Best Instant Pot Chili Beans that are Gluten Free

Have you been wanting to make Instant Chili beans for your family and don’t know where to start?  Making Chili Beans in the Instant Pot is so easy and takes very little prep time.  You can have a delicious batch of homemade flavorful chili beans ready in no time.  Here you will learn what cooking time to use, ingredients needed and best storage/freezing techniques to make the best Instant Pot Chili Beans successfully.

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What Instant Pot size is needed for making Chili Beans?

For this recipe, I am using a 6 Quart Instant Pot. Additionally, a 3 quart Instant Pot would work in this recipe too.  If you are going to quadruple this recipe, which I have done may times, then I like to use my 8 Quart Instant Pot. 

 A large batch is great for taking to potlucks, having guests over, or freezing in containers.  Let me tell you, this Instant Pot Chili Bean recipe is a huge life safer for those hectic days when I am too busy with kids activities or feel to exhausted to cook!     

Ingredients Needed for Instant Pot Beef Chili with Beans

So you know, this recipe is inspired by my original Homemade Recipe with Chili Beans and Pioneer Woman’s  Simple Perfect Chili which can be found on Food Network or in her cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks Dinnertime (one of my all-time favorite cookbooks).  

My original recipe is a more soup type of chili and my son requested a chunkier, stick to your ribs chili.  Therefore, I combined the best of both recipes by keeping my flavor base of my original recipe and the chunkiness of Pioneer Woman’s Recipe,  tweaked them for the Instant Pot and made the Best Tasting Instant Pot Beef Chili Recipe! 

Here is what you need to buy (scroll below for full recipe):

• avocado oil (mild cooking oil)
• yellow onion
• ground beef (preferably grass fed or organic)
• tomato sauce
• Trader Joes Taco Seasoning Mix or favorite chili powder
• ground cumin
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• molasses
• Gluten Free Tamari
• kidney beans
• great northern beans
• Kettle & Fire Chicken Bone Broth or Homemade Chicken Broth
• salt 
• corn flour or masa harina

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Tips for Making Instant Pot Chili Recipe with Canned Beans

Making Instant Pot Chili Beans is very easy.  Here are some tips below so you are successful in making your first batch of Instant Pot Chili Beans:

• Have all your ingredients ready near your Instant Pot.  
• Open your cans first so everything is ready.  
• Before pressing the sauté button, have your onion and garlic minced. 
• Once you hit the sauté button, the Instant Pot gets really hot and it goes really fast from here so having everything prepped is a smart idea!
• When cooking the ground beef, break up all the pieces of meat into bite sized pieces with a wooden spoon.
• While Instant Pot is cooking, prep your toppings (see below for best chili bean topping ideas ).
• After adding ingredients, put on your lid and turn it to the lock position. Then, make sure the pressure release handle needs to be in the sealing position.
• When your cooking time is done, let it sit for at least 10 minutes before moving the pressure release (steam release) handle to the venting position.  When doing this, use an oven mitt or wooden spoon so the steam does not burn your hand.  
• When releasing the pressure handle, make sure that steam release vent is away from a cabinet.  It will release steam and make your cabinet moist. 

How long to cook Instant Pot Chili Beans?

There are 2 settings for cooking Instant Pot Chili Beans.  The first way is to manually set the timer.  First, press the manual mode button, then push the + sign until the timer reaches 15 minutes.  Once the timer is done, allow the pressure to release naturally, or release it after 10 minutes. 

On the other hand, you can just push the bean/chili button, and press the – button until the timer gets to 15 minutes and let it cook.  

Best toppings for Instant Pot Beef Chili

Toppings are the best part when eating chili.  I like to make a topping bar so everyone can serve themselves what they like.  Here are some of my family’s favorite chili toppings:

• organic sour cream or 
• Homemade Dairy Free Sour Cream
• chopped cilantro
• sliced serrano chilis or jalapeños
• Trader Joes Organic Corn Dippers
• minced red onions
• lime wedges
• cubed avocado
• Organic Valley Mexican Blend Finely Shredded Cheese

What recipes go well with Instant Pot Chili Beans?

