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Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice

Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice–brown rice is pressure cooked with enchilada sauce and spices in minutes and then topped with sharp cheddar, diced avocado and a wedge of lime. 

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Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice--brown rice is pressure cooked with enchilada sauce and spices in minutes and then topped with sharp cheddar, diced avocado and a wedge of lime.

Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice

Today is National Cheese Day and I thought I’d celebrate by making this Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice. It’s sort of like bean and cheese enchiladas in rice form. This flavorful rice makes a perfect side dish to grilled chicken or it works well paired with a rotisserie chicken. I was having a hard time getting the pictures taken for this recipe because I kept sneaking bites of it. It is so perfect when topped with guacamole or sliced avocado or a dollop of sour cream.

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Since today is National Cheese Day I’ve teamed up with some food blogger friends to bring you all the cheesy goodness. Here are some of their recipes:

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Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice--brown rice is pressure cooked with enchilada sauce and spices in minutes and then topped with sharp cheddar, diced avocado and a wedge of lime.

What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?

For this Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice recipe I used I used this Instant Pot IP-LUX60 V3 Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker. It’s 6 quarts, so the same size as most slow cookers. It cost me around $80 on Amazon.

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Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice

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4.7 from 14 reviews
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 32 minutes
  • Total Time: 42 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
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Description

Brown rice is pressure cooked with enchilada sauce and spices in minutes and then topped with sharp cheddar, diced avocado and a wedge of lime. 

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups long grain brown rice
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 (15 oz) can enchilada sauce
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1–2 cups sharp grated cheddar (depending on how cheesy you want it)
  • 1 avocado diced
  • Sour cream
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges
  • Cilantro, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add rice, water, enchilada sauce, black beans, cumin, salt, pepper and garlic powder to the Instant Pot. Don’t stir. Just layer the ingredients. Cover and turn valve to “sealing.” Press the manual button and set timer to 22 minutes. When timer beeps let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes and then move the valve to “venting.”
  2. Remove the lid and stir in the lime juice and cheddar. Salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Serve rice topped with diced avocado, sour cream, lime wedge and cilantro.

Notes

I used my Instant Pot IP-LUX60 V3 Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker. It’s 6 quarts, so the same size as most slow cookers.

Click here for the slow cooker version of this recipe

  • Method: Instant Pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: 265
  • Sodium: 312 mg
  • Fat: 7.1 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 40.8 grams
  • Fiber: 2.8 grams
  • Protein: 8.7 grams

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Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice--brown rice is pressure cooked with enchilada sauce and spices in minutes and then topped with sharp cheddar, diced avocado and a wedge of lime.

Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes

Looking for a good meatless Instant Pot recipe? I have 37 Instant Pot vegetarian recipes to share with you today!

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Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes

The Instant Pot is a great tool to make vegetarian soups and pasta dishes. In addition there’s not a better tool than the Instant Pot to cook dried beans, peas, lentils, wheat berries, barley, quinoa and other grains. If you’re looking to incorporate more vegetarian Instant pot dishes into your diet I’ve got several ideas to get you started!

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Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese–if you’re looking for a lower calorie and lower carb way to enjoy mac and cheese this recipe is for you. Spaghetti squash is cooked quickly in your electric pressure cooker and then a cheesy sauce is stirred in with the squash strands to make a comforting meal.

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Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese–if you’re looking for a lower calorie and lower carb way to enjoy mac and cheese this recipe is for you. Spaghetti squash is cooked quickly in your electric pressure cooker and then a cheesy sauce is stirred in with the squash strands to make a comforting meal.

Instant Pot Lentil Stew–a comforting bowl of stew that can be make vegan or can be made with smoked sausage. Lentils cook so quickly in the electric pressure cooker! The leftovers make a great lunch the next day too.

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Instant Pot Lentil Stew–a comforting bowl of stew that can be make vegan or can be made with smoked sausage. Lentils cook so quickly in the electric pressure cooker! The leftovers make a great lunch the next day too.

Instant Pot Tomato Basil Parmesan Tortellini Soup–a creamy tomato basil soup with cheese tortellini that is made quickly in your electric pressure cooker. You won’t miss the meat when you eat this Instant Pot vegetarian recipe for dinner!

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Instant Pot Mexican Stuffed Peppers–bell peppers are stuffed with brown rice, black beans and salsa and cooked perfectly in your electric pressure cooker.

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Instant Pot Mexican Stuffed Peppers–bell peppers are stuffed with brown rice, black beans and salsa and cooked perfectly in your electric pressure cooker.

Instant Pot Penne in Cajun Mustard Cream Sauce–a quick and easy weeknight meal. With options to prepare it with andouille sausage or vegetarian you can make everyone happy.

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Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce–this Instant Pot vegetarian recipe for spaghetti sauce is so delicious you’ll be licking your plate. The funny part is that it only takes a handful of easy ingredients and a few minutes in your pressure cooker.

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Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce–this Instant Pot vegetarian recipe for spaghetti sauce is so delicious you’ll be licking your plate. The funny part is that it only takes a handful of easy ingredients and a few minutes in your pressure cooker.

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What Pressure Cooker Do You Use?

I used a 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

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42 Amazing Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Meat Recipes

Are you a meat lover? You’re really going to enjoy these 42 Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Meat Recipes. Plus because they are made in the slow cooker or Instant Pot they are all fairly easy to make!

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Are you a meat lover? You're really going to enjoy these 42 Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Meat Recipes. Plus because they are made in the slow cooker or Instant Pot they are all fairly easy to make!

42 Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Meat Recipes

St Louis Baby Back Pork Ribs

The best (and easiest) ribs that you can make at home. Fork tender meat that practically falls off the bone. The ribs are seasoned with a dry rub, either pressure cooked or slow cooked, glazed with barbecue sauce, and then stuck under the broiler.

Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Ribs
Are you a meat lover? You're really going to enjoy these 42 Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Meat Recipes. Plus because they are made in the slow cooker or Instant Pot they are all fairly easy to make!

Smothered Pork Chops

Thin sirloin pork chops cooked in the pressure cooker or slow cooker until tender and topped with a savory sauce and bacon crumbles.

Instant Pot Pork Chops
Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Instant Pot Smothered Pork Chops

Beef Short Ribs

Tender pieces of beef that have been rubbed with a dry rub and then cooked in the pressure cooker and then basted with barbecue sauce. 

Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs
Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs--Tender pieces of beef that have been rubbed with a dry rub and then cooked in the pressure cooker and then basted with barbecue sauce.

3 Packet Roast

A super easy and fast way to make an incredibly tender and flavored roast. You’ll just need a packet of ranch, Italian dressing mix and brown gravy along with a chuck roast for this recipe. If you prefer to make homemade versions of these “packets” I have those recipes for you too!

Instant Pot 3 Packet Roast
Slow Cooker 3 Packet Roast
Are you a meat lover? You're really going to enjoy these 42 Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Meat Recipes. Plus because they are made in the slow cooker or Instant Pot they are all fairly easy to make!

Brown Sugar Carving Ham

Deliciously moist carving ham that is warmed in your electric pressure cooker in just a few minutes.

Instant Pot Brown Sugar Carving Ham
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Smoky Pulled Pork

If you love pulled pork and you love a smoked flavor on your meat but you don’t have hours to spend you’re going to love this easy pressure cooker smoky shredded pork.

Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

French Onion French Dip Sandwiches

The French dip sandwich is a hot beef sandwich consisting of tender thin slices of beef layered a long white French roll that is dipped into a flavorful sauce made from the pan juices. It is a staple at any diner in America. My recipe is a mash-up between French Onion Soup and the French Dip Sandwich. Soft onions are piled along with the beef and cheese on a crusty roll.

Instant Pot French Dip Sandwich
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Pork Quinoa Cabbage Bowls

Pork is cooked until fork tender with chili garlic sauce and a secret ingredient. The meat is added to a bowl with shredded cabbage, quinoa, diced green onions and finally topped with a drizzle of sriracha. This makes a beautiful and delicious summer meal.

Instant Pot Pork Cabbage Bowls
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Bacon BBQ Meatloaf

The best flavored meatloaf ever is cooked at the same time and in the same pressure cooker as your mashed potatoes. Add a tossed salad and you have a complete meal ready to go in just a few minutes.

Instant Pot Bacon BBQ Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes

Beef Stroganoff

A super easy recipe for beef and mushrooms with a zippy sour cream sauce made quickly in the pressure cooker or slow cooker.

Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff
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Crispy Pork Carnitas

Pork is cooked until tender with onion, garlic, jalapeno, and lots of spices. Then the pork is crisped up under the oven broiler to create maximum flavor and texture for tacos, salads, burritos, nachos and enchiladas.

Instant Pot Crispy Pork Carnitas
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5-Ingredient Pot Roast Dinner

A chuck roast is cooked until moist and tender in an hour in your Instant Pot (mine was frozen!) along with seasoned vegetables. The meal is finished off with homemade gravy.

5-Ingredient Pot Roast

Beef and Broccoli

Tender pieces of beef are served alongside broccoli and a savory and slightly sweet Asian sauce for a homemade version of your favorite Chinese takeout dish.

Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli
Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

Sausage Gravy

Country style gravy made with ground sausage and diced bacon is infused with flavors as it is quickly pressure cooked. When served over freshly baked biscuits (homemade or from a can) it tastes like a good old fashioned southern breakfast

Instant Pot Sausage Gravy

Mississippi Roast (no packets)

With just a handful of ingredients and an hour in the Instant Pot you can make the best roast of your life. This particular recipe has no packets of ranch or au jus like the original recipe calls for. The meat is slightly spicy and infused with flavor. This roast is perfect served with mashed potatoes or on a crusty roll as a sandwich

Instant Pot Mississippi Roast
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Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches

The easiest recipe to make ever. With only 5 ingredients total (beef, broth, onion soup mix, cheddar and sandwich buns) you may be thinking that this recipe is just too easy to taste good. Well, you’re wrong 🙂 The flavor is amazing and your family will be asking for seconds.

Instant Pot Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches

Salisbury Steak, Gravy and Mashed Potatoes

Good old fashioned salisbury steak is prepared in your pressure cooker with a savory mushroom and onion gravy and creamy mashed potatoes. An amazing homemade one pot meal that will have you throwing away any TV dinners that you have in your freezer.

Instant Pot Salisbury Steak

Sweet and Sour Country Ribs

Country style pork ribs are cooked in your electric pressure cooker until fork tender and then served with a sweet and sour sauce. If you want, you can make baked potatoes at the same time and in the same pot to serve with your ribs.

Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Country Ribs
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Creamy Sloppy Joes

Homemade sloppy joe sauce and ground beef are simmered in the electric pressure cooker and then cream cheese is stirred in as a twist to make the best sloppy joes of your life. Serve the meaty sauce on toasted buns or even slider rolls for an easy weeknight dinner. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to serve a crowd.

Instant Pot Creamy Sloppy Joes
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Mississippi Pork Sandwiches

With just a handful of ingredients and 80 minutes in the instant pot you can make fall apart pork that is perfect on sandwiches. This particular recipe has no packets of ranch or au jus. The meat is slightly spicy and infused with flavor.

Instant Pot Mississippi Pork Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Mississippi Pork Sandwiches

Corned Beef Dinner with Mustard Sauce

A super easy (and delicious) method for making corned beef! Tender corned beef is sliced and served alongside carrots and potatoes (and if you want, cabbage). It’s then topped with a tangy sauce made of sour cream, dijon mustard and garlic. A perfect dinner for St Patrick’s Day (or any other day).

Instant Pot Corned Beef
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Creamy Mushroom Sauce Pork

The easiest recipe ever. With only 2 ingredients the prep for this pork dinner is minimal. Plus you make it in the slow cooker or Instant Pot so it’s completely a hands-off recipe.

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Pepperoni Pizza Meatloaf

A meatloaf made quickly in your electric pressure cooker that is inspired by pepperoni pizza! Mozzarella and diced pepperoni are combined with lean ground beef to make a flavorful combination that kids and adults both love.

Instant Pot Pepperoni Pizza Meatloaf
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Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches

Tender shredded beef and green peppers are cooked in your electric pressure cooker or slow cooker. The beef is piled onto toasted buns that are slathered with mustard and mayo and then topped with melty cheese.

Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches

Grandma’s Sunday Roast

Get fall apart roast paired with potatoes, carrots, green beans and gravy made quickly in your pressure cooker. A perfect Sunday dinner just like Grandma used to make.

Instant Pot Grandma’s Sunday Roast
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Beef Spare Ribs

Fall off the bone tender spare ribs that seem like a lot of effort but are actually super easy and hands off.

Instant Pot Spare Ribs
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Beef Stew

A super easy recipe for beef stew that doesn’t sacrifice flavor. This stew is comfort in a bowl!

Instant Pot Beef Stew
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Shredded Beef Street Tacos

Small tortillas are piled with tender shredded seasoned beef, sour cream, tomatoes, cotija cheese and a squeeze of lime. The beef is made in an electric pressure cooker and becomes super tender in a matter of minutes.

Instant Pot Street Tacos
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Pork Tenderloin with Gravy

Tender slices of pork tenderloin are drizzled with a savory gravy. This seems like a fancy meal but it is super easy to make and it just takes minutes in your electric pressure cooker.

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Gravy

3-Ingredient Rump Roast

An easy beginner recipe for the Instant Pot. Beef pot roast is cooked until tender in the electric pressure cooker. If desired you can also make carrots and potatoes with the roast.

Instant Pot Rump Roast
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Mexican Pulled Pork

Fall apart tender pork is cooked in your pressure cooker and then a few extra ingredients are added to give the meat a southwestern flare. This pork is perfect for tacos, salads, nachos and burritos!

Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Pork
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BBQ Brisket Sliders

Tender and moist shredded or sliced beef brisket piled on a soft roll and topped with a slice of pepper jack cheese. A perfect recipe to make for game day.

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Meat Lovers Soup

If you’re a fan of all the meats you’re going to love this hearty soup. With meatballs, smoked sausage, brats, bacon, pepperoni and ground beef there is literally meat in every single bite. If you have a carnivore in your life they will love this dinner!

Instant Pot Meat Lovers Soup
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BBQ Beef Sandwiches

Tender shredded beef with an easy homemade barbecue sauce served on a toasted bun. An easy and delicious dinner!

Instant Pot BBQ Beef Sandwiches
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Pork Loin with Honey Butter Garlic Sauce

Tender slices of seasoned pork dripping with the most tasty sauce ever.

Instant Pot Pork Loin

Beef and Gravy

Tender bites of beef with mushrooms served with a savory gravy. Serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles or rice.

