Easy Vegan Instant Pot Lentil Chili recipe. This dinner made in the pressure cooker is a great last minute vegetarian weeknight meal.
I survived the first week back at school. But more importantly, I survived the flight from Seattle to Milwaukee with a 13 month old. Flying with a baby is not fun, but I’m so glad we got to visit family.
Now it’s time for a reset. Healthy recipes for after the holidays. Starting with this Vegan Instant Pot Lentil Chili.
What you need to make Vegan Instant Pot Lentil Chili
I usually have all of the ingredients on hand at home. All you need is:
- onion
- bell pepper
- diced tomatoes
- tomato paste
- kidney beans
- lentils
- quinoa
- chili powder
- cumin
- oregano
- garlic powder
- vegetable broth
Substitutions and Variations
While this chili is vegan as written, you can add meat if you or someone in your family prefers it that way. Just cook some ground beef or ground turkey on saute in your Instant Pot, then add the remaining ingredients.
If you don’t have kidney beans on hand, you can use whatever beans you do have. I have used black beans and a mixture of the beans I had in my fridge before, and it turned out great! This recipe is so versatile, you can switch it up to however you like/whatever you have in your house.
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Vegan Instant Pot Lentil Chili
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups cooked kidney beans (or 1 15 oz can, drained and rinsed)
- 1 cup dry lentils
- 3/4 cup quinoa
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 cups vegetable broth
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to the Instant Pot. Stir well.
- Cook on high pressure for 7 minutes. Allow it to naturally release for 10 minutes.
- Stir and serve chili warm.
Nutrition
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I love the added texture from adding the lentils in, it also makes it much more filling!
So glad you liked it 🙂
Made this for meal prep! Now we have lunches for the week! The flavors are so good! Had a bowl for lunch today 😃
I like the leftovers almost more than it made on the same day 😉
I recently tried this Instant Pot Lentil Chili recipe, and it was absolutely fantastic! The best part was how quick and effortless it was to make in the Instant Pot, perfect for those busy weeknights. The chili had a rich and comforting texture, and the flavors were well-balanced. It’s definitely going to be a go-to recipe in my vegan dinner rotation. Highly recommend giving it a try!
It is one of my favourite things to make. So happy it worked out for you 🙂
Love recipes like this when everything just goes in the pot. So satisfying and packed with flavour too.
It makes things so much easier 🙂
Such a great way to use the instant pot and so comforting too.
Agree! And so good when you don’t want to make your house any hotter during the summer 😉