Gluten Free Vegan Cornbread (cornbread is always a great idea!)

Paleo Harvest Muffins (great alternative to cornbread muffins)

Flakey Paleo Biscuits (like KFC style biscuits)

Grain Free Death by Chocolate Zucchini Bread (excellent simple dessert)

How to store Instant Pot Beef Chili Beans

Chili Beans always taste better the longer they sit in the fridge so making a double or even quadruple batch is always a great idea.  The extra time in the fridge allows the flavor of the spices to soak into the meat, allowing the mixture to develop a thicker, more sumptuous texture.

• Refrigerate chili within 2 hours of bringing it to room temperature
• Store your chili beans in glass storage containers, plastic absorbs the smell and color of chili, plus, glass keeps food fresh longer. 
• Your chili beans will keep fresh up to 4 days in the fridge
• Instant Pot Chili Beans can last 4-6 months in the freezer
• Defrost chili beans in the fridge over night and add chicken broth when re-heating if it is too thick. 

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How To Make Instant Pot Chili Beans (Recipe Below)

Instant Pot Chili Beans Recipe

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• Author: Ester Perez
• Total Time: 25 mins plus time to come to pressure and release
• Yield: 6 servings 1x

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Have you been dying to make Instant Pot Chili Beans? This delicious Instant Pot Beef Chili Recipe is fast and easy to make! Get tips, cooking times & more!

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Ingredients

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• 2 Tablespoons avocado oil (mild cooking oil)
• 1 small yellow onion, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground beef (preferably grass fed or organic)
• One 8 ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon Trader Joes Taco Seasoning Mix or favorite chili powder (add more if desired)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon molasses
• 1 Tablespoon Gluten Free Tamari
• One 15 ounce can kidney beans
• One 15 ounce can great northern beans
• 1/4 cup Kettle & Fire Chicken Bone Broth or Homemade Chicken Broth
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt 
• 2 Tablespoons corn flour or masa harina

Optional Toppings: 

• organic sour cream or 
• Homemade Dairy Free Sour Cream
• chopped cilantro
• sliced serrano chilis
• Trader Joes Organic Corn Dippers
• minced red onions
• lime wedges
• Organic Valley Mexican Blend Finely Shredded Cheese

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Instructions

1. First open all your cans so they are ready to go, get all your ingredients next to the Instant Pot. Next, chop your onion and garlic. 
2. Add oil to Instant Pot, press sauté mode and add onion and garlic.  Sauté 2-3 minutes. 
3. Add ground beef and cook through, breaking up any big chunks into bite sized pieces. 
4. Add tomato sauce, taco seasoning, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, molasses, gluten free Tamari, kidney beans, great northern beans and salt. Stir well. 
5. Place lid and turn to seal. Place pressure release handle to SEALING POSITION.
6. Press MANUAL button to high pressure.  Press the + button to 15 minutes. 
7. While the chili beans are cooking, prep your toppings.  Slice lemon wedges, Serrano chilis, mince you onion and chop the cilantro.  I place these in small bowls with spoons so everyone can serve themselves. Place your corn chips in a big bowl. 
8. Once the Chili Beans are done cooking, allow them to naturally release for 10 minutes. With an oven mitt, release the pressure handle to the VENTING POSITION. Make sure the steam is not facing your cabinet because it may release a lot of moisture and get your cabinets wet.  
9. When opening the lid, be sure to open it AWAY FROM YOU.   A lot of steam will come out and you want it to avoid your face. 
10. Now place the chili back to sauté mode. To thicken chili, add corn flour and chicken broth to a small bowl, stir and add to chili beans.  Stir until it thickens, about 3 minutes.  Turn off sauté mode and place chili on KEEP WARM setting.
11. When plating, serve with a large plate on the bottom and a small bowl on top.  That way everyone can put their corn chips around the bowl. 

Notes

(See blog post for tips and topping ideas)

• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

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Ester Perez

I’m a loving wife, mother of two healthy children, and I am obsessed with teaching people how to make delicious and mouth-watering gluten-free/Paleo friendly foods that nurture your gut!

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