Instant Pot Chili (No Beans)

You'll love this Instant Pot chili recipe without beans if you either can't eat beans, or you're trying to eat lower carb. We mix in a touch of sausage for incredible flavor, and keep the chunky hearty flavors of classic chili by adding in quartered mushrooms. Literally the BEST!

You'll love this Instant Pot Texas chili without beans!

There are so many ways to make chili it can make any home chef's head spin trying to sort them all out. This is an adaption of our family favorite recipe we've been making for at least 15 years. You will NOT even miss the beans at all, quartered mushrooms make a fantastic swap.

You can make our 30 minute low carb pressure cooker chili in that's made with easy to find ingredients, has a bold hearty flavor, and is easy to adapt if you want to leave something out or you're following a certain health plan.

Kielbasa sausage slices are the secret ingredient in this delicious version, you can lighten things up by using turkey kielbasa, or you can skip them entirely.

What you'll need

• lean ground beef - you can swap this for ground turkey or ground chicken
• Kielbasa sausage (use a brand without fillers or added sugar to keep it keto and paleo)- sliced in half and then slice each section into ½" pieces. Turkey kielbasa would be a great option to lighten up the recipe.
• olive oil or another neutral cooking oil
• chopped sweet onion - yellow onion or red onion is just fine
• chopped green pepper - a red bell pepper, orange, or yellow works too. Use what you have.
• cloves garlic, minced - fresh, jar garlic, or frozen minced Dorot cubes.
• mushrooms, quartered - crimini or white button mushrooms
• diced tomatoes in juice (no sugar added) 
• tomato sauce (no sugar added) 
• seasonings- dried bay leaves, fine sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, chili powder, dried oregano
• Garnishes (optional)- sour cream, crumbled cheese crisps, shredded cheese, cilantro, or avocado

How to make Keto Instant Pot beef chili

Step 1. Prep the ingredients. Dice the onion and pepper, mince the garlic, chop the mushrooms into quarters, and slice the kielbasa.

Step 2. Saute the meats. Turn your Instant Pot to sauté high, add 1 T olive oil and cook the ground beef and kielbasa until the ground beef is cooked through. 

Step 3. Add the remaining ingredients, which include the diced green pepper, diced onion, quartered mushrooms, minced garlic, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, and cayenne pepper. Combine.

Step 4. Pressure Cook.

Set your instant pot to manual (or pressure cook, depending on your model) for 20 minutes. Do a natural release for 10 minutes and then a quick release before opening the pot.

Remove the bay leaves before serving, add optional garnishes, and enjoy!

Crock-pot version

1. Saute the ground beef (or ground turkey) until it's cooked. Drain the grease. Add the meat to the slow cooker.
2. Cut the kielbasa into ½″ slices and then cut each slice again in half. Cook until the sausage is lightly browned, drain the grease, and put the sausage into the slow cooker.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and mix gently with a spoon until combined.
4. Cook on low in a crockpot for 8 hours or until done.
5. Be sure to remove the bay leaves before serving.

Stovetop

1. Saute the ground beef (or turkey) until cooked through, drain, and set aside.
2. Cut the kielbasa into ½″ slices and then cut each slice again in half. Cook until the sausage, onions, and green onion until lightly browned. 
3. Add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.
4. Add the ground beef and sausage back to the pin along with the remaining ingredients. Stir until combined.
5. Simmer uncovered on low for 1 hour.

Recipe tips

• Between the ground beef, kielbasa, and tomato sauce there should be enough liquid in your Instant Pot. However, if you get a burn notice, or think the liquid looks too low, you can add ½ cup of chicken broth.
• Leftovers will keep up to 5 days in the fridge or you can free them for up to 2 months.

This recipe was an instant pot adaption and keto version of the Hearty Logger's Chili with Sausage featured in the Simply Classic Cookbook. (Our favorite cookbook!)

More Chili Recipes

• White Chicken Chili
• Crockpot Turkey and Kielbasa Chili
• White Chicken Chili Instant Pot Recipe
• Keto Chili Recipe No Beans

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Recipe

Instant Pot Chili No Beans

WholeLottaYum

A quick instant pot chili without beans that includes hearty kielbasa sausage and mushrooms. This easy recipe is also low carb, gluten-free, paleo, and a keto chili recipe too. Slow cooker instructions are also included.

4.85 from 13 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Servings 8 servings

Calories 388 kcal

Equipment

• Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 12 oz kielbasa sausage
• ½ cup yellow onion diced
• 1 green pepper diced
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 cups white or cremini mushrooms quartered
• 15 oz diced tomatoes in juice no sugar added
• 15 oz tomato sauce no sugar added
• 2 dry bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• garnishes optional- sour cream, shredded cheese, avocado, cilantro, crumbled cheese crisps

Instructions

 

• Turn instant pot to high, add 1 T of olive oil and cook the ground beef kielbasa until the ground beef is cooked through (about 5-6 minutes).
• Add the remaining ingredients, which include the diced green pepper, diced onion, quartered mushrooms, minced garlic, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, and cayenne pepper.
• Mix all ingredients together
• Pressure cook on high for 20 minutes, some models might call this manual.
• Once done, do a natural release for 10 minutes and then a quick release before opening the pot
• Remove the bay leaves before serving, add optional garnishes and enjoy!

Notes

• Ground turkey or ground chicken can be swapped for the ground beef
• To keep the recipe keto-friendly, check the labels and buy canned goods like tomatoes without sugar and buy kielbasa low in carbs.
• For a variation with beans, swap the mushrooms for one can of kidney beans, rinsed and drained.
• There are slow cooker and stovetop instructions in the recipe post. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 388kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 25gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 1184mgFiber: 3g

Keyword instant pot chili, no bean, one pot chili, pressure cooker chili

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