30-60 min4 servingsace blender

Ace Blender - Smoked Sausage Chili

By Instant Pot Culinary Team

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4 servings

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30-60 min

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Easy

Ace Blender -  Smoked Sausage Chili
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Recipe Details

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Total Time: 30-60 min

Cooking Technique: Ace Blender

Cuisine: American

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
  • 10 oz diced tomatoes with green chilies
  • 7 oz smoked andouille sausage
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • ½ red onion
  • ½ yellow bell pepper
  • 1 Jalapeno pepper
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 15.5 oz dark red kidney beans
  • shredded Cheddar cheese
  • sour cream

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Seat glass pitcher on the base of the Instant Pot® Ace and add all ingredients, except kidney beans.
  2. Secure and lock lid.
  3. Choose the Soup • program for chunky soup (20:00 minutes). Pause when 5 minutes are remaining.
  4. Stir in kidney beans, re-secure lid, and continue cooking for the remaining 5 minutes.
  5. Serve topped with Cheddar cheese and/or sour cream, if desired.

Notes

Helpful Tip: Andouille sausage is a fully-cooked sausage sold in the same section as kielbasa and other smoked sausages. The 7 ounces in this recipe is 1/2  package . If your store does not sell andouille, you can simply use regular smoked sausage or “hot” smoked sausage.

About the chef

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

When life’s moving fast and dinner needs to happen faster, the Instant Pot Culinary Team is here to make it deliciously doable. We cook up recipes for every Instant Pot appliance you’ve got your hands on—so whether you’re tackling Tuesday night or going all-out for the weekend, you’ll have the flavor without the fuss. No overthinking, no babysitting, just good food that works with your schedule (not against it).

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