I’ve been using my electric pressure cooker almost every day (UPDATE 11/6/16: I no longer use the pressure cooker this recipe links to- it stopped being reliable which scared me. I upgraded to the Instant Pot IP-DUO60 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker, 6Qt/1000W which is a HUGE improvement on the original). I’m trying to convert all of my husband’s favorite labor intensive recipes into pressure cooker recipes and I’m trying to cook more often to refill our freezer. The beauty of the electric pressure cooker is that all the cooking takes place inside of it so it’s a one-pot prep, cook, and clean meal and dinner is on the table in 35 minutes.
Since he’s a meat eater and I’m a vegetarian, I have to go by his taste buds when it comes to meat dishes, so most of our recipes that feature chicken, beef, or fish will be mild. He’s more about the fresh veggies and meat than spicy hot, burn your tongue, tastes so many like.
This mild white bean and chicken chili recipe only takes about 35 minutes from start to finish in the pressure cooker, but you’re rewarded with a soup that tastes like you’ve simmered it for hours. The chicken nearly shreds itself and is infused with the chilies and cumin by the end of the cooking time.
My son thought this was too salty. For him, I’ll use 5 cups of chicken stock and one cup of water or use 6 cups of no- or low-salt stock next time. You may want to adjust yours the same if you’re salt sensitive our you want to have more control at the table.
- 1-1/2 c dried white kidney beans - rinsed and soaked (see note below)
- 2 Tbl Olive or Canola Oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts - cut into bite sized pieces
- 4.5 oz of mild green chilies - drained and chopped
- 2 tsp ground oregano
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 Tbl Better than Bouillon Chicken Base and 6 cups water OR 6 cups chicken stock
- Topping
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup fresh cilantro - torn
- Soak beans: Use overnight or fast soak method. - Overnight: place beans in container 3 sizes larger (for bean expansion) and cover with water. Let rest overnight. Rinse and pick out bad beans. OR Fast soak: rinse and pick out bad beans. In a large pot, cover with water, bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes, remove from heat, cover, and let rest for 1 hour. Rinse and cook.
- Choose "Brown or Saute" on your pressure cooker. Let it heat for a minute or two and then add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and onions and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add chicken. Cook, stirring occasionally until browned.
- Add the beans, chilies, and spices. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add stock (or water and Better Than Bullion), stir.
- Seal the pot and set for HIGH pressure for 16 minutes.
- Do the quick release method and check beans - they should be soft but not mushy. If they need more cooking, seal and return to HIGH pressure and cook for 2-3 minutes more.
- Once done, thicken the stew by smashing some of the beans - use a fork, potato masher, or a stick blender - until you get the desired consistency.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream, sprinkling of cheddar cheese, and cilantro.
- Pair with corn bread, tortillas, or hard rolls.
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Quick Release Method – open the value and hold until all the pressure dissipates and then open. The Natural Release Method means to open the value and let it release on its own.
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Instant Pot IP-DUO60 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker, 6Qt/1000W
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it was very tasty but I did used two cans of northern beans drained. It was very watery and we drained probably half the liquid. My question is if we had used dried beans would that have absorbed the liquid. I’m new to IP and just learning . I am planning to try it again with the dried beans.
It looks like you are precooking the beans after soaking and then still pressure cooking them for 16 minutes? Or is it just 1)soak/drain; Add in the recipe and the saute portion?
“Overnight: place beans in container 3 sizes larger (for bean expansion) and cover with water. Let rest overnight. Rinse and pick out bad beans. Cook.”
Nope – soak or pre-cook. I’ve reformatted that sentence to make it clearer. Thanks so much for letting me know about the confusing instructions. Enjoy!
Is it possible to sub canned beans? Say, if one does not even have the hour to “fast soak”? I have heard that you have to be careful with dry vs canned beans in a pressure cooker and this will be my first time using my pressure cooker ever!
Thanks!
