Quick Beef Chili Recipe (Instant Pot, Stove or Slow Cooker)
Made with both ground beef and beans, plus canned tomatoes and tomato sauce, and a homemade blend of chili seasonings, this is truly the Best Chili Recipe! Hearty, filling, and ready in under an hour, you can make this easy beef chili in the slow cooker or Instant Pot or on the stovetop.

Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Press saute on the Instant Pot, brown the beef and season with salt. Cook breaking beef into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
- Add the onion and bell pepper and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add the beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, beer and spices.
- Cover and cook on high pressure 20 minutes to blend the flavors. Natural release. Taste for salt and adjust as needed, serve with toppings, as desired.
- Heat a large pot on medium-high heat, brown the beef and season with salt. Cook breaking beef into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
- Add the onion and bell pepper and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add the beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, beer and spices.
- Cover and cook low heat at least 60 minutes to blend the flavors, stirring occasionally. Taste for salt and adjust as needed, serve with toppings, as desired.
- Brown the meat then cook on low 8 hours. Taste for salt and adjust as needed, serve with toppings, as desired.
Nutrition per serving
312kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$459.00
$459.00
Per Serving
$115.00/serving
$115.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$918.00 vs buying!
~$918.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (79% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| ground Beef | 1 lb | $198.00 |
| kosher salt | 1 tsp | $2.00 |
| onion | 0.5 small | $25.00 |
| red bell pepper | 1 medium | $88.00 |
| can reduced-sodium black beans | 1 oz | $24.00 |
| can mild diced tomatoes with green chilies | 1 oz | $22.00 |
| canned tomato sauce | 0.5 cup | $40.00 |
| light beer such as corona light | 0.75 cup | - |
| cumin | 1 tsp | $36.00 |
| chili powder | 0.5 tsp | $9.00 |
| paprika | 0.5 tsp | $13.00 |
| garlic powder | 0.25 tsp | $2.00 |
| black pepper | - | - |
| chopped red onions | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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