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Chili Mac w/Instant Pot Option

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For a fast healthy fresh meal this is an excellent option, especially using the Instant pot

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef (85% lean)
  • 1 28oz can crushed tomato in tomato sauce
  • 1 medium size onion chopped
  • 4 tablespoons of chili powder
  • 6 cloves of garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons of gound cumin
  • 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper (adjust to desired heat level)
  • 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
  • 1 16oz container of dried elbow macaroni

Directions

For Instant Pot: Set Instant pot to saute and brown hamburger add in onion and garlic during browning of hamburger. When brown add in all other ingredients (uncooked dried pasta included) to instant pot along with 5 cups of water and stir together. Set instant pot to high pressure cook for 7 minutes. Immediately release pressure when timer goes off, stir and serve.

For Stove Top: Start a pot of water boiling to cook elbow macaroni. In separate sauce pan, brown hamburger along with onion and garlic in a sauce pan. When brown add all ingredients and simmer. Add macaroni to pan of boiling water and cook till done then drain and set aside. After sauce has simmered for about 30 mins, add to drained pasta, mix sauce in till combined, then serve

Healthy Instant Pot Elk Meat Chili

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A friend gave me some of the elk meat from his last hunt. This meat is very lean and can be pretty tough. Cooking it in the instant pot makes it nice and tender. I wanted a hearty meal so I came up with this recipe from the items I had in my pantry and it came out great.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 pounds elk meat (Round steak) chopped into 1 to 1/2″ chunks
  • 2 tbsp. oil (Canola, Vegetable, or Corn oil)
  • 3 slices of finely diced bacon
  • 1 – 14 oz. cans of stewed tomatoes
  • 1 – 8 oz. can of tomato sauce
  • 1/2 – 6 oz. can of tomato paste
  • 2 cups of pinto beans (soaked overnight)
  • 6 cloves of garlic
  • 1 bell peppers diced (Green or Red)
  • 1 onions, diced
  • 2 tbsp. New Mexico chili powder
  • 1 tbsp. cumin
  • 1/2 tsp of oregano
  • 1 tsp of basil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp. Worcestershire
  • 1 tsp of crushed red chilies (I used 3 extra hot dried cayenne peppers crushed)
  • 3 tsp beef bullion powder
  • 4 cups of water
  • Additional Garlic & Onion powder and salt to taste (I added about 1 tsp of Garlic and Onion powder)

Directions

Night before, put pinto beans in bowl covered by 3″ of water. When ready to cook, set Instant Pot to sauté and add oil and Elk meat, bacon and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/4 of the diced garlic. Sauté till browned. Then add in tomato sauce and paste, chili powder, cumin, oregano, basil, Worcestershire sauce, beef bullion, and red chilies and stir. Set Instant pot to pressure cook high and cook for 40 mins. When done do quick pressure release, open instant pot and stir in the rest of the ingredients and then set for pressure cook high for 15 more minutes. When timer expires do quick pressure release and enjoy.

Instant Pot Red Chili Beef

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This is a Instant Pot recipe of my Red Chili Beef recipe with coffee added.  I recently bought one and it is really easy and quick to use and clean. This is a spicy no-beans chili made with beef, a few vegetables, and spices. It can be served with white rice if you want some carbs to go with it.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs of sirloin steak (other beef can be used also, just cook longer) cubed in about 1/2 to 3/4″ cubes
  • 1 tablespoon of cumin
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of chipotle chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of new mexico hot chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 cup of coffee (optional) water can be used
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 1 small onion diced finely
  • 5 cloves of garlic minced
  • Canola oil for frying meat (1 tablespoon)
  • 1 teaspoon flour
  • 1 8 oz can tomato sauce

Directions

Put Instant Pot on saute and let heat up for a minute or two, then add Canola oil and fry meat on 1 side till browned, then deglaze with coffee and water and cancel saute setting. Now add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Close lid and pressure valve on Instant Pot. Set for meat/stew setting and select less, then start pressure cook cycle. When done cancel and natural release pressure, now serve and enjoy.