Instant Pot Protein-Packed Vegetarian Chili

  5.0 – 3 reviews  • Vegetarian

Simple, delicious, and excellent for entertaining. Every person I’ve served this simple chicken chili to has requested the recipe.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Additional Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  1. 2 teaspoons olive oil
  2. 1 cup chopped onion
  3. ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
  4. ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
  5. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  6. 1 pound vegetarian ground beef substitute (such as Beyond Meat® Beyond Beef®)
  7. 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans
  8. 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  9. 2 tablespoons chili powder

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) set to Sauté. Add onion and bell peppers; sauté until tender, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground beef substitute; cook and stir, until browned and crumbly. Add beans, tomatoes, and chili powder. Hit Cancel.
  2. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set the timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  3. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 225 kcal
Carbohydrate 26 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Dietary Fiber 9 g
Protein 19 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Sodium 743 mg
Sugars 7 g
Fat 6 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Patricia Elliott
Given how quick and easy this recipe is, I was very much impressed with the flavor! I’m a huge carnivore, and if I didn’t know what went in it, I would never guess it wasn’t real beef. The amount of chili powder was perfect. I did end up adding 1 teaspoon of salt, as I found that really brought out the flavors of the chili. Next time I will add maybe 1/2 cup of liquid (broth), as the InstantPot had trouble coming to pressure with no added liquid in the recipe and the chili was starting to burn. Other than that, I had the leftovers for lunch today and it was even better reheated!
Christine Johnson
I made it before and it was really good. My question is about the directions. It says to set the timer for 5 minutes, but then it says let the pressure build for 10-15 minutes.
Samantha Hughes
This chili was easy to make and was very good, but I cut the chili powder in half and was very glad I did.

 

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