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Instant Pot Chorizo Chili - Dump and Go Dinner

<p>This Instant Pot Chorizo Chili is a family favorite freezer meal! Packed with protein and full of flavor, it's quick and delicious! Add this recipe to your next freezer cooking menu for a dinner your family will want to eat again and again!</p>
4 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cups cook Ground Chorizo Sausage
  • 20 ounces drain and rinse Black Beans, Canned
  • 1 cup drain and rinse Great Northern Beans, Canned
  • 10 ounces Diced Tomatoes, Canned
  • 10 ounces drain Whole Kernel Corn, Canned
  • 10 2/3 ounces Salsa Verde
  • 2/3 teaspoons Chili Powder
  • 2/3 teaspoons Cumin
  • 2/3 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves

Serving Day Ingredients

  • 2/3 cups Water, Cold

Freezer Containers

Supplies

Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 1.5 cups
  • 335 Calories
  • 8g Total Fat
  • 2g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 16g Cholesterol
  • 1667mg Sodium
  • 47g Total Carb
  • 13g Fiber
  • 9g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
  • 17g Protein
  • 3 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
  2. Remove casing from chorizo and place in Instant Pot.
  3. Add remaining ingredients, including serving day ingredients.
  4. Lock cover into place and seal steam nozzle.
  5. Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
  6. Quick release pressure.
  7. Allow to sit for 10 minutes with lid off before eating.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Remove casing from chorizo.
  2. Portion chorizo and remaining ingredients among indicated number of round containers
  3. Label and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: Prep from frozen
  2. **Depending on your container size/shape and your serving size, you may need to adjust cooking times given as it is based on 4 servings frozen in a 64 ounce container.**
  3. Add frozen contents from the round freezer container.
  4. Add water. Lock cover into place and seal steam nozzle.
  5. Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
  6. Quick release pressure.
  7. Allow to sit for 10 minutes with lid off before eating.