Ingredients for Single Meal
- 1 - lb(s) ground beef
- 1 - Tbsp minced onion
- 1 - tsp garlic powder
- 2 - green bell pepper(s)
- 1 - 15 oz. can(s) diced tomatoes
- 1 - 6 oz. can(s) tomato paste
- 1 - 15 oz. can(s) black beans
- 1 - 15 oz. can(s) red kidney beans
- 2 - tsp minced garlic
- 1 - Tbsp chili powder
- - Salt and pepper
- 1 - cup(s) hot water**
- Side: - corn tortilla chips**
- Side: - fruit**
- 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal
- Brown the ground beef with the minced onion and garlic powder. Drain and add to pressure cooker insert.
- Seed and chop the green bell peppers.
- Open, drain, and rinse the black beans and red kidney beans.
- Add the chopped bell peppers, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, black beans, red kidney beans and minced garlic to the ground beef mixture.
- Stir together and stir in the chili powder, salt and pepper and hot water.
- Steam valve: Sealing.
- Pressure Cook: Manual/High for 15 minutes.
- Release: Natural or Quick.
- Prepare the fruit.
- Serve Instant Pot Green Pepper Chili with fruit and chips.
Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions
- Brown 2 lbs. ground beef with 2 Tbsp minced onion and 2 tsp garlic powder.
- Seed and chop 4 green bell peppers.
- Open 2 cans of diced tomatoes. Open 2 cans of tomato paste.
- Open, drain and rinse 2 cans of black beans and 2 cans of red kidney beans.
To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie in a round bowl/dish, add the following ingredients:
- Half of the browned ground beef
- Half of the chopped green bell peppers
- Half of the canned diced tomatoes
- Half of the canned tomato paste
- Half of the canned black beans, drained
- Half of the canned red kidney beans, drained
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- Salt and pepper
Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.
Freeze & Thaw Instructions
Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to pressure cooker insert with hot water and pressure cooking.
Special notes
Add 5-10 minutes of pressure cooking time, if cooking from completely frozen or partially frozen. Note that preheat time and release time may vary by appliance. See myfreezeasy.com/pressurecooker for more tips and tricks.
Dairy-Free Modifications
Recipe is dairy-free when served with dairy-free sides.
Gluten-Free Modifications
Recipe is gluten-free when served with gluten-free sides.
Printable Label Recipe Title
Instant Pot Green Pepper Chili
Printable Label Instructions
Thaw, add hot water to Instant Pot and then add contents of baggie. Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes with sealed valve; then natural release.
Serve with fruit and chips.
