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!
Servings: 6