Instant Pot Beef and Gravy

Beef Barbacoa

Flavorful, seasoned beef chuck roast that shreds like a dream and is perfect for so many different dinners. Try this barbacoa beef in cheesy quesadillas, crispy tacos, rolled up as enchiladas or piled on top of nachos.

Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa
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Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

Make your favorite restaurant’s sweet pork at home with just a handful of ingredients. This pulled pork is perfect over salad, rice, tacos, burritos, quesadillas or on a toasted bun.

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork
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Porcupine Meatballs

A fun twist on a traditional meatball recipe. Uncooked rice is mixed with ground beef to make a meatball that looks like it has porcupine quills. My version is made quickly in the Instant Pot and served with an amazingly easy homemade marinara sauce.

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Mom’s Pot Roast

Pot roast, potatoes, carrots and gravy just like Mom used to make. An easy recipe that tastes like home.

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Southwest Tavern Sandwiches

A loose meat sandwich seasoned with southwest flavors and then topped with cheese, avocado and tomato. A perfect dinner or lunch to feed a crowd.

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Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Copycat Recipes

Looking for the best Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Copycat Recipes on the web? I’ve got 23 copycat recipes that you can make at home in your own kitchen.

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Do you love eating out but don't love what it does to your budget? You can eat well at home! And it doesn't have to be hard or expensive. These copycat recipes can be made in your Instant Pot or slow cooker and taste pretty close to the real thing.

Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Copycat Recipes

Do you love eating out but don’t love what it does to your budget? You can eat well at home! And it doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. These copycat recipes can be made in your Instant Pot or slow cooker and taste pretty close to the real thing.

Cafe Rio Instant Pot Recipes

Café Rio Chicken–this shredded chicken is perfect to serve with your Mexican dinners on salads, in burritos, in enchiladas or over rice.

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Chicken
Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Chicken
Café Rio Chicken--this shredded chicken is perfect to serve with your Mexican dinners on salads, in burritos, in enchiladas or over rice.

Cafe Rio Cilantro Lime Rice–this quickly cooked seasoned rice made in you pressure cooker is just like Cafe Rio’s and it makes the perfect addition to any Mexican dish for dinner.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice

Creamy Tomatillo Ranch Dressing–This Cafe Rio-style dressing is so addictive and tastes awesome for up to a week!

Creamy Tomatillo Ranch Dressing
cafe rio copycat salad dressing

Smothered Green Sauce Enchiladas–homemade Cafe Rio style mild tomatillo sauce is simmered in your electric pressure cooker along with chicken breasts to create the base of your enchiladas. 

Smothered Enchiladas

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork—make your favorite restaurant’s sweet pork at home with just a handful of ingredients. This pulled pork is perfect over salad, rice, tacos, burritos, quesadillas or on a toasted bun.

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork
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Cafe Rio Black Beans–These black beans will be a hit at your next Mexican dinner.

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Black Beans
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Olive Garden Instant Pot Recipes

Zuppa Toscana–It tastes better than the restaurant and is really fast and easy to make.

Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
Slow Cooker Zuppa Toscana
Instant Pot Parmesan Sausage Kale Soup--A creamy and comforting soup that is full of flavor thanks to loads of Parmesan cheese and Italian sausage.  Good thing this recipe makes a lot because everyone will be asking for seconds!

Pasta E Fagioli Soup–your favorite soup from Olive Garden made quickly at home in your pressure cooker or slow cooker. White and red beans, ground beef, tomatoes and pasta in a savory broth.

Slow Cooker Pasta E Fagioli Soup
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Chicken Gnocchi Soup–A cream based soup with tender, moist bites of chicken, bacon crumbles, bright green leafy kale and dumpling-like gnocchi. This soup is a 10 out of 10 at my house.

Instant Pot Chicken Gnocchi Soup
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More Copycat Recipes…

Homemade Rice-A-Roni–Do you love “the San Francisco treat” but want to make it from scratch? Make this super easy version of Rice-A-Roni in your slow cooker or pressure cooker!

Instant Pot Rice-A-Roni
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Homemade Hamburger Helper–with just a little more effort than making a boxed meal you can have a homemade creamy tomato basil beef pasta meal. And with the help of your Instant Pot it takes just a few minutes.

Instant Pot Homemade Hamburger Helper

Panera Bread’s Broccoli Cheddar Soup–reminiscent of Panera Bread’s broccoli cheddar soup this pressure cooker or slow cooker version has chopped broccoli, shredded carrots and celery simmered in a velvety smooth cheese sauce. I believe this version is just as good or better than you could order at any restaurant! Try it for dinner this week.

Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Zupa’s Cafe Wisconsin Cauliflower Soup–A creamy, cheesy, crockpot cauliflower soup that is similar to the version served at Cafe Zupas.
This soup is best when served with crumbled bacon on top!

Slow Cooker Wisconsin Cauliflower Soup

PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps–Ground chicken, mushrooms, green onion, water chestnuts and crispy rice sticks all rolled up into crisp leaves of lettuce.

Slow Cooker Lettuce Wraps

And here are some copycat recipes from other bloggers that you may like…

Instant Pot Cincinnati Chili from Old House to New Home

Instant Pot Copycat Taco Bell Beef from The Salty Pot

Instant Pot Starbucks Egg Bites from Coffee Mom Repeat

Instant Pot Panda Express Orange Chicken from Mama Needs Cake

Instant Pot Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings from A Little Moore

Instant Pot Copycat Chipotle Barbacoa Beef from 12 Tomatoes

Instant Pot Artichoke and Spinach Dip Applebees Copycat from Adventures of a Nurse

Slow Cooker Copycat Chili’s Queso Dip from The Food Charlatan

Slow Cooker Wendy’s Chili from Runs for Cookies

 

What’s missing? Tell me! Is there a dish from a restaurant that you’d love to make at home? Maybe I could create it in my slow cooker or Instant Pot. Good fits are soups, braised dishes, some desserts, pasta dishes, etc. 

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Instant Pot Mango Salsa Chicken

With only 4 ingredients this Instant Pot Mango Salsa Chicken will be a go-to summer recipe. It’s perfect over rice, on tortillas or over riced cauliflower.

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With only 4 ingredients this Instant Pot Mango Salsa Chicken will be a go-to summer recipe. It's perfect over rice, on tortillas or over riced cauliflower.

Instant Pot Mango Salsa Chicken

Karen W. sent me an email ” A friend sent me this recipe. Is there a way you could convert it to an IP recipe?” The recipe was a very simple crockpot recipe for Pineapple Salsa Chicken. It looked like it was a weight watchers recipe or something similar. I told Karen I would love to try it! I ventured off to the store to grocery shop but could not find the pineapple salsa. Apparently it was a Trader Joe’s product and unfortunately I do not have a Trader Joe’s close to where I live. I opted for a peach mango jarred salsa that is made by Pace’s instead.

The very simple and easy recipe took about 3 minutes to get going in the Instant Pot and tasted like summer! Lots of flavors from the bright salsa. I chose to eat mine over some rice. I also used some of the leftover chicken for chicken enchiladas. Yum! Next time I will use the chicken in chicken quesadillas with those delicious uncooked tortillas that you find in the refrigerated section of the grocery store.

Personally I love the succulent taste of chicken thighs but I don’t love how many more calories they contain than chicken breasts. That’s why I love to make this recipe with a combination of the two types of chicken. Typically I buy one bag of thighs and one bag of breasts from Costco. Then I use them in recipes like this.

