Instant Pot or Crockpot Chili + Bacon makes about 5-6 servings Ingredients: 1…
Instant Pot or Crockpot Chili + Bacon ?
makes about 5-6 servings
Ingredients:
1.5 lbs ground beef, grass fed if possible
6-6 slices nitrate free bacon, cut into pieces
1 medium white or yellow onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves fresh garlic, minced or pressed
1 (15oz.) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15oz.) jar diced tomatoes with juice
1-2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, or to taste
2 cups beef bone broth
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, about 1/4 teaspoon each
Garnish:
a small handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
1-2 fresh jalapeño peppers, sliced to garnish
1 avocado sliced, for garnish
Crock Pot Instructions:
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until crispy, then set aside on a paper towel to absorb the excess grease, then transfer to the fridge for later.
Drain most of the fat from that same skillet, then add in your beef and cook stirring and breaking it up as it cooks, about 5-6 minutes.
Place the cooked beef together with onions, peppers, garlic, beans, chipotle peppers, diced tomatoes, and seasonings in a 3.5 quart crockpot, or larger 5 quart crockpot if doubling this recipe like I did.
Place the lid on your slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or on LOW for 6-8 hours. I really prefer cooking on LOW.
Instant Pot Instructions:
Set the Instant pot to the saute function.
Add bacon and cook until crispy, then set aside on a paper towel to absorb the excess grease, then transfer to the fridge for later.
Drain most of the fat from your pot leaving a tiny bit for FLAVOR, then add in your beef and cook stirring and breaking it up as it cooks, about 5 minutes.
Place the cooked beef together with onions, peppers, garlic, beans, chipotle peppers, diced tomatoes, and seasonings
Give everything a good stir, and set your Instant pot to pressure cook on high. Pressure cook for 15 minutes. Manually let pressure out, covering steam with a kitchen towel. (Or allow pressure release naturally.) For Serving:
Once cooked, dish into serving bowls, and equally crumble over the bacon and garnish with cilantro leaves, jalapeños and
