It’s taco time! Make beef tacos your who family will love with this easy Instant Pot Taco Meat with real food ingredients and packed full of flavor. There will be no leftovers with this recipe.
One of my favorite dishes to make for my family is tacos. We eat it at least once a week on Taco Tuesday, of course. And really there’s no reason not to because I have the easiest recipe to make it. This Instant Pot Taco Meat recipe is made with ground beef (substitute ground turkey if you like) and has a layer of umami flavor that will have your kids coming back for seconds and thirds. We never have leftovers when we make Instant Pot Tacos.
Before I share the recipe… let’s talk about the Instant Pot. It’s a 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Cooker – including a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, saute/browning, yogurt maker, steamer and warmer. Plus, it has a stainless steel cooking pot and steam rack – LOVE that!
If you’re just getting started with the Instant Pot, check out my quick start guide Top 10 Instant Pot Tips and Tricks You Need to Know.
Instant Pot Taco Meat
Ready to make some delicious beef tacos with the Instant Pot?
It’s so easy to make. Just start out browning the onions and beef a bit, and then add the seasoning spices. Pressuring cooking it in the Instant Pot helps to lock in the flavors, so it tastes like it’s been cooking for hours in a slow cooker but you’ll be able to get dinner on the table in about 30 minutes.
Serve with lettuce cups for a Paleo option, or regular corn taco shells or corn tortillas for a healthy gluten-free option. Top with cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, red peppers, or any of your favorite taco bar toppings.
I love to make Instant Pot beef tacos when we’ve got company over for dinner – friends, family, friends of my kids (aka it can feed an army of neighborhood kids and teenagers – just double the recipe). It’s such a crowd favorite, especially when we set up the taco bar. Take that, Chipotle…
Make beef tacos your who family will love with this easy Instant Pot Taco Meat with real food ingredients and packed full of flavor.
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tbsp avocado oil or ghee
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1/4 cup chicken or beef broth or stock
- 1 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce or Coconut Aminos
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp white pepper optional
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp lime juice (about the juice of 1/4 lime)
- 1 tbsp Cilantro
Turn on the Saute button on the Instant Pot, and add oil, onion, garlic, and spices (chili powder, cumin, oregano, paprika, salt, and white and black pepper). Saute for 3-4 minutes.
Add ground beef and cook until lightly brown.
Turn off Saute function. Add broth. Put lid on and close pressure value. Select the Manual high pressure / pressure cooking for 10 minutes.
When Instant Pot beeps, turn the pressure value and let it depressurize for a Quick Release.
Open the lid and stir well, and add lime juice. Scoop out using a ladle into a bowl. Garnish with cilantro and serve up with your favorite toppings like shredded cheese, sour cream, and corn tortillas.
Recipe Video
The actual cook time is 20 minutes in the Instant Pot but it takes about 12-15 minutes to come to pressure to start cooking.
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Hi.. i see diced tomatoes in the instructions but not in the ingredients list. What size can if tomatoes? Thanks! Making this right now and it smells wonderful already!!
So sorry – it’s a typo. You can add diced tomatoes as part of the taco bar. I just fixed the typo.
The recipe mentions adding diced tomatoes, corn and black beans after you saute. Do you add a whole can of diced tomatoes with juice? I don’t want to have taco meat with too much liquid. Thanks, this looks delicious!
You can do either but if you prefer less liquid do it without the juice.
This looks so easy and delicious!