This recipe for Instant Pot Summer Chili is filled with vegetables readily available in the Summer months. This chili isn't heavy like your typical Fall and Winter Chili - this recipe is made with fresh veggies making it a light but flavorful meal.
Summer Vegetables
Whether you have a garden at home, buy from your local farmer's market, or at your local grocery store - there's always an abundance of zucchini (summer squash, sweet bell peppers, and sweet corn!
This summer chili is full of delicious and fresh vegetables, perfect for using up some of the abundance of produce available during the summertime!
What's in Instant Pot Summer Vegetable Chili?
- Ground beef
- Onion
- Garlic cloves
- Orange pepper
- Red pepper
- Jalapenoes
- Zucchini
- Fire roasted tomatoes
- Cannellini beans
- Black beans
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Thyme
- Paprika
- Lime zest
- Chicken broth
- Corn kernels
- Shredded cheese
- Cilantro
Instant Pot Summer Chili
This Instant Pot summer chili is made in the Instant Pot is easy enough to make but using lean ground beef makes this recipe even easier!
By using lean beef, there is no need to drain any grease after cooking the ground beef. If you what to use beef that is not lean, simply drain the grease after sauteing the meat.
After using the SAUTE feature, deglaze the pot and remove any bits of food that are stuck to the pot before pressure cooking.
This should eliminate the possibility of receiving a "burn" notice while pressure cooking as long as there is enough thin liquid in the pot while it is pressure cooking.
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Instant Pot Dump and Start Meal
This recipe is so simple to make and it takes very little time under pressure! I always chop up my veggies while browning my beef (I use lean ground beef so I don't have to drain) to get dinner on the table even quicker.
You can even make this meal ahead of time by chopping up your veggies, draining and rinsing the beans, and adding the spices into your freezer bag.
Simply shape the bag that would fit inside your inner liner and freeze. On the day of preparation, add the other ingredients and the cooking time stays the same!
*It will take a little longer than normal for the pot to come to pressure when using frozen ingredients. Either way, this is a quick meal!
📖 Recipe
Instant Pot Summer Chili
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef*
- 1 onion - diced
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 orange pepper - diced
- 1 red pepper - diced
- 2 jalapeno - seeded, diced
- 2 zucchini - small, chopped
- 1 can fire roasted tomatoes - undrained
- 1 can cannellini beans - drained, rinsed
- 1 can black beans - drained, rinsed
- 2 tablespoon cumin
- ½ tablespoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- lime zest
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup corn kernels - sweet
- Shredded cheese - for serving
- cilantro - garnish
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot or pressure cooker to SAUTE and brown ground beef.
- Deglaze Pot.
- Layer the peppers, zucchini, and onions on top of the beef.
- Top with the cumin, chili powder, garlic, paprika, thyme, and lime zest.
- Top with the beans.
- Pour in the chicken broth and top with the tomatoes. Do Not Stir!
- Close the lid and set to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK for 4 minutes.
- Allow a 10 minute pressure release.
- Set the pressure cooker to SAUTE and add in the corn kernels, cook for about 3 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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Marita says
I do not see summer squash listed in the ingredients ?
Dana says
Hi Marita!
Summer squash is zucchini - the names are interchangeable 🙂
Steffi says
Hi,
can this be adapted to slow cooker?
Dana says
Hi Steffi,
I am sure it could be but I am not sure about the timing because I have not done it myself.
KIMBERLY CABRERA says
Super delicious & so easy to prepare. I didnt have cannellini beans so I used pinto. I will definitely make this again. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
KIMBERLY CABRERA says
Super delicious & so easy to prepare. I didnt have cannellini beans so I used pinto. I will definitely make this again. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Eric says
I used ground turkey in place of beef. Worked great. Awesome recipe.
Dana says
Thanks for sharing Eric, I'm glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
Marie says
Dana, thank you for posting this simply lovely and extremely healthy recipe!! I don’t own an instant pot but your post has prompted me to get one just so I can try your BEAUTIFUL recipe!!! Love your site…defiantly will bookmark and visit often🙂