Because I used frozen chicken there was quite a bit of liquid after the chicken was cooked. I turned the Instant Pot to the saute button and let the sauce reduce on its own while I shredded the chicken. Then I used a cornstarch slurry to thicken up the sauce before I added the chicken back in. The sauce tasted great over rice. If you want less sauce then you can drain the liquid before returning the chicken to the pot.

I hope you try this recipe out soon! Let me know which salsa you end up using. And if you have a recipe you’d like me to convert to the Instant Pot just email me karen@365daysofcrockpot.com and I’ll see what I can do!

More Instant Pot Summer Recipes…

Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Rice

Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Instant Pot Greek Spaghetti

What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?

To make Instant Pot Mango Salsa Chicken I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

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With only 4 ingredients this Instant Pot Mango Salsa Chicken will be a go-to summer recipe. It's perfect over rice, on tortillas or over riced cauliflower.
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Instant Pot Mango Salsa Chicken

  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
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Description

With only 4 ingredients this Instant Pot Mango Salsa Chicken will be a go-to summer recipe. It’s perfect over rice, on tortillas or over riced cauliflower. 

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts (frozen is okay)
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 (15 oz) jar Pace’s Peach Mango Jalapeno Salsa (or other similar salsa)

Instructions

  1. Pour broth into Instant Pot. Add in the chicken into pot in a single layer. Pour soy sauce over chicken. Scoop half of the jar of salsa over the top of the chicken.
  2. Cover your Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 15 minutes for thawed chicken and 18 minutes for frozen chicken *(or for a more accurate time check out this post). When the time is up let the pot sit for 10 minutes and then move the valve to venting. Remove the lid. 
  3. Remove the chicken and place on a cutting board. Shred the chicken. If you want to thicken the juices in the Instant Pot make a cornstarch slurry by mixing 2 Tbsp cornstarch with 2 Tbsp water until smooth and then stirring the mixture into the pot on the saute setting. Stir the shredded chicken back into the juices in the pot.
  4. Stir the remaining half of salsa into the pot. 
  5. Serve the chicken and sauce with rice, tortillas or even over cauliflower rice. 

Notes

I like to use a combination of chicken breasts and chicken thighs. 

Nutrition info is if recipe is made with chicken breasts. 

To make gluten free: make sure salsa is gluten free and use a gluten free soy sauce. 

  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot

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5 Ingredient Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes

5 Ingredient Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes–When I think of instant pot and crockpot cooking I think “easy.” These recipes are easier than easy! With 5 ingredients or less they take minimal time to prepare. Many of these recipes have super easy ingredients that you already have in your pantry.

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5 Ingredient Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes--When I think of instant pot and crockpot cooking I think “easy.” These 10 recipes are easier than easy! With 5 ingredients or less they take minimal time to prepare. Many of these recipes have super easy ingredients that you already have in your pantry.

5 Ingredient Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes

Adobo Chicken–A Filipino recipe of tender chicken thighs braised in vinegar and soy sauce with lots of garlic.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Instant Pot Chicken Adobo--an easy 6-ingredient recipe for the tastiest chicken ever! A Filipino recipe of tender chicken thighs braised in vinegar and soy sauce with lots of garlic.

Cheater Beef Stew–if you’re looking for the easiest beef stew recipe you may have found it! No sauteing, chopping or browning. And best of all it tastes great!

Instant Pot Recipe

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Instant Pot Cheater Beef Stew--if you're looking for the easiest beef stew recipe you may have found it! This recipe is made quickly in your Instant Pot and requires little to no prep and only 5 ingredients. No sauteing, chopping or browning. And best of all it tastes great!

Cheater Lasagna–if you love the flavors of lasagna but don’t like the effort it takes this recipe is for you!

Instant Pot Recipe

Instant Pot Cheater Lasagna--if you love the flavors of lasagna but don't like the effort it takes this recipe is for you! You can make this Instant Pot lasagna pasta recipe with 6 ingredients and in just a few minutes.

Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches—tender shredded chicken coated with a honey mustard sauce and then served with pickles on top of freshly baked buns.

Instant Pot Recipe

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Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches--tender shredded chicken coated with a honey mustard sauce and then served with pickles on top of freshly baked buns.

Creamy Salsa Chicken—tender bites of chicken with an amazing sauce of just 3 ingredients: salsa, lime juice, and sour cream.

Instant Pot Recipe

Instant Pot Creamy Salsa Chicken--tender bites of chicken with an amazing sauce of just 3 ingredients: salsa, lime juice, and sour cream. This chicken and sauce tastes great over rice or rolled up in a tortilla. Plus it's so fast and easy to make, you can even use frozen chicken.

No Peek Chicken–that easy 3-ingredient chicken and rice recipe from your childhood that has cream of mushroom soup in it. Only this time it’s made in your Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Recipe

Instant Pot No Peek Chicken--that easy 3-ingredient chicken and rice recipe from your childhood that has cream of mushroom soup in it. Only this time it's made in your Instant Pot.

Taco Meatloaf–Ground beef is combined with crushed tortilla chips, salsa, and taco seasoning.

Instant Pot Recipe

If you love tacos and you love meatloaf then you'll love this Instant Pot Taco Meatloaf. Ground beef is combined with crushed tortilla chips, salsa, and taco seasoning. With only 5 ingredients and the help of your Instant Pot dinner will be on the table in no time!

3-Ingredient Rump Roast–an easy beginner recipe for the Instant Pot or slow cooker. Beef pot roast is cooked until tender in the electric pressure cooker. If desired you can also make carrots and potatoes with the roast.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Instant Pot 3-Ingredient Rump Roast--an easy beginner recipe for the Instant Pot. Beef pot roast is cooked until tender in the electric pressure cooker. If desired you can also make carrots and potatoes with the roast.  

Hawaiian Chicken–a super fast and easy, 5-ingredient, dump and go recipe of slightly sweet chicken and pineapples.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken--a super fast and easy, 4-ingredient, dump and go Instant Pot recipe of slightly sweet chicken and pineapples. Serve this chicken on Hawaiian rolls or over rice.

Firecracker Chicken—sweet and spicy tender pieces of saucy chicken.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Instant Pot Firecracker Chicken--sweet and spicy tender pieces of saucy chicken made quickly in your electric pressure cooker.

4-Ingredient Banana Bread—an easy recipe that uses a cake mix, some ripe bananas and your electric pressure cooker. This steamed banana bread is very moist, the consistency is more like a bread pudding than bread.

Instant Pot Recipe

Salsa Rice–With just 5 ingredients and a few minutes you can make a delicious dinner that your family will love. A saucy, cheesy rice with browned sausage.

Instant Pot Recipe

Instant Pot Salsa Rice--With just 5 ingredients and a few minutes you can make a delicious dinner that your family will love. A saucy, cheesy rice with browned sausage.

Enchilada Chicken–a fast and easy dump and go recipe. The saucy chicken can be served in tacos, burritos, salads, nachos, quesadillas or over rice.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Instant Pot 5-Ingredient Enchilada Chicken--a fast and easy dump and go recipe. The saucy chicken can be served in tacos, burritos, salads, nachos, quesadillas or over rice.

Garlic Butter Corn on the Cob–sweet corn is slathered with minced fresh garlic, butter, salt and pepper. The easiest and tastiest corn on the cob! You’ll never go back boiling corn on the stove again.

