A bit different than your traditional chili but fast and easy with the Instant Pot.
Cooking dried beans is SO economical, and they really do keep like forever so we always have multiple varieties around.
To cook the beans, I usually use the quick-soak method. For the quick soak:put beans in a bowl with water covering plus about 2 inches above beans. Microwave on high for about 10 minutes until well boiling. Allow to sit for 1 hour, drain, and rinse.
I use the quick soak because I have heard that cooking in the soak water makes you more “musical”. And my family is way too “musical” already!
The spices are cumin, ground oregano, cayenne pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.
Add dried, rinsed beans to 4 cups of water with spices and stock cubes. Cook on high pressure for about 35 minutes and quick release. If using the Instant Pot Max, on max pressure, you should only need about 25 minutes after using the quick soak method, but that definitely depends on how you like your beans. You’ll notice I have not added anything containing salt to the beans so far. Rumor has it that cooking beans with salt from the get-go makes the shells tough. I’m not sure I want to risk that so I don’t.
Beans after cooking. Soft, but not *too* gushy.
Brown the ground turkey using the sauté function. Drain fat and add onions and cook until translucent.
Add the jalapenos, crushed garlic, and cilantro and cook for a few minutes. I wanted my jalapenos to have some snap so I didn’t cook too long. Our family likes spicy so you may want less jalapenos (but removing the seeds and ribs reduces the heat greatly). The other thing is I realize that some people absolutely cannot eat cilantro because it tastes like soap to them (it’s genetic. I feel for you if that’s you!) so just omit it if that’s you.
After cooking. Sorry so out of focus! Very steamy!
Add the turkey back to the beans.
Add 2-4 cups of water (it will be thick at this point, so it depends how soupy you would like it) and 2-4 tablespoons chicken base (I use Maggi or Minor’s) to taste. Again this is going to depend on how much water is added, so start slow because you can always add more!
We served with shredded cheddar cheese and Cholula sauce!
IF YOU LIKE THIS RECIPE YOU WILL ALSO LIKE:
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- Instant Pot Cauliflower Beer Cheese Soup
- Instant Pot Beer Potato Cheese Soup
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Instant Pot White Bean Turkey Chili
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Great Northern Beans
- 4 cups water
- 2 lbs ground turkey or chicken
- ½ to 1 cup Cilantro chopped
- 1 large onion diced
- 2-3 tablespoons Chicken Base
- 3 Jalapeno’s seeds and ribs removed and diced or to taste
- 3 stock cubes
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 5 tablespoons cumin to taste
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground oregano
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
Instructions
- Soak dried beans using the quick soak method: put beans in a bowl with water covering plus about 2 inches above beans. Microwave on high for about 10 minutes until well boiling. Allow to sit for 1 hour, drain, and rinse.
- Cook the beans:
- Add dried, rinsed beans to 4 cups of water with spices and stock cubes. Cook on high pressure for about 35 minutes and quick release. If using max pressure you should only need about 25 minutes after using the quick soak method.
- Brown the ground turkey using the sauté function. Drain fat and add onions and cook until translucent.
- Add the jalapenos, crushed garlic, and cilantro and cook for a few minutes. I wanted my jalapenos to have some snap so I didn’t cook too long. Our family likes spicy so you may want less jalapenos (but removing the seeds and ribs reduces the heat greatly).
- Add 2-4 cups of water (it will be thick at this point, so it depends how soupy you would like it) and 2-4 tablespoons chicken base to taste. Again this is going to depend on how much water is added, so start slow because you can always add more!
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