This Instant Pot Chili is comforting and delicious. It’s the best chili recipe you’ll make in your pressure cooker! You can easily double the recipe by using a 10qt instant pot, which is perfect for this freezer-friendly chili recipe.
Don’t want to make this in the instant pot? You can also make it on the stovetop, but you’ll need to cook it longer to let the flavors mingle and develop.
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RECIPE INGREDIENTS AND NOTES
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil – We use olive oil to bloom the spices and brown the onions, garlic, and peppers.
1 Medium Onion – This adds a delicious flavor, but you can omit if needed.
Garlic – Don’t have fresh garlic? You can also use 1/2 teaspoon of granulated garlic in a pinch.
2 Bell Peppers – We use red bell pepper and green bell pepper. You can also add in some jalapeno for heat.
2lbs Ground Beef – Don’t eat beef? You can also use ground chicken or ground turkey.
3 cups Beans – This chili recipe has black beans, but you can also use red kidney beans or pinto beans.
Spices and seasonings: 1/2 TBS Oregano, 1 TBS Cumin, 1 1/2 TBS Chili Powder, 1 tsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, and Salt & Pepper to taste give this chili a rich and delicious flavor paired with the other ingredients.
28 oz Diced Tomatoes – We use diced tomatoes in a can. Have an abundance of tomatoes? Dice some up and add them too! You could also use fire-roasted tomatoes for more of a smokey flavor.
1 cup Beef Broth – The beef broth gives it a rich flavor and adds more needed liquid to the chili.
2 TBS Tomato Paste – We use tomato paste to give more of a deep tomato flavor to our chili. Tomato paste is a thick, concentrated paste of tomatoes that packs a ton of flavor and goes well with chili. You can save the leftovers from the can in the freezer. We use a souper cube to save ours, but you could also use an ice cube tray. We have an affiliate link for the souper cubes meaning we make a small commission on each purchase. Thanks for your support!! You find them here:
HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT CHILI
Brown the meat in the instant pot on saute mode with the oil. Drain the fat from the meat and set the meat aside.
Saute the peppers and onions with oil in the instant pot for 3-4 minutes and then add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the seasonings and cook for another minute to bloom the spices.
Turn off saute mode and pour the beef broth, beans, diced tomatoes with the juice, and ground beef. Stir to combine.
Place the lid onto the instant pot securely and turn it on manual at high pressure for 15 minutes. It will take time for the pressure to build up.
Once the cooking time is up, let it naturally release for 10 minutes, and then carefully release the pressure after the 10 minutes have elapsed.
Stir the chili, and then use a spoon to serve it into bowls with your desired toppings.
RECIPE TIPS AND VARIATIONS
Our top picks for beans are kidney beans, black beans, and pinto beans. If it were a white chicken chili, we’d prefer using Great Northern Beans.
We cook beans and freeze them into 1-cup portions. I will make chili the day I’m batch-cooking beans or use the 1-cup freezer portions. We use the bean cooking water, meaning do not drain the beans if they’re homemade. We don’t recommend doing this for canned as it has an off-putting flavor and texture.
This chili freezes well, and we love freezing it in portions.
You can also make this recipe with ground chicken or ground turkey.
STORAGE AND REHEATING TIPS
Refrigerate for up to 3-4 days
Freeze for up to 4-6 months.
We use a saucepan on the stove on medium-low heat to reheat chili.
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► TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:13 Instant Pot Black Beans
01:31 How to freeze black beans
02:02 Instant Pot saute mode
02:13 Brown ground beef in the Instant Pot
02:45 Saute vegetables for chili
03:02 Add chili seasoning and bloom spices
03:12 Add black beans
03:22 Add diced tomatoes and tomato paste
03:32 Add browned ground beef and broth
03:42 Cook in the instant pot
03:54 How to freeze leftover tomato paste
04:14 Finished cooking and stir
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