Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chili (Paleo, Whole30)

This Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chili is ready in just 30 minutes! Loaded with ground beef, chunks of tender sweet potato, and hearty veggies, this Whole30 sweet potato chili is bursting with flavor, and perfect for any time of the year. Paleo too!

I’ve been loving this Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chili Recipe. I’ve had my Instant Pot for over a year now, and am ashamed to admit that I’ve only used it a handful of times.

Honestly, it’s a bit intimidating. There are so many different settings, and ways to cook foods in it. But, with time and practice, I have gotten adjusted to using it, and enjoy cooking in it now! In my opinion the best things to cook in it are chili’s, soups, or stews because it’s so much faster than cooking on the stove top or slow cooker!

Don’t worry, if you don’t have an Instant Pot, the slow cooker works just fine for this recipe. Let’s get in to making this delicious chili!

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS INSTANT POT SWEET POTATO CHILI RECIPE

• Adding sweet potatoes make for a sweeter and chunkier version of the classic chili recipe, without beans.
• This instant pot chili is super easy and takes under 20 minutes to make!
• It is Paleo and Whole30 compliant. Feel free to add beans if you want!
• Sweet potato chili is a perfect meal for leftovers or meal prepping for macros!
• It’s the perfect high-protein meal to keep you full and satisfied until your next meal.

WHAT’S IN THIS SWEET POTATO CHILI?

Don’t let this long ingredients list fool you. Prepping for this recipe is just a short 5-10 minutes, and none of these ingredients are hard to find in your grocery store. After browning the garlic, onion, and ground beef, you can just dump all the rest of the ingredients into the instant pot.

Here is what you’ll need for this chili recipe:

• Avocado oil– You could also use olive oil, ghee, or grass-fed butter.
• Garlic
• Onion – I used a yellow onion, for some added sweetness, but you could also use red, or white.
• 2 lbs grass-fed ground beef – You could also use ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground Italian sausage. You could also use ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground Italian sausage. I find that ground beef tastes the best with this recipe.
• Spices– oregano, cumin, chili powder, paprika, sea salt
• Sweet potatoes– look for firm sweet potatoes without brown spots. Make sure to get sweet potatoes and not yams. Look for sweet potatoes with reddish/copper colored skin and orange/golden flesh.
• Bell pepper- I used a red bell pepper, but you could use yellow, orange, or green as well. I prefer to buy organic, as bell peppers are on the EWG’s dirty dozen list.
• Diced tomatoes– if you don’t have diced tomatoes, use tomato sauce.
• Tomato paste
• Bone broth

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT SWEET POTATO CHILI

1. Prep your ingredients: mince the garlic, dice the onion, cube the sweet potatoes, and chop the bell pepper.
2. Saute garlic and onions in pressure cooker/instant pot.
3. Brown ground beef.
4. Add spices, bell pepper, sweet potato, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and bone broth to the instant pot.
5. Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes.
6. Quick release, and serve.
7. Top your chili with: sliced avocado, jalapenos, sliced radishes, squeeze of lime juice, or tortilla chips.

CROCK POT SWEET POTATO CHILI

Making slow cooker chili is just as simple as making it in the instant pot. You will follow the same steps as the instant pot recipe, but use the slow cooker instead.

Start by sauteing the garlic and onions in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes, or until onions are softened. Add the ground beef to the skillet and brown, breaking up chunks, until no longer pink.

Transfer the garlic, onion, and ground beef mixture to the slow cooker. Add the seasonings, sweet potatoes, bell pepper, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and bone broth to the crock pot and give it a good stir. Place the lid on the crock pot and cook the sweet potato chili on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 4-6 hours.

STOVE TOP SWEET POTATO CHILI

In a large pot over medium heat, heat avocado oil. Saute the garlic, onion, and bell pepper for 2-3 minutes until the onion has softened. Add the ground beef and brown, breaking up chunks, until no longer pink (5-7 minutes).

Sprinkle in the oregano, cumin, chili powder, paprika and sea salt. Add the sweet potatoes, bell pepper, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and bone broth and give everything a good stir.

Bring the pot to a boil, and then reduce to simmer, stirring occasionally. Cook the sweet potato chili until sweet potatoes are tender when poked with a fork, and the chili has thickened (20-30 minutes).

TIPS AND VARIATIONS

• Sweet potatoes – instead of sweet potatoes you can substitute or add butternut squash, black beans, or kidney beans.
• Make this sweet potato chili in your slow cooker – follow the exact directions in the recipe card, but use the crockpot instead of the instant pot. Check the crockpot paragraph for details.
• To make this recipe vegan/vegetarian – sweet potato chili is so easy to make vegan or vegetarian. Sub the ground beef for black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, or other lentils. You can also add quinoa.
• Sub the ground beef for ground turkey, Italian sausage, ground chicken, or chicken breast. The sky is the limit here.

MORE SWEET POTATO RECIPES:

• Easy Sweet Potato Taco Skillet (Paleo, Whole30)
• Slow Cooker Paleo Chili (Whole30)
• Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash with Bacon (Paleo, Whole30)

If you’re a fan of beef and sweet potatoes, you may also like this Sloppy Joes with Sweet Potatoes Recipe.

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