Showing posts with label Chili. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chili. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili


Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili is the perfect soup for this cold weather that has extended into February.  It's also a healthy chili, packed with sweet potatoes, meat, and stewed tomatoes from our garden.


Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili, Hearty, easy meal, Chasing Saturday's

This was my first time trying this chili, it is so hearty! You couldn't help but have seconds. I like adding the cauliflower to this soup.  It was a great addition! 

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili, Hearty, easy meal, Chasing Saturday's

Kids are keeping us pretty busy with basketball games and practices.  I guess it gives us something to do during the winter, before it starts to stay lighter later in the evening.  Then we know baseball and softball is closer. 

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili, Hearty, easy meal, Chasing Saturday's


In the past week, we have added one more to our family, a yellow lab puppy. She is nine weeks old now.  The kids are so excited to have her around! 



Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili, Hearty, easy meal, Chasing Saturday's

 Preparing this Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili was so easy in the Instant Pot.  I cooked it on Manual for 15 minutes. It tasted so good, like it had been cooking on the stove top all day! 

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili, Hearty, easy meal, Chasing Saturday's

 Make sure to add your favorite topping on this soup. I added cilantro, cheese, and tortilla strips. 


Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili, Hearty, easy meal, Chasing Saturday's



INSTANT POT SWEET POTATO CHIPOTLE CHILI
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INGREDIENTS FOR INSTANT POT SWEET POTATO CHIPOTLE CHILI
1 pound hamburger
1 chopped onion
1 minced garlic
2 1/2 cups broth
4 cups (32 ounces) stewed tomatoes
4 cups chopped sweet potatoes, 2-3 large sweet potatoes
2 chipotles, chopped
3 cups of chopped or riced cauliflower 
1 chopped red pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp Chugwater chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT SWEET POTATO CHIPOTLE CHILI
1. Using the Brown setting on the Instant Pot, brown hamburger in Instant Pot with chopped onions and garlic.

2. Peel and chop sweet potatoes. Place in a glass bowl, add 1/8 cup water, and put in the microwave on High for 2 minutes.

3. When the hamburger is ready, add the chicken broth, stewed tomatoes, sweet potatoes, chipotles, cauliflower, cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir.

 4. Secure lid to Instant Pot, make sure steam valve is closed.

6. Set to Manual/Cook for 15 minutes.

7. Natural release for 10, then quick release.


NOTE ON INSTANT POT SWEET POTATO CHIPOTLE CHILI
This could be also prepared in the Crock Pot on Low for 4-5 hours, or on High for 3-4 hours.

Use your favorite meat, hamburger, pork, chicken or turkey.

Top with cheese, cilantro, tortilla chips.



Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili, Hearty, easy meal, Chasing Saturday's











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Crystal Kellner
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Instant Pot Chugwater Chili

Instant Pot Chugwater Chili


Chili is a favorite of ours in the winter time.  It is a great comforting food that is best when cooked all day, and even better on the next day.  I knew the Instant Pot could help us get all the flavors combined in a shorter amount of time. 


A great thing about chili is it doesn't take many ingredients to make this hearty soup.  We used local beef and stewed tomatoes from our garden. 

Instant Pot Chili, Chasing Saturdays, easy meal

I browned two pounds of hamburger in the Instant Pot with one chopped onion.  I used the Brown button to brown the meat in the Instant Pot.  This option makes clean up even easier! 



I used 2 quarts of our stewed tomatoes we canned this summer. Two quarts of stewed tomatoes equals 8 cups.  Use tomato juice if you prefer.  We like thick chili. 







INSTANT POT CHUGWATER CHILI
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INGREDIENTS:


2 pounds ground hamburger
1 chopped onion
2 cans chili beans
2 cans stewed tomatoes (I used 2 quarts of stewed tomatoes)
3 tablespoons Chugwater Chili Seasoning
Salt & Pepper to taste


DIRECTIONS:
1. Brown 2 pounds of hamburger and chopped onion in Instant Pot on Brown setting
2. Add chili beans, stewed tomatoes and Chugwater Chili Seasoning.
3. Lock lid, set manual 15 minutes.
4. Quick release soup when finished.















