Instant Pot Chili Recipe

This EASY Instant Pot chili recipe with canned beans and ground turkey tastes like it has been simmering on the stove all day and yet took about an hour to cook. But let me notify you that your time investment was 15 minutes.

There are a handful of recipes that make sense to be made in a pressure cooker and Instant Pot turkey chili is one of them. I’m including recipe for both, 6 quart and 8 quart models (I own 8 quart IP-DUO).

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What Are The Best Beans for Chili

Red kidney beans, white beans or pinto beans because:

1. Large in size.
2. Contain more starch.
3. Meaty.

How to Avoid Burn with Chili in Instant Pot

Do not stir! Because Instant Pot’s heating element is located at the bottom and may cause sugars in tomato products caramelize and Burn (happened to me twice with this recipe). Therefore, we add diced tomatoes and tomato paste on top and do not stir.

What Are Best Tomatoes for Chili

There is a reason I call this easy Instant Pot chili because I made it with an array of canned tomato products:

• Tomato sauce
• Diced tomatoes
• Crushed tomatoes
• Leftover marinara or pasta sauce (mixed with other tomato products).

Can I Use Frozen Vegetables with Instant Pot Chili Recipe

Yes! For chili, I often use frozen vegetables: chopped pepper, corn and frozen cooked beans (how to cook dried beans and freeze them for later).

How to Make Instant Pot Turkey Chili Thicker

Cook for 30 rather than 20 minutes and do Quick Release. Or cook for 20 minutes and do Natural Release – chili will thicken as pressure is coming down.

What to Know About Browning Turkey in Instant Pot

Meat won’t get browned, so don’t waste your time waiting for that. Original stainless steel pot that comes with Instant Pot doesn’t really brown ground meat, end of story. Our goal is simply to create as small pieces of meat as possible for every spoonful of chili. We are not performing this step for flavour enhancement (pressure cooking takes care of that) but rather aesthetic reasons.

How to Cook Chili Without Instant Pot

I have our favourite healthy turkey chili recipe I got from the Biggest Loser years ago that I make in a slow cooker or on the stove.

More One Pot Healthy Recipes to Try

• Quinoa chili
• Instant Pot beef stew
• Buffalo chicken chili
• Crockpot chicken chili queso
• Instant pot cabbage rolls
• Instant pot chicken and rice

How to Make Instant Pot Chili

1. Press Sauté and let pressure cooker preheat for a few minutes.
2. Add ground turkey and cook for 4 minutes, constantly breaking meat into small pieces.
3. Add remaining ingredients in exact order listed in the recipe. Do not stir. 
4. Close the lid and set pressure vent to Sealing. Press Cancel to turn Sauté off. Then press Pressure Cook on High for 20 minutes.
5. After 20 minutes your chili is ready. Pressure cooker needs to bring pressure down before you can open it, which will be indicated by a dropped down float valve. You can let it do it on its own which will take 20-30 minutes – Natural Release. OR you can do Quick Release by turning pressure valve to Venting position, which takes 2-3 minutes. I recommend doing so outside to avoid smell and mess in the house.
6. Enjoy! 

Instant Pot Chili Recipe

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Easy Instant Pot Chili Recipe with canned beans and ground turkey with many tips how to make the best chili in Instant Pot. This healthy chili tastes like it has been simmering all day.

• Author: ifoodreal.com
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 24 minutes
• Total Time: 29 minutes
• Yield: 7 (6 Qt.), 10 (8 Qt.) servings

Ingredients

6 Quart Instant Pot

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 3 cups water + 1 bouillon cube (or stock)*
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup corn, canned or frozen
• 2 x 14 oz can any beans*
• 2 tbsp chili powder*
• 1 tsp cumin
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 28 oz can diced tomatoes, low sodium
• 6 oz can tomato paste, low sodium
• Avocado oil
• Green onion, cilantro, cheese, plain yogurt (for toppings)

8 Quart Instant Pot

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 4 cups water + 1 bouillon cube (or stock)*
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bell peppers, diced
• 2 cups corn, canned or frozen
• 3 x 14 oz can any beans*
• 2 1/2 tbsp chili powder*
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp salt
• 28 oz can diced tomatoes, low sodium
• 6 oz can tomato paste, low sodium
• Avocado oil
• Green onion, cilantro, cheese, plain yogurt, for toppings

Instructions

1. On Instant Pot, press Sauté and let appliance preheat until display says Hot. Swirl a bit of oil to coat, add turkey and cook for 4 minutes, constantly breaking into small pieces with spatula. Meat won’t get browned and some pink pieces are OK – our goal is just to create small pieces of meat for every spoonful of chili.
2. Add water + bouillon cube (stock), onion, garlic, pepper, corn, beans, chili powder, cumin, salt, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Do not stir.
3. Close the lid, set pressure vent to Sealing and press Cancel to turn Sauté off. Then press Pressure Cooking on High for 20 minutes. Display will say ON, Instant Pot will take about 20 minutes to come to pressure, you will see a bit of steam coming out from a valve, then float valve will rise and countdown from 20 minutes will begin.
4. After 20 minutes, display will say OFF and Instant Pot needs to bring pressure down, which will be indicated by a dropped down float valve and takes about 20-30 minutes (Natural Release). I recommend you do it with chili as it will thicken and become more flavourful.
5. OR you can do Quick Release (if you are in a rush) by turning pressure valve to Venting position, which takes 2-3 minutes. I recommend doing so outside to avoid smell and mess in the house. You can also increase cooking time to 30 minutes with Quick Release (if you have time). Open the lid, stir and serve hot with your favourite toppings.

Store: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Freeze: Fully cook, cool completely and freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw on a stovetop covered on low.

Notes

*I used mostly kidney beans + black beans. Try to find organic bouillon cubes. This amount of chili powder makes kid friendly mild one, use more to taste.

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2736.8 g571 mg8.6 g30.1 g21.9 g44.7 mg

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