Instant Pot Chili Recipe

A bowl of instant pot chili with ground meat, red kidney beans, and diced vegetables in a rich, red sauce.

4.79 from 28 votes

Easy 5 Ingredient Instant Pot chili recipe that can be made quickly in your pressure cooker or cook it a bit longer for softer beans. Either way it's a hearty dinner that can be spiced up or left plain.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time55

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 5 ingredient, best, chili, dump, easy, instant pot, pressure cooker

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 pressure cooker

Ingredients

1 pond ground beef 1/2 lb. spicy ground sausage + 1/2 lb. regular ground sausage is best if you like a ton of flavor and a bit of heat
1 can diced tomatoes 14.5 oz, we prefer petite diced
1 can kidney beans 15 oz.
8 oz tomato sauce 1 small can
1 packet chili seasoning or use 1 tsp Lawry's seasoning salt + 1 tbsp. dry minced onions + 1 tsp garlic salt + 1/4 - 1/2 tsp chili powder instead

Instructions

Set instant pot to saute add a few tbsp of olive oil and brown meat (add 1/2c. diced onions and bell peppers if desired too now). Cook until onions soften a bit. Drain if desired, I do not drain.
Empty cans of beans, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes on top (do not drain cans before adding).. Add packet of chili seasoning and stir everything together.
Set it to manual, pressure, high for 10 minutes. Do a natural release for 5 minutes followed by a quick release of steam.
Done! Serve by itself with cheese on top or on top of rice or potatoes.

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