Whole30 + Keto Instant Pot Chili
Whole30 + Keto Instant Pot Chili Recipe + Video – 8g net carbs! A low carb perfect beef and vegetable no bean chili made in the instant pot! Paleo, gluten free, grain free, dairy free, sugar free, clean eating, real food.
I can’t decide which is more exciting: how delicious this chili is, or how easy it is to make.
Actually, it might be how unbelievably healthy it is. This whole30 + keto instant pot chili tastes like the chili of your dreams, but has no beans or sugar!
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Ingredients in Whole30 + Keto Instant Pot Chili
The real star of this chili is the beef. I get my organic, pasture raised, hormone + antibiotic free ground beef from ButcherBox. The taste can’t be beat!
Along with the ground beef I’m adding in tons of vegetables in all the colors of the rainbow. Onion, celery, zucchini, squash, bell peppers, canned tomatoes.
For spice I’m using canned diced green chiles, chili powder, cumin, oregano and smoked paprika. This is a mild spice, my kids are totally fine eating this. If you want more spice, add in more diced green chiles and chili powder. Maybe even cayenne!
Whole30 + Keto Instant Pot Chili No Beans
One thing this chili does not have is beans, which keeps in whole30 compliant + keto friendly. With all the ground beef and vegetables, you don’t even notice!
For fun toppings, I like serving mine topped with sliced avocado and some chopped cilantro.
Whole30 + Keto Chili Meal Prep + Freezing
The best part of this chili is that makes enough for 8 servings! So my family of 4 will have leftovers that I can use for meal prep lunches, or freeze for future dinners.
Meal prep and freezing instructions are in the recipe notes.
Watch Chili Recipe Demo Video (2:31 mins)
Whole30 + Keto Instant Pot Chili
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 1 yellow squash, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 4 ribs of celery, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, grated or finely minded
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 pounds ground beef, I get my 100% grass fed hormone + antibiotic free beef from ButcherBox, which I highly recommend!
- 2 14.5-ounce cans diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 4-ounce can diced green chiles
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup chicken stock
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat your instant pot over SAUTE. Add the avocado oil, and saute all the vegetables for 7-10 minutes until soft.
- Add the ground beef and break it up. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add in the canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, spices + chicken stock. Stir to combine.
- Close with the lid, and make sure the vent is at SEALING. Hit CANCEL, then cook on HIGH PRESSURE for 15 minutes. Will take about 10-15 minutes to reach pressure, then it will start counting down from 15. After the 15 minutes is up, do a QUICK RELEASE, where you move the valve to VENTING to release all the steam. Once all the steam is gone and the float valve has dropped, you can safely open the instant pot.
- Serve warm topped with your favorite toppings: sliced avocado, jalapeños, cilantro, etc.
- Will keep in an airtight container refrigerated for 5 days, or frozen for 6 months.
Notes
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188 Comments on “Whole30 + Keto Instant Pot Chili”
Delicious! I added two cans of kidney beans because we aren’t keto. It was really good and my whole family loved it. Will be my new go-to chili recipe. Thank you!
Hi Ashley! Thank you! So happy to hear your whole family liked it! Kidney beans are a great addition!
I love your recipes, especially this one. Comes together so quickly and tastes amazing! Thanks for all that you do
Thank you! Makes me so happy to hear this! So glad to have you here!
About how much is in one serving, for nutrition purposes?
2 cups!
So good! I doubled the veggies and bone broth to amp up the nutrition and used your ground beef hack and added a bag of cauliflower rice. It’s delicious!
I love that you doubled the veggies and added cauliflower rice Erin. Sounds very delicious and nutritious!
I found some of your keto biscuits in the freezer, Natalie, and used them as corn bread in the chili… OMG! So good! Thanks for the yummy recipes!
I love that you found biscuits in the freezer to go with them. That is perfect!
We LOVE this chili! I am even planning on making it for our Super Bowl party even though my friends aren’t Whole30/Keto. I am confident they will love it!
I love that you will be serving my chili at your Super Bowl party Holland! Yeah!
i thought squash wasn’t keto?
