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Well, I’m officially obsessed with my Instant Pot. I got mine about 2 months ago but have been putting off trying it out. New appliances intimidate me, especially ones with long manuals. But I put my big girl pants on and finally tried it out and I GET IT! I get why people are so obsessed with it! This chili recipe I’m sharing with you guys today is actually a recipe from back in the day! But after making it in the pressure cooker, I will never make it any other way. This tasted SO.MUCH.BETTER! And now I’m not AS scared of using my Instant Pot. Still slightly scared. But it’s so worth the fright because holy moly, it makes delicious food. I can’t wait to make more in my IP!
Ok, let’s talk about what’s important here – The Bachelor. I absolutely cannot wait for this season. I can’t wait to see what all the crying is about later on in the season. Man crying is the best. But wait, you know how all the past bachelors gave him advice? Why is Chris giving him advice? Didn’t his engagement to Whitney fail? Come on, Chris, don’t be silly. I also wish that instead of Ben and Lauren having their own tv show, it was Kaitlyn and Shawn. Who cares about Ben and Lauren? Answer, no one. No offense to them, I’m sure they are great human beings, but Shawn and Kaitlyn and their Rick & Donna on snapchat give me life. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go follow them. They are the best.
Ok, back to the best drama of the night. Corinne. The one who lives with her parents and has a nanny. And who ABC decided would be the ho-fo-sho of the show. How do you think they decide that? Do you think they interview until they find THAT one? The one that fits the mold. I can’t wait to see how that goes down. And what do you think about the girl who has already slept with Nick but showed back up on the show? Imagine that. Imagine that you had a lovely night with a person, but decided you didn’t want him to have your number, then you just started showing up on his dates, like, hiiiiiiiiiii. Do you think the producers planned this one? It’s so hard to guess what they planned and what the women decided to take on themselves as rightful embarrassment. Hard to know.
The only person I’m really into is Vanessa – the special education teacher. She had the best dress and earrings of the night and she seems like a pretty sane human being. Plus, she looks like Andy (the past bachelorette that dumped Nick) and obviously Nick is down for that.
And Raven from Hoxie looks like a dolled up version of Wednesday Addams. I wonder if she knows that. She needs to take on that roll for Halloween at some point.
Ok, I have to go shovel myself out of our house and I’m not happy about it. This 4 degree weather is not my friend. I need these trips to warmer weather to be here sooner!
Instant Pot Remake – Smoky Bacon Chili
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 6 slices of bacon, cubed
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 pound grass-fed ground beef
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 (14 ounce) can of fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can of tomato sauce
- salt and pepper, to taste
For garnish
- 1/4 cup of coconut cream
- 2 tablespoons Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing
- fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Place bacon in the basin of your instant pot then press the saute button and cooking until bacon is crispy. Remove bacon and leave behind bacon fat (I left it all but you don’t have to, you could just leave behind 2 tablespoons in you prefer). Then add garlic cloves, onion, and peppers and saute for 5 minutes.
- Lastly, add all the rest of the ingredients and mix to combine. Cook for another 5 minutes then add the bacon back to the instant pot and mix to combine.
- Press the keep warm/cancel button then secure the lid, close off the pressure valve then press the Bean/Chili button. This will cook for 30 minutes. Once the chili is done cooking, you can let it naturally release or do a quick release then stir together.
- Mix together coconut cream and ranch dressing then plop a scoop on the chili and garnish with fresh cilantro!
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I wish he kept Lauren “Hussy” on the show. Am I the only one that thought her comment about their last names was funny?! Together they are a disgusting hussy…love it.
agreed, i liked it! i just listened to a podcast talking about the first episode and they had a source that said he really didn’t like that joke and corrected her on how to pronounce his last name. talk about a debbie downer!
