Easy Instant Pot Chili No Beans
A quick instant pot chili without beans that includes hearty kielbasa sausage and mushrooms. This easy recipe is also low carb, gluten-free, paleo, and a keto chili recipe too. Slow cooker instructions are also included.
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 12 oz kielbasa sausage
- ½ cup yellow onion diced
- 1 green pepper diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups white or cremini mushrooms quartered
- 15 oz diced tomatoes in juice no sugar added
- 15 oz tomato sauce no sugar added
- 2 dry bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- garnishes optional- sour cream, shredded cheese, avocado, cilantro, crumbled cheese crisps
Instructions
- Turn instant pot to high, add 1 T of olive oil and cook the ground beef kielbasa until the ground beef is cooked through (about 5-6 minutes).
- Add the remaining ingredients, which include the diced green pepper, diced onion, quartered mushrooms, minced garlic, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, and cayenne pepper.
- Mix all ingredients together
- Pressure cook on high for 20 minutes, some models might call this manual.
- Once done, do a natural release for 10 minutes and then a quick release before opening the pot
- Remove the bay leaves before serving, add optional garnishes and enjoy!
Notes
- Ground turkey or ground chicken can be swapped for the ground beef
- To keep the recipe keto-friendly, check the labels and buy canned goods like tomatoes without sugar and buy kielbasa low in carbs.
- For a variation with beans, swap the mushrooms for one can of kidney beans, rinsed and drained.
- There are slow cooker and stovetop instructions in the recipe post.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 388kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 25gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 1184mgFiber: 3g
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