Quick Beef Chili Recipe (Instant Pot or Stove Top)

I love this quick and easy beef chili made with black beans, tomatoes, homemade chili spices and beer. This chili pleases all the palates in my house – not too spicy (although you can kick it up if you wish), loaded with flavor, and ready in less than 30 minutes. I have partnered with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner to share this recipe which you’ll NEED to make soon! The timing couldn’t be better as I’ve gotten at least three requests this week for a beef chili recipe (how is it possible I don’t have a beef chili recipe on my blog!).

The beer, of course is optional, you can swap it for broth if you prefer. What really makes a chili complete in my opinion are the toppings – a dollop of sour cream, some diced red onions and cilantro are a must for me!

I’m also obsessed with cutting open a small avocado, removing the pit and filling it with chili plus toppings. Folks this is SO good!

If you prefer to make this on the stove, I would simply cook it covered low heat and add 10 minutes. One thing I love about using a pressure cooker for dishes that use lean ground beef, is that it comes out a lot more tender than it would on the stove.

This chili recipe was modified from the new Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner website and I used this recipe with my own blend of chili spices, plus I added some tomato sauce and modified it for the pressure cooker. They have so many great recipes on their site I’m dying to try like this One Pan Roasted Tri-Tip and Brussels Sprouts and this One-Dish Beef Stroganoff just to name a few.  With more than 126 beef cuts, I love the helpful guides for every cut and cooking method, like this Best Beef Cuts for Slow Cooking, which also applies to the pressure cooker and shows where the cut comes from on the animal, how to cook it and nutritional information.

Leftovers are great the next day or you can freeze them for another night. Hope you enjoy and tell me, what are your favorite chili toppings?

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Quick Beef Chili Recipe (Instant Pot or Stove Top)

6 Smart Points 312 calories

Total Time: 30 minutes

I love this quick and easy beef chili made with black beans, tomatoes, homemade chili spices and beer. This chili pleases all the palates in my house – not to too spicy (although you can kick it up if you wish), loaded with flavor, and ready in less than 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean)
• ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ small onion, chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 can (15 ounces) reduced-sodium black beans, rinsed, drained
• 1 can (10 ounce) mild diced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
• ½ cup canned tomato sauce
• ¾ cup light beer (Corona) or ¾ cups reduced-sodium beef broth
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• black pepper, to taste

Optional Toppings:

• chopped red onions
• cilantro leaves
• lime wedges
• sour cream
• cheddar
• avocado

Directions:

Pressure cooker:

1. Press saute on the Instant Pot, brown the beef and season with salt. Cook breaking beef into ¾-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
2. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add the beans, tomatoes, beer and spices.
3. Cover and cook on high pressure 20 minutes to blend the flavors, stirring occasionally.
4. Serve with toppings, as desired.

Stove Top:

1. Heat a large pot on medium-high heat, brown the beef and season with salt. Cook breaking beef into ¾-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
2. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add the beans, tomatoes, beer and spices.
3. Cover and cook low heat 30 minutes to blend the flavors, stirring occasionally.
4. Serve with toppings, as desired.

Nutrition Information

Yield: 1 ½ cups, Serving Size: 1 ½ cups

• Amount Per Serving:
• Smart Points: 6
• Points +: 7
• Calories: 312
• Total Fat: 7g
• Saturated Fat: 3g
• Cholesterol: 71mg
• Sodium: 629.5mg
• Carbohydrates: 22.5g
• Fiber: 8.5g
• Sugar: 2.5g
• Protein: 31.5g

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Skinnytaste possible. All thoughts are my own.

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Podcast Ep 54: Ruari Fairbairns of One Year No Beer

Have you ever looked at your life and realized you need to make some adjustments to make yourself happier and healthier? Ruari Fairbairns did, and in his case, that adjustment came in the form of giving up drinking alcohol for two years in the face of incredible peer pressure — and thinking he would lose his edge as one of the top brokers in the world. However, he soon realized that his fears were unfounded — and learned some other important life lessons to boot. Spurred by this life-changing experience, he and Andy Ramage, another broker, created the One Year …

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French Bread Pizza Mummies

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One Small Change to Elevate Your Fitness

This post is sponsored by VARIDESK. Find more on our sponsored post policy here. Every day is filled with choices. Do I work out or sleep in? Should I have a smoothie or a breakfast sandwich? Since you’re here, I’m guessing you’re a lot like me in that you try to go for the better-for-you options when possible. I opt for the early class at the gym so that I have time to get sweaty and still shower before my first meeting. I choose a splash of cashew milk in my coffee instead of going for the cinnamon latte with …

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How Jodi Ditched the All-or-Nothing Mindset and Lost 8 Pounds

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Podcast Ep 53: Danielle LaPorte, Part 2

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Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 97)

Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 97). Hoping it’s cooler next week because I’m craving comfort food as you can see!

