Pressure Cooker Chili

I have talked to several people about pressure cooking food. I am always amazed that so many think the pressure cooker is taboo when it comes to making a delicious meal. 

I do understand their fear about the cooker exploding or blowing up in their face. I had the same thoughts and for years, I refused to use one also. But today, the pressure cookers have so many safety 


features on them, it is nearly impossible for one to explode.

  I have a couple different ones but my go too cooker is this QVC

CooksEssentials 6 qt. Round Digital Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker

This pressure cooker does it all. You can brown, sauté, steam, and slow cook in it.

Make it fast. Whip up mouthwatering meals in no time with this Cook's Essentials(R) six-quart stainless steel pressure cooker. Its simple, multifunction panel puts you in control with adjustable pressure settings and modes, so you can cook chicken, roasts, stews--even desserts--quickly and easily. Just select the settings that are right for your meal, lock the lid into place, and set the timer. It's that simple!

Imagine all the things you could be doing while dinner cooks itself. 11 pre-set functions provide the flexibility you need to prepare your family's favorite recipes without being tied to the stove, plus the Automatic Keep Warm feature lets you dig in whenever you want.

• Includes 1000W six-quart pressure cooker, glass lid, and recipe booklet with 40 recipes
• Stainless steel exterior, round chassis
• Functions: Vegetables/Fish, Potatoes, Rice, Soup/Stew, Beef/Meat, Chicken, Beans/Chili, Slow Cook, Brown/Saute, Steam, Keep Warm
• LED digital control panel
• Programmable timer; 24 hour delay timer with memory function
• Manually set cook time up to 99 minutes, or up to 9.5 hours for slow cook function
• Automatic Keep Warm feature
• Nonstick inner cooking pot

I have decided to cook and share some of my recipes I am using in the pressure cooker. I love that you can put in a frozen chicken, pork or beef and 3o minutes later have a wonderful dinner. You can just throw in spices, veggies, potatoes, or whatever you wish and in just a little bit, dinner is served. 

The first thing I am going to share is my Pressure Cooker Chili. Not two or 3 hours simmering it. Once pressure is up, it is ready in as little as 25 minutes YUM!

Pressure Cooker Chili

This Chili is easy to make and very delicious. Don's word for it was, "awesome". He loves it. You can make it your own by adding in things you like or taking out things you don't like. More or less spices. I love that this only cooks in less than 3o minutes. Quick, easy, delicious. Three of my favorite things in a dish. 

INGREDIENTS:

Put olive oil in bottom of cooker and heat up

Add onions, yellow and red bell pepper. Cook 

about 4-6 minutes 

Add garlic. Cook for a couple more minutes

Add hamburger and italian sausage

Break up with spoon

Cook until brown

Add chili powder

Oregano

and cumin

Mix in 

Add tomato paste 

beer

3 kinds of beans

tomatoes

Mix well

Set pressure cooker for 25 minutes

Delicious meal. Just add shredded cheese, chopped green onions, and sour cream if desired. 

Recipe:

Pressure Cooker Chili

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large red onion, diced
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
1 medium yellow bell pepper, diced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
8 ounces Italian sausage, casing removed (I buy it already ground up)
1/4 cup chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
One 4-ounce can tomato paste
One 12-ounce bottle beer
One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes ( I use Rotel diced tomatoes with green chiles)
One 14-ounce can diced tomatoes ( I use diced tomatoes with rosemary and oregano)
One 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
One 15-ounce can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
One 15-ounce can chili beans, drained and rinsed ( I used mild)
Garnishes:
Shredded Cheddar
Sour cream
Chopped green onions
Directions
Add the olive oil to cooker.  Once hot, add the onions and peppers and saute until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until just fragrant. Stir in the beef and sausage, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon, and cook until browned, about 6 minutes.

Drain the beef mixture through a colander if needed. Add it back to the cooker and stir in the chili powder, cumin and oregano. Stir the tomato paste into the beef mixture Cook for about 2 minutes. ; this will "toast" it and give the chili more flavor. Add the beer and stir up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. then add the diced tomatoes and beans. Put lid on cooker and set for 25 minutes. 
Remove lid, serve and enjoy!
Top with shredded cheese, sour cream and chopped green onions before serving.
 

 I served this with cornbread and carrots

Enjoy!

xoxo
Lenetta