Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Taco Chili

Your favorite taco flavors in a chili! Using simple ingredients including a homemade seasoning, this slow cooker or Instant Pot recipe is easy & healthy.

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Updated 2018 with IP instructions

This is another super easy slow cooker recipe. You literally just dump everything in, stir and it’s good to go. I kept this version simple so think of it as a base to get you started. I encourage you to add extra ingredients to your liking. One suggestion is to load up on some vegetables. Sometimes I use bell peppers, sometimes I don’t. For the meat, you can use ground beef, turkey, chicken or pork. I browned my ground meat prior to adding it to the slow cooker so I could drain the excess grease. If you use a meat lean enough, you don’t need to do this.

This uses my homemade taco seasoning. You can use a packet if you want. HOWEVER making your own taco seasoning blend is super easy and a heck of a lot healthier. Without preaching here, if you are going to use a store-bought packet, take a look at the amount of sodium that it contains. Still want to use it? If so, that’s okay! Occasionally when I’m crunched for time I will grab a packet too. It’s not going to kill you. That being said, I bet you already have all the spices to make your own blend. I use this seasoning all the time. It’s equivalent to 1 package of store-bought.

You can easily turn this into a healthy slow cooker taco soup recipe by adding 2 cups of low-sodium broth. This is also a great freezer meal. You can also double this recipe if you’re feeding a larger crowd.

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Taco Chili

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• Author: Fit SlowCooker Queen
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hours
• Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
• Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

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Ingredients

• 1 lb ground meat
• 1 small onion, diced
• 15 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed
• 15 ounces corn, drained and rinsed
• 28 ounces diced tomatoes
• 10 ounces cans diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 2 tbsp taco seasoning
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 2 tsp oil (for IP)

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Instructions

Slow Cooker

1. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
2. Cook HIGH 2-3 or LOW 4-6.

Instant Pot

1. Set Instant Pot to the high saute setting. Once hot, add oil.
2. Add ground meat and cook until browned, 3-5 minutes, crumbling the meat as it cooks. You might need to do this in batches.  Drain fat and remove from Instant Pot.
3. Add garlic and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 4-6 minutes.
4. Stir in diced tomatoes and deglaze the bottom of the pressure cooker by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
5. tir in meat and all remaining ingredients, close and seal vent.
6. Select high pressure and set time for 20 minutes. Quick-release pressure when cook time is completed.

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Toppings – sky is the limit! Suggestions include: cheese, jalapeno, cilantro, sour cream, etc.

I used a large 6-quart slow cooker or Instant Pot for this recipe.

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