Instant Pot Recipe

Instant Pot Garlic Butter Corn on the Cob--sweet corn is slathered with garlic, butter, salt and pepper. The easiest and tastiest corn on the cob! You'll never go back boiling corn on the stove again.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Hummus–make a chocolate dip that’s a little healthier using chickpeas! This is great as a dip for fruit and pretzels. Dried chickpeas can be cooked very quickly in the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Recipe

Instant Pot Chocolate Peanut Butter Hummus--make a chocolate dip that's a little healthier using chickpeas! This is great as a dip for fruit and pretzels. Dried chickpeas can be cooked very quickly in the Instant Pot.

3-Ingredient Chicken and Gravy–an almost embarrassingly easy recipe for a good old fashioned dinner. Serve the chicken and gravy over mashed potatoes, rice, noodles, toast or biscuits.

Instant Pot Recipe

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Salsa Verde Chicken is the perfect recipe to have in your back pocket on those days when you don’t have the time or energy to cook. With just 2 ingredients this recipe is quick and easy. It tastes great and can be served in many ways including over rice, in tacos, burritos or quesadillas or on top of salad.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken is the perfect recipe to have in your back pocket on those days when you don't have the time or energy to cook. With just 2 ingredients this recipe is quick and easy. It tastes great and can be served in many ways including over rice, in tacos, burritos or quesadillas or on top of salad. 

5-Ingredient Pot Roast Dinner–a chuck roast is cooked until moist and tender in an hour in your Instant Pot (mine was frozen!) along with seasoned vegetables. The meal is finished off with homemade gravy.

Instant Pot Recipe

a chuck roast is cooked until moist and tender in an hour in your Instant Pot (mine was frozen!) along with seasoned vegetables. The meal is finished off with homemade gravy

3-Ingredient Lime Chicken Tacos (from frozen)–this is the easiest and tastiest shredded chicken that you can serve in tacos (or other ways). The best part is that you can use frozen chicken and it takes about 2 minutes of prep time.

Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipe

Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken–tender, moist bites of shredded chicken flavored with a light balsamic dressing. With literally only 2 ingredients and the fact that it’s made in the crockpot, this recipe couldn’t be easier to make. This balsamic chicken tastes great on salads, over rice or with a baked potato.

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Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps–shredded chicken coated with buffalo sauce and topped with blue cheese crumbles is wrapped up in crisp lettuce leaves. You can make these flavorful lettuce wraps with just 4 ingredients.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps--shredded chicken coated with buffalo sauce and topped with blue cheese crumbles is wrapped up in crisp lettuce leaves. You can make these flavorful lettuce wraps with just 4 ingredients!

Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Coconut Pecan Fudge–if you’re looking for a way to make fudge that is so super easy that your 5-year-old kid could make it, you’ve found it. With just two ingredients, chocolate chips and frosting, this fudge couldn’t be simpler to make.

Slow Cooker Recipe

Ranch Mashed Potatoes–creamy, buttery mashed potatoes with flavorful ranch dressing mix that gives the potatoes a tangy twist. And they are made so fast in your electric pressure cooker!

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Instant Pot Ranch Mashed Potatoes--creamy, buttery mashed potatoes with flavorful ranch dressing mix that gives the potatoes a tangy twist. And they are made so fast in your electric pressure cooker!

Garlic Beef–fork tender roast beef that is flavored with garlic and other filipino adobo flavors.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Instant Pot Garlic Beef Sandwiches--fork tender roast beef that is flavored with garlic and other filipino adobo flavors. Perfect to serve on rolls or over rice for a quick and easy dinner that can feed a crowd.

Shredded BBQ Cream Cheese Chicken Recipe–tender chicken breasts mixed with cream cheese and BBQ sauce. This 3 ingredient chicken is addictive! Perfect to serve on sandwiches, rolled up in tortillas or on pizza.

Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipe

Slow Cooker 3 Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake–all you need to make this recipe is a cake mix, cherry pie filling and butter. Dump all the ingredients in your slow cooker and turn it on. This recipe is so easy and hands off but tastes amazing especially when served with vanilla ice cream.

Slow Cooker Recipe

Slow Cooker 3 Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake--all you need to make this recipe is a cake mix, cherry pie filling and butter. Dump all the ingredients in your slow cooker and turn it on. This recipe is so easy and hands off but tastes amazing especially when served with vanilla ice cream.

Pesto Mushroom Chicken–tender bites of chicken and mushrooms enveloped in a basil pesto sauce.

Instant Pot Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

Instant Pot Marinated Pork Chops–The easiest pork chops ever. Plus they have tons of flavor!

Instant Pot Recipe

To make Instant Pot Marinated Pork Chops you just throw some pork chops in a bag with some easy homemade marinade and refrigerate or freeze. Then toss the pork chops into your Instant Pot, push a button and walk away. The easiest pork chops ever. Plus they have tons of flavor!

3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Turkey Breast and Gravy: This slow cooker turkey breast is so super easy to make (it only has 3 ingredients) and turns out moist and flavorful every time. My favorite part of making turkey is the leftovers!

Slow Cooker Recipe

Easy Instant Pot Chicken Pesto Pasta–4 ingredient chicken and pasta with basil pesto sauce. Start with frozen chicken breasts and a few minutes later you’ll have an amazing dinner in front of you.

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Creamy Mushroom Sauce Pork–the easiest recipe ever. With only 2 ingredients the prep for this pork dinner is minimal. Plus you make it in the slow cooker or Instant Pot so it’s completely a hands-off recipe.

Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipe

Creamy Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate–this is the best hot chocolate of my life!

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20 Dump and Go Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes

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What Pressure Cooker and Slow Cooker Do You Use?

I use a 6 quart oval Kitchenaid slow cooker* and a 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.

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Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa

Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa—flavorful, seasoned beef chuck roast that shreds like a dream and is perfect for so many different dinners. Try this barbacoa beef in cheesy quesadillas, crispy tacos, rolled up as enchiladas or piled on top of nachos.

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Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa--flavorful, seasoned beef chuck roast that shreds like a dream and is perfect for so many different dinners. Try this barbacoa beef in cheesy quesadillas, crispy tacos, rolled up as enchiladas or piled on top of nachos.

Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa

This barbacoa beef is so flavorful and tender. It takes a little more time than a normal Instant Pot recipe but it is worth it! We served our beef on tacos and then I also made a pan of enchiladas for another day with the leftover beef. This beef would be perfect on a Cafe Rio type of salad too. There are so many ways to enjoy this barbacoa beef: salads, nachos, tostados, quesadillas, burritos, enchiladas, tacos, rice bowls, etc. Get creative with toppings and enjoy Instant Pot beef barbacoa for dinner this week!

Keys to getting tender, flavorful roast in the Instant Pot

  1. I used a beef chuck roast. This cut of beef does really well in the Instant Pot and slow cooker. It was on sale at Winco for only $2.99 a pound.
  2. I used a full natural pressure release for the beef (partly because I wasn’t home to release the pressure). By using a natural pressure release all the moisture stays in the beef. Never use a quick release on roast.
  3. I cut the beef roast into 6 equal pieces. This ensures that all the beef cooks in a reasonable amount of time and each piece gets coated in the delicious sauce.
  4. I cooked it for a long time. Beef chuck roast needs the long cooking time to get tender and break down the connective tissue. Even when cut into 6 smaller pieces (about ½ pound each) it still needed a 60 minute pressure cook time. If you’re plopping a huge roast into the Instant Pot it will need an even longer cooking time. Up to 90 minutes…plus the natural pressure release.
  5. I browned the beef to add an extra flavor dimension. Yes this does take some extra time up front but it bumps up the depth of flavor a lot.
  6. I added in some liquid. A flavorful beef broth plus the other seasonings help the beef to be tender and flavorful.

