Healthy Instant Pot Ground Chicken Chili Meal Prep Recipe for the Week
This is a delicious and healthy ground chicken chili recipe that you can make in an Instant Pot pressure cooker. This recipe is perfect for those days when you want to eat a healthy bowl of chili. The best part is that you can freeze this recipe and have it ready for those days that you crave a hot bowl of chili. All you have to do is warm this recipe up in the microwave for a few minutes.
Instant Pot Healthy Chicken Chili Meal prep recipe.
5 servings of this delicious high protein Chicken Chili meal prep recipe for the week. This recipe has around 564 calories per bowl, 5 grams of fat, 51 grams of carbohydrates, and 69.5 grams of protein. The total calories in this recipe are around 2819.5 calories. I divided 2819 by five to get 564 calories per serving.
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Ingredients for this Healthy Ground Chicken Chili Recipe – Instant Pot Chicken Chili
This recipe is easy to make and only takes 35 minute cook time in the Pressure Cooker compared to 4 hours in the slow cooker. This super easy to make Healthy Ground Chicken Chili Recipe is made with simple ingredients. It has a mixture of fresh and canned ingredients. This recipe is full of flavor and easy to make.
Here are the ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- 2 lbs (32 oz) Lean Ground Chicken
- 2 Cans of Kidney Beans
- 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 Can Black Beans
- 2 Cups Chopped Yellow Peppers
- 1 Cup Chopped Red Onion
- 1 Tbsp Chili Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Chili Flakes
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 Tbsp Cumin Powder
- 1/2 Tbsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 Tbsp Salt
How to make Healthy Ground Chicken Chili in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
This is a quick Instant Pot meal prep recipe that you can make for the week. This recipe makes five Chicken Chili bowls that are full of flavor. You can make this entire recipe in less than an hour. This is the perfect meal prep recipe because it will never have to worry about eating dried up meals.
Here are the instructions for this Healthy Ground Chicken Recipe:
- Start by slicing all of the vegetables for this recipe. Next, take out your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and set it to Sauté.
- Add the ground chicken to the pot and cook until meat is brown. This should take around 5 to 10 minutes.
- Once the chicken is cooked add the following ingredients: kidney beans, diced tomatoes, black beans, bell peppers, and red onion. Mix everything together.
- Finally it time to add the spices: chili powder, chili flakes, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper, and salt to the pot and mix together.
- Cover the top and set it for 35 minutes. After 35 minutes, release the pressure and transfer to 5 meal prep mugs or glass bowls. Top it with your favorite topping like shredded cheese.
Ingredient Substitution
There are a few ingredients that you can substitute in this recipe to make your own. Depending on how spicy you want this recipe you can add more chili flakes.
Lean Ground Pork: If you are not a fan of ground chicken like I am, you can replace it with a lean ground pork. This will also give the chili great flavor.
Beans: You can add whatever type of beans that you like to this recipe.
Vegetables: If you want to add more vegetables to this recipe, you can add corn, squash, and or sweet potato to this recipe.
More Healthy Instant Pot Recipe Ideas
Instant Pot Healthy Spaghetti Meal Prep Recipe
Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
Low Carb Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Meal Prep tools for this Recipe
Corningware 20 Ounce Blueberry Meal Mug With Vented Lid – 4 Pack
Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 35 minutes |
Passive Time | 20 minutes |
Servings |
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- 2 lbs (32oz) ground chicken breast
- 2 cans Kidney Beans
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 can Black Beans
- 2 cups Chopped Bell Pepper
- 1 can Red Onion
- 1 Tbsp Chili Powder
- 1/2 Tbsp Chili Flakes
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 Tbsp Cumin Powder
- 1/2 Tbsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 Tbsp Salt
Ingredients
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- Start by slicing all of the vegetables for this recipe. Next, take out your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and set it to Sauté.
- Add the ground chicken to the pot and cook until meat is brown. This should take around 5 to 10 minutes.
- Once the chicken is cooked add the following ingredients: kidney beans, diced tomatoes, black beans, bell peppers, and red onion. Mix everything together.
- Finally it time to add the spices: chili powder, chili flakes, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper, and salt to the pot and mix together.
- Cover the top and set it for 35 minutes. After 35 minutes, release the pressure and transfer to 5 meal prep mugs or glass bowls. Top it with your favorite topping like shredded cheese.
Healthy Ground Chicken Chili Recipe Meal Prep
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