use and love. 
If you are meal prepping this meal, you may want to use these glass meal prep bento box containers.
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Storage

Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 7 days and freeze leftovers in a souper cube or air tight, freezer friendly container or bag for up to 3 months.

Top tip

Start by preparing all of your ingredients as described above, before beginning the cooking process so that you are able to move quickly.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 36gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 525mgPotassium: 601mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1114IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 173mgIron: 4mg
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