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Crystal Kellner
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Crock Pot Cowboy Chili

Crock Pot Cowboy Chili



Crock Pot Cowboy Chili is for the hard working cowboys who work up an appetite for a hearty meal! 




My youngest kid loves to dress up as a cowboy.  This weekend when I was making the Crock Pot Cowboy Chili, he was wearing his black cowboy hat, boots, plaid shirt, jeans, and a rope tied to the side of his jeans.  He definitely channels his inner cowboy at all times.  




I have pictures and many memories of all the kids in cowboy hats and boots.  My kids have always loved to wear boots since they were little. They wear them farming, in the barn, or just playing. My daughter grew up in love with a pair of pink boots, it was a challenge to always find the next size for her! 

So this Cowboy Chili is for the kids.



Just like any chili recipe, you have your favorite ingredients, and the kids have theirs.  The daughter still picks out the beans, but she really doesn't know what she is missing.  So take the recipe and amp it up any way you like, make it hot, or use your favorite meat.



I used one pound of ground hamburger and one pound of ground pork.  Both come from our local meat locker, they are delicious.


I added one small chopped onion, celery, dark chili beans, red beans, kidney beans, and white beans.  I also use my own canned stewed tomatoes for the juice. You can also use canned tomatoes.  I also added a chopped jalapeno. Add 2 if you want! 



This is my favorite chili seasoning, I received this last year from a friend, Chugwater chili seasoning. You can find it online here. This is where you control your heat of the the chili.  I also added a tsp of regular chili seasoning as well.




Mix everything in a 6 qt Cook and Carry Crock Pot and set on low for 6 hours, or high 3-4 hours.

Add your favorite topping, cheese, onions, corn chips, sour cream, or corn bread.

If you like this Crock Pot Cowboy Chili, you should also try Crock Pot Cowboy Casserole.




INGREDIENTS PRINT RECIPE
1 pound hamburger
1 pound ground pork
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp chili seasoning
2 tbsp Chug Water Chili seasoning
2 (15-ounce) cans red chili beans
2 (15-ounce) cans dark red chili beans, undrained
1 can white chili beans
1 can red kidney beans
2 (14.5-ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
4 stalks of celery, chopped
1 jalapeno, chopped
1 cup water
Shredded Cheddar cheese, optional
Sour cream, optional
Corn chips, optional
Saltine Crackers, optional
Sliced green onions, optional

DIRECTIONS
Brown one pound of hamburger and one pound of ground pork with a chopped onion and chopped garlic.

When meat is browned, transfer to 6 qt Cook and Carry Crock Pot.

Add all cans of beans (chili and kidney), stewed tomatoes, celery, jalapeno, and more water if needed.  

Set crock pot on low for 6 hours, or on high 3-4.  

Serve with your favorite toppings: Saltine crackers, sour cream, shredded cheese, corn chips, green  onions and corn bread.

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Friday, January 15, 2016

Christmas in the Country 2015

Christmas in the Country 2015






December 2015 I participated in the Christmas in the County blogger exchange for the second time.  



Christmas in the the country is a huge undertaking for the other bloggers who put on this exchange. The girls who work hard to get bloggers matched up, and make sure they were not matched in the previous years exchange. 
 

15009 Farmhouse
This Uncharted Rhoade
My Other More Exciting Self

It is a great way to meet other bloggers in a different state.  


I sent my package to  Rebekah Gustafson in Wisconsin, check out her blog.


I received a box from a very special Naomi Loomis from Nebraska.  



Naomi was very thoughtful and included everything in the package for everyone in the family! There is one thing missing in this picture. It is a horse necklace for my daughter, but she took that for herself!  The boys have lassoes, and my youngest really loves playing cowboy! Perfect gift. The camo knife is for my husband, and he really appreciated it!

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