Dinner BY:Mireille PUBLISHED: 10/28/2020 UPDATED: 01/25/2024

Instant Pot Taco Meat With Taco Seasoning

Making taco meat has never been so easy. All you have to do is make it in your Instant Pot.

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You will be surprised how much more flavor this taco meat has. It is super easy to make and done in no time. You can make Instant Pot taco meat with a seasoning packet. However, if you want the best-tasting meat ever use homemade taco seasoning. So, are you ready to learn how to make Instant Pot taco meat with taco seasoning? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

To make this Instant Pot taco meat recipe you need several ingredients. Put the following on your grocery shopping list:

Beef – use ground beef or a combination of ground beef and pork
Onion – finely dice
Garlic – mince fresh garlic
Bell peppers – choose a red sweet bell pepper and dice them
Seasoning – either make taco seasoning or buy in the store
Tomato puree – a can of tomato puree
Salt – season to taste

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

How To Make Instant Pot Taco Meat

To make this recipe press the Sauté button and let the pot get warm. Usually, you can start within two minutes. Then add the ground beef to the pot and move it around until most of the meat is brown.
Do not drain the beef but leave it in the pot. While the beef is browning you can dice the onion, and bell pepper, and mince the garlic. Add all of it to the pressure cooker and stir to combine.
Let the vegetables go soft and translucent which takes about 5-6 minutes Now add a tablespoon of taco seasoning to the Instant Pot before you add the tomato puree. Stir to combine.
When all the ingredients are combined stop the Sauté function.
Close the lid and secure it. Close the pressure valve, select Manual or Pressure Cooker, and cook on high for 10 minutes.
If you have time let it naturally release pressure for 10 minutes else if you are in a hurry, you can quick-release. Open the lid, and if the meat releases a lot of liquid, then select the Sauté button to boil off the excess liquid.
Your taco meat is done and ready to serve.

Instant Pot Taco Meat Recipe

I love my pressure cooker it is one of the best inventions ever and makes life so much easier. If you still have your Instant Pot in the box now is a great time to take it out.

You see when you cook in a pressure cooker some ingredients intensify. Adding Mexican seasoning or taco seasoning from a packet is a great example.

As a result, you need less seasoning to have your taco meat taste amazing. I recommend making taco seasoning yourself because you can customize it to your taste and liking.

You might be surprised to see that this recipe doesn’t require any additional liquid. I do not use any oil or other cooking products to make this recipe.

No water is needed. There is a lot of liquid in the meat and the tomato puree. No, if you use ground beef or a combination of ground pork and beef you will get more liquid than you ever imagined.

If you are using lean ground beef and no excess fat is coming from the beef you can add ¼ cup water.

I do like to use the ceramic bowl in my Instant Pot which is non-stick. So, if you have one use it for this recipe. If you haven’t got one consider getting one because non-stick cooking makes life so much easier.

It doesn’t contain any Teflon.

Taco Meat Garnishes

You can customize your taco meat with whatever you like, e.g:

Kidney beans
Cilantro
Chives
Cherry tomatoes
Pico de gallo
Sliced avocado
Guacamole

Serve This Taco Meat On

There are a million ways to serve your tacos. Take a look at some tortilla suggestions:

How To Store Instant Pot Taco Meat

There are several ways to store your taco meat.

Room temperature – this taco meat tastes amazing when you make and serve it the same day. Add some beans, corn, cilantro, sour cream, or any other topping you love
Refrigerator – If you plan on serving the taco meat within one to two days you can store it in the fridge. Just put the meat in an airtight container or a resealable bag
Freezer – If you made a big batch or have leftover taco meat you can store it in the freezer as well. Again, put it in an airtight container or ziplock bag. Label it with the date and store for up to 3 months

Reheat Pressure Cooker Taco Meat

You can either reheat your taco meat in a Dutch Oven or your pressure cooker.

Dutch Oven – When you want to reheat it in a Dutch Oven let the meat thaw first before you put it in the Dutch oven and warm it. Add water if needed so your taco meat won’t dry out
Instant Pot – you can also reheat your taco meat in your pressure cooker. Put 1/2 cup water in the pressure cooker. Close the lid and secure it. Turn the valve to sealing and select Manual or Pressure Cook for 5 minutes. Once the cooking time is up quick-release your pressure cooker. Take the meat out and drain the excess water. Turn the Instant Pot to Saute and return the meat. Stir for 1 to 2 minutes and let any excess liquid evaporate

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