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Instant Pot Ground Lamb Lentil Chili

Ground Lamb Lentil Chili is an easy comfort meal that comes together quickly. Made in an instant pot makes this Lamb Chili recipe a one-pot, 30-minute meal.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 32
Author Julie Menghini
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Ingredients

US Customary - Metric
  • 2 lbs Australian ground lamb
  • 28 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 46 oz tomato juice
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1½ cup dry green lentils sorted and rinsed
  • 1 bell pepper chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 jalapeno chopped with seeds and ribs removed

Instructions

  • Using the saute function on the Instant Pot, brown the ground lamb with the diced onion and bell pepper.
  • Select the off or cancel button.
  • Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato juice, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, and lentils to the browned lamb mixture.
  • Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the pressure release valve is set to sealing. Set the manual function to 15 minutes. Allow the Instant Pot to naturally release pressure for 10 minutes and then set the pressure release valve to venting.
  • Optionally garnish with cheese, jalapenos, and cilantro.

Notes

  • The lentils in this recipe don’t need to be soaked or pre-cooked. It’s important to rinse and sort them, however.
    • Lentils can have pebbles or debris mixed with them. Rinsing and sorting them will prevent any of this from getting into your chili.
  • We use green lentils in our chili recipe because we know that they cook well in the Instant Pot. Red lentils are more delicate and can turn to mush cooked this way.
  • You may want to set your Instant Pot to 10 minutes and if the lentils are undercooked, set it for another 5 minutes which is what we did the first time we made this recipe.
    • 15 minutes with a 10-minute natural release cooked our lentils to perfection.

Nutrition

Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 337mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 512IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg
  This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.  
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