The yellow squash in the recipe is similar to zucchini and is Keto Yasmine. There are other squashes that are not Keto though. I sure hope you like it!
This chili was good! I didn’t even miss the beans. The only thing is that when I opened the instant pot, the chili was more watery than I wanted it. I turned the instant pot back on to sauté to get rid of some of the extra moisture and thicken it a bit. Since I had to do that, I wonder if it would’ve changed the cooking times in the instant pot?
If the consistency was to watery for you instead of cooking it longer I would slightly reduce the cooking liquid Mackenzie. So glad you didn’t miss the beans. I didn’t either! :)
This was so delicious! I was skeptical that it would still be like chilli with the zucchini and squash, but it was so yummy! I had 2 servings. Lol 😂
I think adding the extra veggies creates such a rich base to the chili and packs it with nutrients Amberlee. I love that you had 2 servings. I usually do too!
Not to be dramatic but I’d die for this Chili. I’m not a huge fun of beans, so this was absolutely perfect for me. Made it Sunday and lasted me until Friday and I will definitely be making it again soon. I was a bit skeptical of the celery but it was a nice addition. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Yeah! I love that you would die for the chili Natasha! I think I would too and no we aren’t dramatic at all! LOL! So glad you enjoyed it and had plenty of leftovers.
Wonderful! My whole family loved this chili! Will be making it often!
I love that it was a hit with your family and you will be making it again Lisa.
This is the best chili ever!! I made a few adjustments because I didn’t have any squash or celery and I don’t like zucchini, so I added two peppers and carrots with the onions, and it was delicious. Definitely going to put it in my rotation this winter!! Thank you Natalie!!
I love to hear that it was the best chili you ever made Tracie! The recipe is so versatile you can use any veggies you like. Using peppers, carrots and onions sounds like a delicious combination.
This recipe was so easy and delicious! I finely chopped the squash and zucchini so that we had the flavor but concealed the veggies. Everyone loved it. It also makes the best leftovers! Thank you!
Finely chopping the squash and zucchini is a genius way to hide the veggies Ellen! :) So glad everyone loved it.
I made this on the stovetop and it was the best chili I’ve ever made. I don’t have a great track record! Haha. Thanks!
Yeah! I am so happy the chili was the best you have ever made Laura! So glad it turned out well for you on the stovetop. I love a versatile recipe!
This was absolutely delicious!! First time I haven’t missed the beans in keto chili. The instant pot made this so easy and the flavor from the fire roasted tomatoes really set this off. This is our new chili recipe.
I too love that you don’t miss the beans at all Cody. So surprising! The Instant Pot really infuses the recipe with so much flavor.
I love this recipe – so delicious and VERSATILE! I use whatever veggies I have in the fridge and it is perfect every time! Yum!
So glad to hear it is versatile and turns out perfect each time Patty. You are so right, any veggie you have on hand will work so well!
This is my favorite chili ever! Thank you!
Yeah! So glad you enjoyed it Amanda!
Seriously the best chili! You don’t even miss the beans and it’s so veggie packed, rich, and flavorful. My grocery store didn’t have green chili’s so I used 4oz of salsa verde and it worked well too! Followed the spices to a T and it was perfect. I’ve sent this recipe to 5 people already. I can’t rave about it enough!!
I am so happy you liked my chili Natasha! Thank you so much for sharing it with your friends. Your feedback means the world to me!
How much is a serving size? I’ve not yet made it, but it’s on the plan for this week!
The recipe will make 8 servings Brittany. I sure hope you like it!
Absolutely delicious—even with me not reading cheerfully and forgetting the tomato sauce. Oops! Used some leftover pasta sauce and it was still so yummy. We have a huge bowl of leftovers and I can’t wait for lunches this week.
I love to hear that it turned out well even without the tomato sauce Sandy. LOL! So happy you had leftovers for the week!
Delicious and so easy! Great to have for leftovers. A real keeper. Thanks Natalie!
I love to hear that it was delicious and easy to make Susan. I sure hope you enjoy your leftovers! :)