The perfect Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli - rich from cocoa powder and packed with flavour, it's quick and simple to make.
Gotta love a good ole chilli recipe, right? and this Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli will not fail to disappoint.
Okay okay - it doesn't actually contain any chocolate but instead some cocoa powder, but it adds the same richness to the sauce as grating in a bit of good quality chocolate.
If you haven't yet tried a chilli recipe with added chocolate. Give this a try!!.
Wait!! What's an Instant Pot?, I hear you say.
Instant Pot is a brand of multi-function pressure cooker. It's one of my favourite cooking appliances. I love this thing so much, that I almost use it EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.
It is basically a 7in1 cooker, and it slow cooks, pressure cooks, saute’s, has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge and even makes yoghurt (I haven’t tried that yet).
Wondering what else you can cook in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker? Check out some of these recipes:
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- HAM AND SPINACH EGG BITES
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You might look at the ingredients list and think gosh that's a lot of ingredients, but good chilli really does need the right blend of spices and most of those spices are items that we have in our store cupboard.
There are no kidney beans or any kind of beans in my Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli - mainly because the kids prefer it without, but if you like your chilli with beans, feel free to add some in.
Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli is delicious served with a variety of different things from rice, sweet potato fries, regular fries on a baked potato or even with some salad.
For me, though my favourite is a chilli bowl, it's perfect and feels like a real treat. Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli, a little bit of avocado fresh chopped tomatoes, chopped cilantro and spring onion, some grated cheddar, a little bit of soured cream.
Lastly, I use my PERFECT CHIPS recipes and make some yummy crispy potato slices, that are perfect for dipping into the chilli, a little mouthful of everything in the bowl all at once and it's a flavour explosion in your mouth. Just follow the recipe for the chips, but instead of slicing into chips, cut into rounds.
How can I add a ⅓ vegetables to this Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli?
One of my favourite things to serve with some chilli when I want to add somevegetables is these Roasted Paprika Butternut Squash - really delicious and the flavours go so well together. A nice big mixed salad is also great with chilli. You could even serve with some Roasted Cauliflower Rice.
Kitchen Items I used for this Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli
- Kitchen Scales
- Measuring Spoons
- Wooden Spoon
- Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
- Chopping Board
- Measuring Jug or cups
- Santoku Knife
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Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli
The perfect Instant Pot Chocolate Chilli - rich from cocoa powder and packed with flavour, it's quick and simple to make.
Ingredients
- 500g (17.5oz) of extra lean ground beef
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeno, deseeded and chopped
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 4 tbs of tomato paste
- 800g (28oz) of chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup (240ml) of beef stock
- 1 level tbs (5g) of 100% cocoa powder
- 1 tbs of paprika
- 1 tbs cumin
- 1 tbs chilli powder
- ½ tbs of oregano
- 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika (if you don't like a slight smokey flavour, omit)
- 1 teaspoon of onion powder
- pinch of cayenne (optional) for extra heat
- cooking oil spray
- salt and black pepper
- chopped spring onions and coriander (cilantro)
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to saute mode.
- Once it displays hot, add beef and brown, remove and set aside
- Spray with a little spray oil, and the onion, peppers and garlic and fry for approx 2 minutes, deglaze with a teeny bit of the stock if needed.
- Add back in the beef along with in the jalapeño, zucchini, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, broth, cocoa powder and spices and stir to combine.
- Add lid (close valve if not self sealing).
- Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes and once it has finished cooking allow pressure to release naturally.
- Sprinkle with chopped spring onions and coriander
- Serve with your choice of sides!!
- Enjoy!!
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 246Total Fat 5.1gSaturated Fat 1.7gCholesterol 72mgSodium 332mgCarbohydrates 20.3gFiber 3.9gSugar 13gProtein 32.3g
Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only. Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information.
Helen macleod says
Just made this chilli in my new instant pot. It went into burn setting so I had to continue cooking on the hob. Have you had this problem? How might I stop it happening. It also happened with the coconut chicken curry.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Helen, I am not sure why that is happening, I've never had the burn notice on my instant pot. I have heard of the newer models being super sensitive, I have the duo and the ultra (I love mine so much I bought two) and it has never happened to me. I would ensure that nothing is stuck to the bottom of the pan when you set it to pressure cook. You may want to try adding it a little bit extra liquid (not too much otherwise what you are making will be too liquidy). Also, ensure you have measured all ingredients in the recipes correctly and all ingredients are well mix/combined together.
Nicola says
Made this tonight and it was absolutely fab! Will definitely by making again!
Sara Brown says
Is the 800g chopped tomatoes - tinned chopped tomatoes or fresh?
Thanks Sara
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
They are tinned
Jan Preshous says
I have just made this for the first time and it is absolutely delicious, I did cut down on the quantity of chilli powder, but the addition of cocoa powder has given it a deep richness, gorgeous.
Nathan says
Can I swap the zuchinni/courgette with say finely chopped carrots and Swede. I am allergic to courgettes
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
yes sure, or just omit. Enjoy!!
Clare Rogers says
Can this be cooked on the hob as I dont have an instant pot? Thanks
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
yes, if you check out the notes section of the recipe, I have give tips for converting to stove top there 🙂
Robert W says
Just made this now in my new Ninja Foodi.
Started a new diet, even though I haven't finished the last one, and this chili is super tasty. Very easy to prepare and very moreish.
I will be checking out your other recipes for sure.
Many thanks.