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Cozy up to a bowl of this amazing and easy Instant Pot Turkey Chili! Packed with flavor and ready in a flash, this tasty no-bean chili is sure to become a family favorite.
Do you love the taste of a pot of chili that has simmered all day but want to cut the cooking time down to only 8 minutes? Yeah, you do!!
One of the best parts of this Instant Pot turkey chili is all the hidden veggies you’re shoving into it. If you have veggie-haters in your household they won’t even be able to tell how many are in this recipe! Suckers!
While this incredible turkey chili in the Instant Pot is cooking away, make a batch of air fryer cornbread to serve with it. And then sit back and prepare for your family to be wildly impressed with your awesomeness.
Ingredient highlights
- Butternut squash – use a fresh one or frozen and cubed butternut squash.
- Ground turkey – at most stores you’ll likely find either 93% lean/7% fat or 85% lean/15% fat. Choose which works best for you.
- Chipotle in adobo sauce (canned) – if you can’t find it, you can sub in 1/4-1/2 tsp of chipotle powder depending on how spicy you like your food.
- Vegetable juice – look for low sodium if possible.
Pro Tips/Recipe Notes
- The ground turkey chili will thicken the longer it sits, but if you’d like a super thick chili you can reduce the vegetable juice by 1/2 cup. Or, mix 2 tbsp of cornstarch with 1.5 tbsp of water, add it to the Instant Pot, and stir.
- Refrigerating leftovers: allow leftovers to fully cool and then store in an air-tight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Freezing leftovers: allow leftovers to fully cool and transfer to freezer-safe containers. Freeze for 4 hours or until fully frozen. I love using our 1 Cup Souper Cubes for chili and then transferring the frozen cubes to reusable freezer bags.
Instant Pot Turkey Chili
Cozy up to a bowl of this amazing and easy Instant Pot turkey chili! Packed with flavor and ready in a flash, this tasty no-bean chili is sure to become a family favorite.
Ingredients
- 8 oz bacon {chopped}
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- 1.5 cups vegetable juice blend
- 1 cup beef broth
- 2 cups butternut squash {cubed}
- 1 green pepper {diced}
- 1/2 cup onion {diced}
- 4 cloves garlic {minced}
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chipotle in adobo sauce
- 1 tsp cumin
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- Press "Saute" on your Instant Pot and allow it to heat up for a few minutes. Add the chopped bacon and cook until mostly browned (about 5 minutes).8 oz bacon
- Add the turkey and saute until cooked through. (about 3 minutes). Pro tip: ground turkey cooks super fast so watch it closely and stir often!2 lbs ground turkey
- Add in the vegetable juice and beef broth and deglaze (fancy term for "scrape") the bottom of the Instant Pot to remove any stuck on bits of bacon or turkey.1.5 cups vegetable juice blend, 1 cup beef broth
- Add the remainder of the ingredients. Stir.2 cups butternut squash, 1 green pepper, 1/2 cup onion, 4 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp chipotle in adobo sauce, 1 tsp cumin
- Lock the lid into place and set the steam release handle (valve on top) to "Sealing". Press Manual>High Pressure>5 minutes.
- When the chili has finished cooking, the Instant Pot will beep and switch to ”keep warm". Turn it to "off".
- Allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes and then flip the switch to "venting" to remove any remaining pressure.
- Carefully open the lid, top your chili with toppings of choice, and enjoy!
Notes
- Ground turkey – at most stores you’ll likely find either 93% lean/7% fat or 85% lean/15% fat. Choose which works best for you.
- You may also sub in 2 cups of tomato sauce but the flavor profile will change.
- If you can’t find chipotle in adobo, you can sub in 1/4-1/2 tsp of chipotle powder depending on how spicy you like your food.
Stovetop Instructions
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan cook the chopped bacon on medium heat. Cook until mostly browned.
- Add the turkey and saute until cooked through.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and cook with the lid on over low heat for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 293kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 32gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 250mgPotassium: 748mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 5030IUVitamin C: 38.7mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2.1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Love, love, love this recipe. The turkey chilli is so comforting and delish, then we topped it with all our favourite toppings. Yum.
So I was all excited to make this, but I can’t find Butternut squash. I had hoped for frozen (#lazy), but when I couldn’t find that, I was willing to put on my big girl pants and prep the real deal. But I couldn’t find that either. So, I’m gonna make it with sweet potatoes cause I have some and I really want this!
I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Ohhhh that sounds good!
This came out so good!
Despite not having any Chipotle (couldn’t find a good brand in adobo sauce and turns out I didn’t have powdered like I thought…) and using sweet potatoes instead of bnut squash, we really liked it! It did have a slightly sweet flavor (um, thank you SWEET potatoes) , but we will be fighting over the leftovers so I’ll call that a win.
But, I will be on the lookout for frozen Butternut squash and Chipotle in adobo sauce for the next batch.
Well, now I want butternut squash chili! 🙂 I’m thrilled it turned out so well!
I made this more than month ago, but hadn’t left a review! This is SUCH a great dish, and an easy way to use up that Vegetable Juice from tortilla soup recipe <– love that recipe! It's full full full of flavor and great for the chilly weather we've had (haha). I love that it has all the b-nut in it too, so delicious and packed full of good vitamins. Thank you for another great recipe!
Awww, so glad you liked it Becky! I do love the bnut squash in there for both the health factor and the flavor.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. 🙂