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Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa--flavorful, seasoned beef chuck roast that shreds like a dream and is perfect for so many different dinners. Try this barbacoa beef in cheesy quesadillas, crispy tacos, rolled up as enchiladas or piled on top of nachos.

More Beef Instant Pot Recipes You’ll Love…

Instant Pot Beef and Gravy

Instant Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff

Instant Pot Garlic Beef

Instant Pot BBQ Beef Sandwiches

Instant Pot Brisket

What Equipment Did You Use?

To make Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

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  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes (plus NPR)
  • Total Time: 2 hours
  • Yield: 8–10 servings 1x
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Description

Flavorful, seasoned beef chuck roast that shreds like a dream and is perfect for so many different dinners. Try this barbacoa beef in cheesy quesadillas, crispy tacos, rolled up as enchiladas or piled on top of nachos. 

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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 ½ pounds beef chuck roast
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 4 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce (canned)
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 Tbsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 3 bay leaves
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice

Instructions

  1. Turn your Instant Pot to the saute setting and let it heat up.
  2. Cut your roast into 6 equal size pieces. Cut off all excess fat and silver skin. Use a paper towel to pat the roast dry. Sprinkle the kosher salt and pepper all over the meat and use your fingers to press it into the meat. 
  3. When the display on the Instant Pot says HOT add in the oil and swirl it around. Use tongs to place each piece of meat in the bottom of the Instant Pot so that each piece is touching the bottom of the pot. Let the meat sit there and sizzle and brown for 5 minutes. Use tongs to turn the meat over and let it brown on the other side for 5 minutes. 
  4. While the meat is browning add the beef broth, chipotle chilies, garlic, cumin, oregano and ground cloves to a blender. Blend until smooth. 
  5. Scrape off any bits on the bottom of the Instant Pot. Turn off the Instant Pot saute setting. Add in the mixture from the blender. Cover the Instant Pot and press the manual/pressure cook button. Adjust the time to 60 minutes. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. 
  6. When the time is up let the pot sit and release the pressure naturally. Remove the lid and place the beef on a cutting board. Turn the Instant Pot to the saute setting and let the juices boil and reduce down for 5 minutes. Add in the lime juice. While the sauce is reducing shred up the meat. Then add the meat back into the juices and let it sit on warm for 10-20 minutes to soak up all the flavors. 
  7. Use a slotted spoon to strain off juices from meat and then serve and enjoy!

Notes

For the most tender and shreddable meat allow time for a full natural pressure release. 

  • Category: Beef
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: Mexican

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Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa--flavorful, seasoned beef chuck roast that shreds like a dream and is perfect for so many different dinners. Try this barbacoa beef in cheesy quesadillas, crispy tacos, rolled up as enchiladas or piled on top of nachos.

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Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

Sometimes you have a bag of frozen chicken in your freezer and only a few minutes to cook dinner. Don’t worry! The Instant Pot will save the day. Here are 44 recipes you can make in the Instant Pot with frozen chicken breasts.

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Sometimes you have a bag of frozen chicken in your freezer and only a few minutes to cook dinner. Don't worry! The Instant Pot will save the day. Here are 44 recipes you can make in the Instant Pot with frozen chicken breasts. 

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

Soups:

Instant Pot Chicken and White Bean Soup–uses dried navy beans and can be made dairy and gluten free!

Instant Pot Chicken Lemon Orzo Soup–unbelievable lemon flavor!

Instant Pot Creamy White Chicken Chili*–a family favorite! I make this for potlucks a lot.

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup–a healthier soup, kind of like chicken noodle soup except with rice!

Instant Pot Homemade White Chili–-made with dried beans!

Instant Pot Tuscan Tortellini Soup*–perfect with breadsticks!

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup–fast and easy!

Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup–a fan favorite! Thickened with refried beans.

Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie Soup–the good flavors of pot pie in soup form!

Instant Pot Chicken Barley Soup*–one of my favorite healthy recipes!

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

Instant Pot Green Chili Chicken Enchilada Soup–mmmmmm! Love this creamy soup!

Instant Pot Chicken Mushroom Wild Rice Soup–a thick and creamy soup for mushroom lovers.

Instant Pot Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup–It’s got cream cheese and avocados for creaminess and lots of flavor from diced green chiles and salsa verde. An easy dump and go recipe.

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings–a creamy chicken soup with dumplings and mixed vegetables. Make this classic dish quickly in your Instant Pot!

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings--a creamy chicken soup with dumplings and mixed vegetables. Make this classic dish quickly in your Instant Pot!

Pasta:

Instant Pot Chicken Pesto Pasta–with only a couple ingredients and a couple minutes you can have an amazing pasta dinner!

Instant Pot Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken–the creamy sauce with this chicken is perfect with pasta!

Instant Pot Chicken Spaghetti*–the thing I make the most often in my Instant Pot! Love this soooo much.

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

Sandwiches:

Instant Pot Chicken Salad Sandwiches–you’ll never made chicken salad the other way again!

Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken–a super fast and easy, 5-ingredient, dump and go Instant Pot recipe of slightly sweet chicken and pineapples. Serve this chicken on Hawaiian rolls or over rice.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken Sliders*–kind of like a southwestern chicken salad sandwich!

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

Southwest Flavors:

Instant Pot Chicken Rice Bowls–This is a perfect dinner for a busy weeknight or a good option to pack in individual containers for lunches during the week.

Instant Pot Fiesta Lime Chicken—shredded chicken with a creamy, flavorful sauce.

Instant Pot 5-Ingredient Enchilada Chicken–This saucy chicken can be served in tacos, burritos, salads, nachos, quesadillas or over rice.

Instant Pot Southwest Shredded Chicken Bowls–a stew that is bursting with flavor but not too spicy.

Instant Pot Southwest Shredded Chicken Bowls--a stew that is bursting with flavor but not too spicy. It has tender shredded chicken, pinto beans, fire roasted tomatoes, green chiles and taco seasoning. Serve this stew over rice or plain for an easy weeknight dinner.

2 Ingredient Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken–just chicken and salsa verde are required for this recipe!

Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken and Lentils*–you’ll never think of lentils in the same way again!

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

3-Ingredient Instant Pot Lime Chicken Tacos–if you love lime these tacos are for you!

Instant Pot Salsa Lime Chicken–perfect for tacos!

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Chicken–love this copycat recipe!

Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Rice–Flavorful rice and chicken that has all the great flavors from chicken fajitas! 

Greek:

Instant Pot Creamy Greek Chicken Pitas*–probably one of my favorite easy dinner recipes of all time!

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

Instant Pot Greek Chicken Rice Bowls–an easy one pot meal with fresh veggies!

Buffalo:

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip–the most addicting dip ever!

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Chili–-like the dip but in chili form!

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Gyros–buffalo flavored chicken rolled in a pita with blue cheese!

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps–get all the buffalo flavors with the carbs!

Comfort Foods

Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Bacon Chicken–a creamy sauce and chicken with parmesan cheese, bacon, garlic and spinach.

Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken–creamy chicken and sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, Parmesan cheese and garlic. 

Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken--creamy chicken and sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, Parmesan cheese and garlic.