I’ve never tried it, but I suspect it wouldn’t work out well. That’s because the canned beans are already cooked and so they’d be overdone or dried out before the chicken was finished. If you need to use canned beans, cook everything minus the beans and cook for 2 minutes less. Do a quick release and open. Add the beans, stir in, and switch to saute and cook until heated through.
Thanks so much for the advice! Picturing a massive explosion in my kitchen resulting in me and my puppies with burns and no dinner, I decided to wait a day. 🙂 I soaked the beans over night. I thought since this was the FIRST time using my pressure cooker, I shouldn’t tempt fate too much! I did add the juice of one lime before closing the lid. Significantly salt and peppered after it was done (my husband and I tend to s&p more than most), and added both green and chipotle tabasco sauces, and it was DELICIOUS!! Thanks for helping my first pressure cooker experience be a success! I will keep the canned bean modification in mind for a future pot when I have not planned ahead. I think that I’d also add a can of yellow tomatoes or fresh yellow and orange tomatoes next time. Any recommendations about adding those before the 16 min high pressure phase or after? Thanks again! 🙂
Your tasted buds are more adventurous than ours! 🙂 We’re wimps when it comes to adding the heat. I’m glad you liked it and welcome to the pressure cooker family! I have a week’s work of oatmeal cooking in mine right now – Organic Steel Cut Oats in 3 minutes!
My general rule for what goes in when is how much time it needs to cook. Anything precooked or too delicate is added at the end of cooking. It’s fussier and takes more time, but I’m the same with crockpot cooking. I hate when the final dish is mush with some parts barely cooked and others disintegrated. I’d rather do the 2 (or 3) step method so that each ingredient is cooked to perfection. I also do the same with most seasonings – if it’s necessary to flavor the meat, it goes in at the beginning. But if it flavors the overall dish (or vegetarian dish) I add it at the end.
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Oh, and I almost forgot to answer your question about the tomatoes. The answer depends on how you want them in the dish – want them still a little chunky? Add them later. Want them to be stirred into the sauce? Put them in at the beginning.
Have fun! My oatmeal is calling – I put individual servings in covered ceramic cups and add nuts and dried or fresh fruit to each one, altering them so I don’t eat exactly the same one everyday (though I could). When I’m ready to eat, I add soy milk, stir to break up the oatmeal, and microwave for 2 minutes. Instant breakfast!
Brand new to IP and made this tonight. Very good though I do typically like my chilis and soups thicker. It will be a matter of tweaking and learning as I go. I did add some chili powder, adobo seasoning and squeezed a full lime into the pot. Threw the lime in as well! Definitely a make-again. Thanks!!
If it’s too thin for your liking, turn the IP to saute and allow it to come to a boil. I made this in a non-IP that doesn’t get as hot so the time may be different.
Sorry, didn’t like it. It was very watery, lacking in flavor, and desperately needed some acid.
Sorry to hear that. We loved it, but if yours was watery, something went wrong.
The flavor was excellent, but mine came out very watery. Next time, same seasonings, maybe 5 cups of broth?
Delicious! I used two TBSP of garlic, a large onion and Northern Beans. Thank you!
Fabulous! Thanks for letting me know how it worked out for you!
this recipe was fantastic! I added one diced carrot, diced celery, and some diced bell pepper. Also I thought I had white kidney beans but it turned out they were navy beans and it was awesome ! thanks for the perfect recipe
I’m so glad you liked it! We don’t do many peppers here – my hubby has an ulcer – but carrot & celery sounds fabulous!
This looks SO good, Connie! I’ve never used a pressure cooker however, I am all about making things easier in the kitchen for myself because I am NOT a great cook 🙂 Thanks for a great recipe!
It’s the best appliance I’ve added to my kitchen in years. I’m slightly obsessed with it!
The timing on this couldn’t be more perfect! I won a pressure cooker and it arrived today. I just posted on Facebook asking for recipes. I don’t eat pork or beef so this sounds wonderful. Thank you. Please share more!!
The electric pressure cooker is the best thing ever! I have three recipes up right now and more to come. Enjoy!