This delicious and flavorful carne picada chili is made in the Instant Pot. This chili is ready in less than an hour but it tastes as if it has been simmering for hours on the stove.

Homemade Seasoning Mix

I always make my seasonings from scratch when making chili. There are no additives and you know exactly what you’re putting in your food! My seasoning mix is made with chili powder, cumin, onion and garlic powders, paprika, and cayenne pepper to add a little heat. You can adjust the seasonings as you see fit, this recipe makes a milder chili than spicy. You can always increase the heat with some diced jalapenos if you want!

Instant Pot Carne Picada Chili topped with cheese and green onions.

Ensuring Flavor in the Instant Pot

When making a meal in the Instant Pot and you’re expecting big flavor, it’s important to increase the seasonings more than you would on the stovetop. When cooking meat, it’s also important to allow the Instant Pot to naturally release. This prevents the meat from drying out and it helps keep the flavors in the food leaving the pot along with the steam when doing a quick release.

Carne Picada Chili

Carne Picada is usually made with minced chuck roast. I like this version because of the meatier bite you get versus using ground beef. I used roughly 2 lbs of carne picada in this chili. Anywhere from 1 pound to 2 pounds would work well with this recipe.

Yield: 4 servings

Instant Pot Carne Picada Chili

Name: Instant Pot Carne Picada Chili
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp chili powder; 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp salt; 3/4 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1-2 lbs carne picada; 16 oz black beans, drained and rinsed; 16 oz dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 14.5 oz diced tomatoes; 1 green pepper, diced; 1 onion, diced; green onions, sliced; cheese; sour cream

Delicious and easy Instant Pot Carne Picada Chili.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Natural Release 15 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

Seasoning Mix

Chili

1-2 lbs carne picada
16 oz black beans, drained and rinsed
16 oz dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
14.5 oz diced tomatoes
1 green pepper, diced
1 onion, diced

Garnish

green onions, sliced
cheese
sour cream

Instructions

Turn the Instant pot to Saute and allow to heat up.
Add the carne picada, peppers, and onion to Instant Pot and cook until no longer pink.
Add all other ingredients into Instant Pot and close lid and vent.
Set Instant Pot to Manual for 25 minutes.
After the time is up, allow Instant Pot to pressure release for 15 minutes before doing removing the lid.
Stir chili and serve with desired toppings.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Tasha Kitchen

Monday 9th of January 2023

Used recipe as inspiration. Altered seasoning slightly and used canned chili beans. It was delicious. More like stew than chili but great flavor. Didn’t have onion powder which is rare so used minced onion and added some grillmates Montreal steak seasoning and used fire roasted tomatoes. I almost always double the meat in recipes and don’t measure seasoning, just measure with my heart, usually sprinkling to cover. Would be good with cornbread but served with crackers. Will definitely make again. 5 Stars in my book.