Food Friday: Especially Quick and Easy Chili

In keeping with the idea of keeping things simple, Dear One and I were out yesterday.  We needed to go to the farm to get some fresh produce, not too much since we are beginning to have our own.  On the way home we stopped at Big Lots.  I had put out the suggestion that a shower caddy would be very convenient.  I don't know about anyone else,  but I deplore the shampoo bottle dropping off the narrow little shelf that came with this shower and hitting my little toe with a resounding crash.  Very unpleasant!  So we made the stop.

Dear One was thinking there might be some snack he would like.  He ALWAYS wants a snack (or two) in the evening while watching Netflix.  Always.  While I was looking for a shower caddy (which I found almost immediately) he found some snacks.

We also found some Bear Creek Darn Good Chili mix.  The angel sister who is the shift coordinator at the temple on our day always brings fabulous soup to share.  She starts with Bear Creek then adds other thing to make a truly superior soup.  That being our experience, we decided on the various vegetarian options of Bear Creek mixes.

Last night for supper I looked at the package and did not want to spend the time hovering over the pot on the stove.  I decided to give it a try in the Instant Pot.  IT WORKED!!


Darn Good Chili, Quick and Easy

Put one can tomato paste in the bottom of your Instant Pot inner liner.  Slowly stir in 7 cups water until the paste is more or less not paste anymore.  Stir in the Bear Creak Darn Good Chili packet and set the pressure to HIGH for 20 minutes.  (I had watched a YouTube video on a nice older portly gentleman and his friend reviewing the soup they made on the stove.  The directions called for 10 minute apparently and the beans were crunchy.  Not good.)

After 20 minutes we let the Pot decrease pressure naturally, mainly because we were both doing other things at that time.  When we got to serve the chili, we both felt is was excellent.  In fact,  it was good enough that Dear One asked for more for his supper tonight!  A big plus.

This picture is not very good but the chili really is!

So, quick and easy made yesterday much simpler, and made me happy to boot!  Try it.