21 Day Fix Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Chili is packed with veggies (and topped with Blue Cheese!) and comes together so quickly in the Instant Pot! This post contains affiliate links for products I am obsessed with. Thank you for your support!
Confession #106 – I usually leave the chili making to my husband. It’s kind of his thing.
And, to be honest, he is getting pretty good at it.
Although this wasn’t always the case.
There is a long standing annual Chili Cook-off that happens in our circle of friends for Superbowl Sunday…it’s been going on even long before we met…and rumor has it that one year, my husband used hot dogs in his chili.
Hot. Dogs.
For a chili contest.
Anyway, he has come a long way since then and he has even won the cook off a few times.
But he never wants me to enter. This is his show.
Anyway, one kind of chili I do make is this Buffalo Chicken Chili. I usually cook it on the stove top, and it’s one of our favorite meals. Yesterday, I decided to try it in the Instant Pot.
Wow.
I’m not even sure my husband realized it was the same meal as we have had so many times before.
If fact, he said…for the first time ever…I think you need to enter this into the Chili Cook-Off this year.
Say what?
I’m telling you. My love for the Instant Pot grows by the day.
Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Chili
Ingredients
- 1 cup carrots peeled and sliced into half-moons
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 onion diced
- 1 - 1 1/2 pounds lean ground chicken
- 28 oz diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon chili powder or more to taste
- 1/4 cup hot sauce or more to taste
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
- Cooking spray
- Chives
Instructions
- Coat your Instant Pot with cooking spray. Set to Saute and brown ground chicken until cooked through. Add in onions and cook for a few minutes to release flavors. Add in the rest of your veggies and stir. Set to keep warm.
- Pour tomatoes in a blender and pulse a few times so the texture is more like a chunky tomato juice. Add 2-4 cups of the tomato (less leads to a thicker chili...I used all 4 cups and loved it) to the Instant Pot, along with chili powder and hot sauce.
- Set to normal pressure with a cook time of 20-25 minutes. I did 25 minutes and the veggies were very soft, so go closer to 20 if you want your veggies more firm. It took about ten minutes for my pot to come to pressure.
- Meanwhile, mix the blue cheese crumbles with the Greek yogurt for the topping.
- When the cook time is up, carefully switch to quick release. Taste and adjust seasonings, if desired.
- Sprinkle with chives and serve with the blue cheese yogurt on top!
Notes
Nutrition
Jon says
I had a hell of a time with the burn warning for this recipe and ended up adding water which turned it into soup. Wasn’t thrilled about blending the diced tomatoes but did part of it. If I would have know, as I see in the comments now, that blending the tomatoes helped with that. I would have done that. As a suggestion, maybe you could put a blurb about that next to the instruction. Or maybe it’s somewhere else and I should have read more. Either way, I will have to give this another shot.
Nancylynn says
Thanks for the suggestion and for giving it another shot, Jon!
Sarah says
This is one of my all time favorite recipes! The only problem is…it’s gone too fast! Would it be easy to double the recipe? Would I need to change the time in the instant pot?
Nancylynn says
Love that problem! Yes, go ahead and double it! No need to change the time.
Jen says
I’m absolutely going to test this out. always short on time to cook and i’m wondering why purée the diced tomatoes and not just use canned tomato purée? just personal preference?
Nancylynn says
Hi! Good question – pureeing the diced tomatoes yields a slightly thinner sauce which is then less likely to trigger the IP burn notice. With that being said, canned tomato puree would probably work, I just haven’t tried it. Let me know if you do!
Amy says
This is SO delicious!! It’s one of my happiest meals on ever!! Thanks so much for creating & sharing it!!
Karley says
Any idea how many calories are in a serving of 1&1/4 cup?
Nancylynn says
Check myfitnesspal to calculate calories- it’s a great resource!
Sara says
This was excellent! Great flavor, yet not too spicy. My 7 and 12 year olds even loved it and asked for seconds!
Monica says
Hello! I’ve been loving your recipes for the last 6 months as we try to improve our eating habits and use the instant pot, so thank you for all the lovely meals :). When you say normal pressure, do you mean high?
Thanks,
Monica
Nancylynn says
Hi! Yes – just the default high setting! So happy you are enjoying the recipes, Monica!
brooke llewellyn says
How could I add carbs to this? How many beans would work out to give it a yellow as well? TIA ?
Kelly says
Would this chili freeze well ? If so, just reheat on stovetop ?
Nancylynn says
Absolutely!
Ankine says
If I added a 16 ounce cans of navy beans. Could I add a quarter red for carbs?
Nancylynn says
you would add 1/2 yellow per serving.
Ankine says
Thank you, I totally meant yellow.
Nancylynn says
I figured, lol!
Jennifer says
I could eat this every week and be happy. You are the best! Thank you!!
Nancylynn says
Ahh!! That makes me incredibly happy!!
Jen says
Hi! Could I just mix the blue cheese& yogurt in at the end? Any reason not to?
Nancylynn says
I guess it would be ok, just lots of people don’t love blue cheese. I suggest mixing it into the bowls, just in case. I don’t want you to waste a whole batch of yumminess!
Carla says
Made this for supper tonight. It was delicious! Cooked my veggies first then added 2 tbsp of tomato paste in & let it cook down to add flavor. Also used crushed tomatoes rather than diced. Overall, it made an awesome meal! Thank you for sharing!
Nancylynn says
I’m SO glad, Carla!
maryann kirkegard says
Going to try this. How spicy is it? Too spicy for kids?
Nancylynn says
It’s fairly spicy, so maybe use less hot sauce at first – you can always add more in later!
Nancy says
Hi, this looks delicious! I’m out of ground chicken and am wondering if I could use diced up chicken breast instead? Thanks!
Nancylynn says
yes!!!
Liz says
Not a fan of bleu cheese. Can you recommend a substitute?
Nancylynn says
This chili is great without the topping! You could always just sprinkle some cheddar cheese on it!
Melisa says
What type of hot sauce? Franks Buffalo or like a Tabasco…?
Nancylynn says
You could use either, but Tabasco is better from a FIX standpoint.
Melissa Norton says
Looks great! How many servings is this? Is it 3-4?
Nancylynn says
Yup! About 4.
candice says
hello. just curious what if I didn’t have an instant pot. can I use a regular pot?
Nancylynn says
Sure can! https://confessionsofafitfoodie.com/2015/06/21-day-fix-buffalo-chicken-chili/
candice says
thx. another
question… would u say 1c is a serving?
Nancylynn says
It depends how much tomato you use. If you use the full can, a serving size is closer to 1 1/2 cups. If you use 2 cups of tomato, yes, 1 cup!