Can someone please articulate just how an instant pot makes food better? I’d def buy one if I could figure out just why it’s better than a swanky crock pot. Thanks!!!
instant pot is a pressure cooker (it’s also a slow cooker as well) but here is the explanation of a pressure cooker and how it cooks food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_cooking
I just got on the instant pot bandwagon, so I understand your question! I wondered the same thing myself and put off purchasing one for a while. But black friday, a friend of mine and I took the plunge and each bought one. We love them! There are a couple of benefits. The pressure cooker yields the same results on say, a tough cut of meat, cooking it into a tender delicious meat, but in a fraction of the time. Sometimes I just don’t plan ahead, but I can still cook meat even from frozen, and it comes out great. I can start it cooking, and then kind of “set it and forget it” while I tend to side dishes. I don’t have to keep an eye on it, or stir it.
Also, I found with some crock pot recipes, with ingredients like fruits or some of the chinese food recipes, they tended to kind of melt together and lose flavor if I started them before work and then came home for dinner. That doesn’t happen with the instant pot. Less cooking time, so flavor stays fresher. Chicken breast can dry out in a slow cooker, it doesn’t happen with an instant pot.
It really does replace numerous appliances, it can be used as a rice cooker also, and can still function as a slow cooker. It really does live up to the hype!
Also – the saute function is the bomb! With a crockpot, if you want to brown the meat first, or cook bacon like in this recipe, it requires another pan. With the instant pot, you get to literally do it all in one pot. Plus you have the browning from the sauteing that adds another level of flavor.
Another thing is, I really think that with the pressure, the foods absorb more of the seasonings. I have found foods just come out tasting better. I made a Ropa Vieja that was just delicious, even though it was the same recipe I’ve used before.
I’ve used it to “bake” sweet potatoes, which took a lot less time than the oven, so dinner took a lot less time to prepare, and I didn’t heat up the whole kitchen, another big plus. While it is really “steaming” them (the skins are wet, not dry and crispy like they are in the oven), it really seemed to have more flavor! My daughter was scraping the last of the sweet potato off the skins, when she usually just eats the middle and leaves a lot of sweet potato still attached to the skins.
I’ve only had mine for a couple of weeks, but I’m already a huge fan. The IP has all the benefits of slow cooking, but so many more options!! I’m really looking forward to more of Juli’s IP recipes, and I can’t wait to try this chili!!
Yay! I am over the top excited that you’ve embraced the IP!!! I love mine and cannot wait to try your new (old) recipe!!!
i love my instant pot !!!! I pretty much now only cook in my cast iron skillet and instant pot. It still scares me though, so I put up a gate going into the kitchen so the kids and dog can’t go in while the IP is cooking. Just incase it explodes.
I just got an isntant pot and am loving it! Can’t wait to try this
it’s awesome, huh?!
Sooooo glad you now have an instant pot to teach us all how to make delicious things in it. That manual is not very explanatory! So far, I have been successful at wings and beans and using it as a traditional slow cooker.
Also, Bachelor isn’t all that attractive… and who has a one night stand, doesn’t provide a number, goes back on a show the one night stand stars on and says she’s there for the “right” reasons?
haha i found that too, i looked at other peoples explanations to understand how to use it correctly!
I can’t live without my Instant Pot!!!! Keep these great recipes coming please!
I’m struggling to get chicken to come out right in the instant pot. Last night mine was chewy :-O
Are you taking on any chicken recipes? Hoping you can lead the way!
someday!
This looks amazing. Dumb question, though, did you brown the ground beef first or put it in uncooked? I have a similar chili recipe that uses a can of pumpkin and it is so tasty!
yes, you’re browning the beef when you add all the rest of the ingredients and cook for 5 minutes!
Thanks! my husband wondered the same thing. The directions didn’t state it specifically and my man needs those details ????.
Got my Instapot in November and slowly getting braver with it. Try nom nom paleo’s kalua pork, it is hands down the best shredded pork I’ve ever had, made in 75 minutes!! I also steamed spaghetti squash in 8 minutes last night. I’m trying this recipe tonight but I wanna throw in a sweet potato. I’m assuming it will cook completely in the timeline but I’ll let you know.
Also! So happy Bachelor is back. Its the highlight of January, well that and reading your rants about it. Love love Love it!!