Instant Pot Garlic Mushroom Chicken–a creamy sauce is spooned over mushrooms, tender bites of chicken (and optional broccoli). 

Instant Pot Pesto Mushroom Chicken–pesto + mushrooms = winning!

Instant Pot Chicken and Mashed Potatoes–chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots and gravy are all prepared in one pot.

Instant Pot Chicken and Mashed Potatoes--chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots and gravy are all prepared in one pot, your Instant Pot. A perfect dinner for any night of the week. 

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken–a good one to feed a crowd! I make this for my church group.

Instant Pot Barbecue Cream Cheese Chicken–only 3 ingredients!

Instant Pot Seasoned Shredded Chicken*–perfect for meal prep!

Instant Pot Recipes with Frozen Chicken Breasts

*my family makes this one a lot!

What Pressure Cooker Do You Use?

Most of the time I use a 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

*Karen Petersen is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

25 One Pot Dinners for the Instant Pot

If you’re like me you LOVE one pot meals. When I make a one pot dinner I do a happy dance. What makes it even better is when the one pot meal is made in the Instant Pot. It speeds up the cooking time and is a hands off method of cooking. Check out these amazing 25 One Pot Dinners for the Instant Pot!

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Check out these amazing 25 One Pot Dinners for the Instant Pot! If you're like me you LOVE one pot meals. When I make a one pot dinner I do a happy dance. What makes it even better is when the one pot meal is made in the Instant Pot. It speeds up the cooking time and is a hands off method of cooking.

25 One Pot Dinners for the Instant Pot

The Instant Pot is great for making rice or hard boiled eggs but when you get it to make your entire dinner for you that equals winning in my book. These 25 one pot dinners for the Instant Pot need to appear on your menu soon. You’ll eat a great dinner and it won’t be an hour of work. Hooray!

Instant Pot Chicken Asparagus Potato Dinner

Moist bites of chicken, cubed potatoes and crisp bites of asparagus are tossed with a seasoning blend of smoked paprika, garlic powder and more to create a well seasoned one pot dinner. Use the Instant Pot to make this dinner quickly.

Chicken and Asparagus
Instant Pot Chicken Asparagus Potato Dinner--moist bites of chicken, cubed potatoes and crisp bites of asparagus are tossed with a seasoning blend of smoked paprika, garlic powder and more to create a well seasoned one pot dinner. Use the Instant Pot to make this dinner quickly.

Instant Pot Brown Rice Pilaf with Chicken Sausage

A quick, easy and healthy meal of seasoned brown rice with carrots, peas and chicken sausage.

Chicken Sausage and Rice Pilaf
Instant Pot Brown Rice Pilaf with Chicken Sausage--a quick, easy and healthy meal of seasoned brown rice with carrots, peas and chicken sausage. 

Instant Pot Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Bell peppers are stuffed with brown rice, black beans and salsa and cooked perfectly in your electric pressure cooker or your crockpot. You can make them vegetarian or with meat, it’s up to you. Top with a dollop of sour cream and enjoy this healthy weeknight dinner.

Stuffed Peppers
Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Mexican Stuffed Peppers--bell peppers are stuffed with brown rice, black beans and salsa and cooked perfectly in your electric pressure cooker or your crockpot. You can make them vegetarian or with meat, it's up to you. Top with a dollop of sour cream and enjoy this healthy weeknight dinner. 

Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Rice

A throw everything into the Instant Pot and walk away meal! Flavorful rice and chicken that has all the great flavors from chicken fajitas! Make it with brown or white rice.

Chicken Fajita Rice Recipe
Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Rice--a throw everything into the Instant Pot and walk away meal! Flavorful rice and chicken that has all the great flavors from chicken fajitas! Make it with brown or white rice.

Instant Pot Garlic Mushroom Chicken

A creamy sauce is spooned over mushrooms, tender bites of chicken (and optional broccoli). A delicious dump and go recipe that you can make with frozen chicken.

Garlic Mushroom Chicken
Instant Pot Garlic Mushroom Chicken--a creamy sauce is spooned over mushrooms, tender bites of chicken (and optional broccoli). A delicious dump and go recipe that you can make with frozen chicken. 

Instant Pot Lemon Butter Garlic Salmon with Homestyle Vegetables

Flaky wild Alaska salmon is steamed on the top of red potatoes and carrots in your electric pressure cooker and drizzled with garlic, fresh lemon juice and butter. A one pot meal that is healthy and delicious!

Lemon Butter Salmon and Veggies

Instant Pot Chicken Rice Bowls

An easy dump and go recipe with chicken, rice (of your choice), enchilada sauce, black beans and spices. This is a perfect dinner for a busy weeknight or a good option to pack in individual containers for lunches during the week.

Chicken Rice Bowls
Instant Pot Chicken Rice Bowls--An easy dump and go recipe with chicken, rice (of your choice), enchilada sauce, black beans and spices. This is a perfect dinner for a busy weeknight or a good option to pack in individual containers for lunches during the week. 

Instant Pot Garlic Herb Pork Chops and Green Beans

This one pot meal can be made in minutes. The pork chops and green beans are full of rich buttery herb flavors. Serve as is for a low-carb meal or serve with your favorite starch (potatoes, rice or noodles).

Pork Chops and Green Beans
Instant Pot Garlic Herb Pork Chops and Green Beans--this one pot meal can be made in minutes. The pork chops and green beans are full of rich buttery herb flavors. Serve as is for a low-carb meal or serve with your favorite starch (potatoes, rice or noodles). 

Instant Pot Maple Dijon Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Chicken, sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts drizzled with a sauce made with maple syrup, dijon mustard, rosemary and olive oil. A simple one pot recipe with a delicious flavor!

Maple Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
Instant Pot Maple Dijon Chicken and Sweet Potatoes--chicken, sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts drizzled with a sauce made with maple syrup, dijon mustard, rosemary and olive oil. A simple one pot recipe with a delicious flavor!

Instant Pot Salisbury Steak, Gravy and Mashed Potatoes

Good old fashioned salisbury steak is prepared in your pressure cooker with a savory mushroom and onion gravy and creamy mashed potatoes. An amazing homemade one pot meal that will have you throwing away any TV dinners that you have in your freezer.

Salisbury Steak and Gravy
Instant Pot Salisbury Steak, Gravy and Mashed Potatoes--good old fashioned salisbury steak is prepared in your pressure cooker with a savory mushroom and onion gravy and creamy mashed potatoes. An amazing homemade one pot meal that will have you throwing away any TV dinners that you have in your freezer.

Instant Pot Lemon Herbed Chicken and Red Potatoes

A one pot meal that has lots of flavor. Chicken is browned and then quickly pressure cooked with red potatoes, baby carrots, seasonings and lemon juice.

Lemon Chicken and Red Potatoes
Instant Pot Lemon Herbed Chicken and Red Potatoes--a one pot meal that has lots of flavor. Chicken is browned and then quickly pressure cooked with red potatoes, baby carrots, seasonings and lemon juice. 

Instant Pot Thai Chicken Noodles

A true one pot meal! The chicken, sauce and noodles are all cooked at the same time in minutes in your electric pressure cooker. The noodles are enveloped in a mild creamy peanut and lime sauce and the peanuts, cilantro and red bell pepper give texture and color. A delicious and easy recipe to make any night of the week.