Pictured below is The Skinnytaste Meal Planner where I plan my dinners for the week (you can of course use any meal planner). Meal planning is a great way to get organized before heading to the supermarket to get ready for the week! My breakfast is usually something quick like eggs with fruit, a smoothie or avocado toast. We’re a family of four, so if a recipe serves more, it’s either packed up for everyone’s lunch or eaten the next day as leftovers. If you would like to see some of the previous week’s dinner plans, click here.

Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 97)

Monday: Dad’s Creamy Cauliflower Soup with with garlic bread and salad
Tuesday: Breaded Chicken Cutlets with Deconstructed Guacamole
Wednesday: One-Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce (Stove Top Recipe)
Thursday: Chicken Shiitake and Wild Rice Soup
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Dinner Out
Sunday: Crock Pot Sante Fe Chicken with brown rice
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How to Achieve a Balanced Diet

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In the pursuit of lifelong health and happiness, balance will play a leading role. Balance is the portrayer of love, positivity, serenity, but balance in physical exercise and nutrition as well will be essential in ensuring general wellbeing, allowing you to enjoy life to the fullest.

Maintaining a balanced diet is the base of health and prosperity, as you truly are what you eat. No extreme can be good for you, and while certain individuals will have to skew the balance line a bit in order to reach their specific goals, for the majority of people looking to lead a healthy lifestyle, adhering to a balanced nutrition plan will be most beneficial.

Calorie in, calorie out

First and foremost, calorie intake should be your priority. While calorie source is of the utmost importance in ensuring a healthy macronutrient and micronutrient intake, calories play a pivotal role in balancing your body fat percentage and maintaining your lean muscle mass. You can easily get a rough estimate of your daily caloric needs via an online calorie calculator, after which you will increase or decrease your total calorie requirements according to your goals, habits and aspirations.

A healthy weight loss regime will entail decreasing your daily calorie intake by 200 calories, gradually losing weight (1kg per week at most), and then slowly increasing your calories by 100 as you reach your desired weight class. On the other hand, if you are struggling to put on weight, you will start by increasing daily calories by 200 and gradually decreasing them when the digits on the scale say you’ve reached your goal.

A gradual increase or decrease in your caloric intake will ensure you gain muscle and not fat, or lose fat without losing your much-needed muscle mass in the process. However, the story doesn’t end here.

The macronutrient balance

Contrary to popular belief, a calorie is not just a calorie regardless of its source. Calories from vegetables are vastly different from calories obtained from meat, dairy or eggs, and a balanced, healthy diet will contain all of these sources.

Moreover, a balanced diet has no room for unhealthy foods, such as processed meats, trans-fats, and excess sugar consumption. While you should indulge in your cravings every now and then, you should always remember one simple piece of wisdom: if you take enough rides with the devil, soon enough he is going to be driving.

This is to say that processed foods and sugar create a state of addiction over time, stifling your progress and ruining your health in the process.

Luckily, you won’t experience any unhealthy cravings if you substitute them with healthy solutions, sticking to whole grains and a moderate fruit intake along with plenty of nuts, seeds and natural sweeteners, such as honey or stevia.

Macronutrients are divided into proteins, fats, and carbohydrates – a balanced diet contains all. Contrary to popular belief, carbs are not bad for you, provided they were obtained from complex sources such as lentils and whole grains. Just as well, too much protein can cause a myriad of health problems, and if you do not control your fat intake, it could have long-term consequences.

Therefore, a good rule of thumb is to divide your macronutrient intake into diverse sources, entailing 35% vegetables, 25% whole grains, 20% dairy, 10%meats, and 5% supplements, which will help you attain a desired level of micronutrients.

The importance of micronutrients

Micronutrients are the vitamins and minerals you obtain through diet and supplementation. Unfortunately, tailoring your diet for optimal micronutrient intake is time-consuming and stressful, and it often does not deliver desired results. This is because every micronutrient has a different bioavailability percentage, meaning that magnesium is hard for the body to absorb through diet, while selenium is not, and so on.

Additionally, given the wide range of necessary micronutrients, it is best to complement your diet with vitamin and mineral supplements, ensuring you get the right amount that is imperative for your wellbeing. People who are physically active and partake in challenging training sessions are encouraged to supplement with minerals that will boost their joint, muscle tissue and nervous system health, such as glucosamine, in order to avoid injury and promote optimal recovery and strength gain.

Maintaining a balanced, healthy diet day in and day out is not hard, it simply requires some adjustments, mental fortitude and before you know it, it will become an inseparable part of your lifestyle!

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