Healthy One-Pot Meal: Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Chili

This fusion chicken chili uses a tomato base instead of a cream base. I was inspired by a similar chili that my friend made once and I loved the combination of chicken and maintaining traditional chili flavors. I used whole (home grown!!!) tomatoes to infuse this dish with summer flavor and you can definitely level up or down the spice level to meet your preferences.

Instant pot chicken chili for an easy, nourishing from scratch meal.

Healthy One-Pot Meal: Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Chili

In less than 30 minutes you can have a sensational spicy chicken chili made with just one dish – the instant pot! This chicken chili has a tomato based and can be tweaked to increase or decrease the spice level to your preferences. Enjoy on a busy week night or when hosting the next game day event!
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Equipment

  • 1 Pressure cooker Instant Pot or similar appliance

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken breast cubed or whole breasts
  • 6 large peeled whole tomatoes 28oz can, or 28 oz can of diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 15 oz can kidney beans rinsed & drained
  • 2/3 c medium picante sauce
  • 4 oz can diced green chiles medium spice
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1.5 tsp cumin
  • 1.25 tsp chili powder
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • pinch of red chile pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp pepper with more to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat instant pot to high on “sauté” mode. Coat bottom on pot with oil.
  • Sauté onions till translucent. Add garlic and stir till fragrant.
  • Add in whole tomatoes and cook down until crushed. Or add in your canned tomatoes and stir into onions.
  • Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
  • Cover with lid and instant pot to 15 minutes high pressure with steam release closed. Then allow pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes before removing lids.
  • If you use whole chicken breasts, remove and shred in a separate bowl. Return to pot and stir to combine.
  • Serve with your favorite toppings!
Course: Dinner, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chicken Chili, Chili, Tomato base chili
Servings: 6

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