Instant Pot Chili Mac Recipe
The best 5 minute Instant Pot chili mac recipe with ground beef and beans is a one pot meal your kids will love! A classic old fashioned goulash dinner packed with flavor.
Servings: 6
Equipment
- 1 spatula wooden best
Ingredients
- 1/2 onion diced, optional
- 1 lb ground beef ground turkey, or spicy ground sausage for spicy
- 1 can diced tomatoes 15 oz
- 1 can tomato sauce 8 oz., or red enchilada sauce for spicy
- 1 can kidney beans 15 oz
- 1 c elbow macaroni uncooked
- 1 c beef broth or water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pkg. chili seasoning packet or 1 tbsp seasoning salt, or 1 pkg. taco seasoning
- 1 tsp chili powder optional - more or less depending on spice level desired
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to saute and add olive oil, onions, and ground beef.
- Brown meat until cooked. Turn off IP.
- Pour in your can of red beans (undrained), diced tomatoes, sprinkle in packet of chili seasoning, tomato sauce and stir together. Pour in your broth, then sprinkle noodles on top but do NOT stir!! Just gently push down to submerge noodles into the liquid but keep on top. (if you stir, you may get burn notice)
- Turn IP to manual, pressure, high, for 4 minutes (3 if you like noodles more al dente). Close steam valve.
- When done do a quick release and carefully open lid. Stir. Serve topped with cheese!!
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Nutrition
Serving: 8oz | Calories: 363kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 662mg | Potassium: 782mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 705IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 3.7mg