Tomatillo Chili [Pressure Cooker Recipe]

Do you have a go-to meal that you have on repeat in your kitchen? Chili is that meal for me, and I never get tired of it. Even before embarking on a low carb diet, chili was a staple in our house. I make it at least once a week for dinner and always have enough for leftovers to bring to work with me. This tomatillo chili recipe has been in constant rotation lately.

Don’t forget to PIN it for later! 📌

I’m always on the lookout for a decent chili recipe. When I stumbled across Suzanne’s Keto Chili recipe over at her blog KetoKarma, I knew instantly it was a keeper. Slow cooked, spicy, yum. My family adored it (a prerequisite for any of my go-to meals), and we’ve devoured it numerous times. Her keto chili serves as the inspiration for this recipe. The 50/50 beef-to-pork ratio was a solid base to build off of, and you really can’t go wrong with ground cumin and chili powder.

I’ve adapted the recipe for the pressure cooker and use tasty tomatillos and jalapeno peppers as my vegetables of choice to give it a little extra kick. Make sure to include the jalapeno seeds if you like it spicy! I go back and forth between using fresh and canned veggies – I prefer the taste of fresh veggies, but if I don’t prep ahead, the can opener has its appeal.

If you are on the hunt for canned tomatillos or jalapeno, try checking where they stock the ingredients for Mexican cuisine. Grab your chili powder while you’re there too, there’s usually a wider variety to choose from, and in my experience, they are quite a bit spicier.

Tomatillo Chili in the Slow Cooker vs. Pressure Cooker

Don’t have a pressure cooker? Bust out the crockpot so you can eat this asap… and then immediately go pick one up while it’s cooking because they’re amazing.

I’m a total convert for a couple of reasons: 1) the cook time for EVERYTHING is dramatically reduced and 2) most recipes are one-pot meals because you can do all the browning and sautéing right in the pressure cooker (fewer dishes to wash! Yay!).

What’s the best pressure cooker?

I recommend the InstantPot to everyone because it’s an electric pressure cooker with pre-set buttons, taking all the guesswork out of cooking under pressure. I got one for my birthday (thanks, mom!) and both my mom and sister followed suit after I couldn’t shut up about my new favorite kitchen gadget. I only use stovetop pressure cookers now if I’m working in huge batches or cooking something unusually large.

This tomatillo chili is great when you are short on time but want a home cooked meal from scratch. If you have any extra tomatillos left over, be sure to try this tomatillo pico de gallo recipe!

Last, but certainly not least – I wanted to let you guys know that I added a yum button to all of my recipes! It’s the cute little “Y” icon next to my social media stuff. That means you guys can “yum” my recipes and save it to your personal Yummly recipe box. The more “yums” a recipe gets, the more likely it is shared on their site, which is pretty darn cool for me as a blogger and for those of you on the hunt for low carb recipes. More “yums” = more people that get to see the recipes here… so “yum” away my hungry friends! Why not start by “yumming” my tomatillo chili recipe? 🙂

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Tomatillo Chili [Recipe]

A quick, one-pot, low carb chili recipe with 50/50 beef to pork ratio and tomatillo base. Can be made from scratch in under an hour using a pressure cooker!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, One pot meal, Soup

Cuisine Pressure Cooker

Special Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 8 Servings

Calories 325 kcal

Author Tasha Metcalf

Ingredients

• 1 pound Ground beef
• 1 pound Ground pork
• 3 Tomatillos Chopped
• ½ white onion Chopped
• 6 oz Tomato paste
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 Jalapeno Pepper Chopped, including seeds
• 1 tbsp Ground Cumin
• 1 tbsp Chili Powder
• Salt to taste

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Brown the beef and pork. I prefer to use the pressure cooker for browning to make it a one-pot meal and only one dish to wash!

2. Add all other ingredients to the pressure cooker: tomatillo, onion, tomato paste, garlic, jalapeno, cumin, chili powder, and water. Thoroughly mix.

3. Close and secure pressure cooker. Cook at high pressure for 35 minutes, then remove from heat to allow the pressure to drop naturally.

4. Serve as-is or with low carb toppings of your choice!

Recipe Notes

5g net carbs per serving.

Nutrition Facts

Tomatillo Chili [Recipe]

Amount Per Serving

Calories 325 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23g 35%

Saturated Fat 8g 40%

Cholesterol 81mg 27%

Sodium 256mg 11%

Potassium 618mg 18%

Total Carbohydrates 6g 2%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 3g

Protein 20g 40%

Vitamin A 13.2%

Vitamin C 11.6%

Calcium 3.8%

Iron 16.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Tasha Metcalf

Hey babe! I'm Tasha, the founder of Ketogasm. When I'm not in the kitchen crafting low carb recipes and geeking out on nutritional science, I help women transition to a ketogenic lifestyle. Whether you are healing with food or transforming that beautiful body of yours, I hope you find the resources on this site to be helpful on your journey!