Thai Chicken Noodles
Instant Pot Thai Chicken Noodles--a true one pot meal! The chicken, sauce and noodles are all cooked at the same time in minutes in your electric pressure cooker. The noodles are enveloped in a mild creamy peanut and lime sauce and the peanuts, cilantro and red bell peppers give texture and color. A delicious and easy recipe to make any night of the week.

Instant Pot Pasta Primavera

A meatless pasta and vegetable dish. Rigatoni pasta is cooked quickly in your pressure cooker along with tomatoes, fresh green beans, carrots, mushrooms, garlic and zucchini.  The whole dish is tossed with grated parmesan cheese.

Pasta Primavera
Instant Pot Pasta Primavera--A fresh meatless pasta dish. Rigatoni pasta is cooked quickly in your pressure cooker along with tomatoes, fresh green beans, carrots, mushrooms, garlic and zucchini.  The whole dish is tossed with grated parmesan cheese. 

Instant Pot Broccoli Chicken Mac and Cheese

Creamy macaroni and cheese made quickly in your instant pot with tender bites of chicken and (not crisp, but not mushy) broccoli florets. This is an easy one pot meal that the whole family will love!

Chicken Broccoli Mac and Cheese
Instant Pot Broccoli Chicken Mac and Cheese--creamy macaroni and cheese made quickly in your instant pot with tender bites of chicken and (not crisp, but not mushy) broccoli florets. This is an easy one pot meal that the whole family will love!

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup

A colorful, healthy and brightly flavored soup that is full of vegetables, basil, beans, pasta, and ground turkey. Pressure cook this soup quickly and enjoy a warm bowl of deliciousness for dinner.

Minestrone Soup
Instant Pot (Ground Turkey) Minestrone Soup--a colorful, healthy and brightly flavored soup that is full of vegetables, basil, beans, pasta, and ground turkey. Pressure cook this soup quickly and enjoy a warm bowl of deliciousness for dinner.

Instant Pot Homestyle Chicken and Vegetables

Well seasoned chicken, green beans, red potatoes and carrots are all cooked together quickly in your electric pressure cooker. A true one pot meal that is family friendly, tastes amazing and is so easy to put together.

Homestyle Chicken and Veggies

Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Orzo

An easy one pot meal that has a lot of Mexican flare. Orzo pasta is cooked quickly in your pressure cooker along with ground beef, taco sauce and black beans. Fresh ingredients like diced tomatoes, green onions, cilantro and shredded cheddar are stirred in later to create a family friendly and flavorful meal.

Cheesy Taco Orzo
Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Orzo--an easy one pot meal that has a lot of Mexican flare. Orzo pasta is cooked quickly in your pressure cooker along with ground beef, taco sauce and black beans. Fresh ingredients like diced tomatoes, green onions, cilantro and shredded cheddar are stirred in later to create a family friendly and flavorful meal.

Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

A lightened up, easy pressure cooker version of a favorite casserole. This version uses hearty brown rice and for the creaminess it uses greek yogurt instead of cream of chicken soup.

Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole
Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole--a lightened up, easy pressure cooker version of a favorite casserole. This version uses brown rice and for the creaminess it uses greek yogurt instead of cream of chicken soup. 

Instant Pot Meatballs and Red Potatoes with Creamy Parmesan Sauce

Red potatoes, green beans, meatballs and mushrooms are all covered in a creamy parmesan sauce. An easy one pot meal. Frozen meatballs are used for easy prep purposes. You can also make this in the slow cooker.

Creamy Parmesan Meatballs
Instant Pot Meatballs and Red Potatoes with Creamy Parmesan Sauce--Red potatoes, green beans, meatballs and mushrooms are all covered in a creamy parmesan sauce. An easy one pot meal. Frozen meatballs are used for easy prep purposes.

Instant Pot Chicken and Mashed Potatoes

Chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots and gravy are all prepared in one pot, your Instant Pot. A perfect dinner for any night of the week.

Chicken and Mashed Potatoes
Instant Pot Chicken and Mashed Potatoes--chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots and gravy are all prepared in one pot, your Instant Pot. A perfect dinner for any night of the week. 

Instant Pot Grandma’s Sunday Roast

Get fall apart roast paired with potatoes, carrots, green beans and gravy made quickly in your pressure cooker. A perfect Sunday dinner just like Grandma used to make.

Sunday Pot Roast Dinner
Instant Pot Grandma's Sunday Roast--get fall apart roast paired with potatoes, carrots, green beans and gravy made quickly in your pressure cooker. A perfect Sunday dinner just like Grandma used to make. 

Instant Pot Cheesy Broccoli Rice

Creamy risotto-like rice with cheddar, broccoli and (optional) pieces of chicken breast. A one pot family-friendly meal perfect for a busy weeknight.

Cheesy Broccoli Rice
Instant Pot Cheesy Broccoli Rice--creamy risotto-like rice with cheddar, broccoli and (optional) pieces of chicken breast. A one pot family-friendly meal perfect for a busy weeknight. 

Instant Pot Cajun Sausage, Potatoes and Green Beans

A quick and easy one pot meal of cajun-style andouille sausage, quartered red potatoes, fresh green beans and sliced mushrooms. Drizzle the buttery broth over the potatoes for maximum flavor.

Smoked Sausage and Potatoes
Instant Pot Cajun Sausage, Potatoes and Green Beans--a quick and easy one pot meal of cajun-style andouille sausage, quartered red potatoes, fresh green beans and sliced mushrooms. Drizzle the buttery broth over the potatoes for maximum flavor. 

Instant Pot Greek Chicken Rice Bowls

Brown rice and chicken are tossed with a lemon juice, olive oil, fresh garlic and vinegar dressing. Diced cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion and feta cheese are stirred into the rice to complete the one pot meal.

Greek Chicken Rice Bowls
Instant Pot Greek Chicken Rice Bowls--brown rice and chicken are tossed with a lemon juice, olive oil, fresh garlic and vinegar dressing. Diced cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion and feta cheese are stirred into the rice to complete the one pot meal. 

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20 Dump and Go Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes

20 Dump and Go Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes--want to put something into the Instant Pot or slow cooker, walk away and come back to food that is completely done? These recipes require no extra sauteing steps or broiling steps. Everything is done once you put the lid on (except for the occasional shredding of the meat or adding shredded cheese). 

5-Ingredient Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes

5 Ingredient Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes--When I think of instant pot and crockpot cooking I think “easy.” These 10 recipes are easier than easy! With 5 ingredients or less they take minimal time to prepare. Many of these recipes have super easy ingredients that you already have in your pantry.

What Pressure Cooker Do You Use?

I use a 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

*Karen Petersen is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

20 Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Recipes

20 Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Recipes–these easy tex-mex recipes can be made in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot and require little prep time. Your whole family will love these dinners!

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20 Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Recipes

Whenever I don’t know what to make for dinner I fall back on something with a southwestern flare. Whether that’s a bag of chips and salsa, some taco salad or enchiladas. I can make it quickly and nobody in my family complains. We all love it! If you’re the same as me here are 20 instant pot and slow cooker tex-mex recipes to try out!

Slow Cooker Taco Dip–I love this taco dip because it’s one of those recipes where you can pretty much throw everything into the slow cooker and be done. No browning required beforehand. It’s the perfect appetizer or a great game day snack. Kids and adults both love this cheesy taco dip.

slow cooker taco dip

Slow Cooker orInstant Pot Santa Fe Beans and Rice–brown rice, kidney beans and black beans are simmered with salsa, corn and seasonings in your electric pressure cooker. The beans and rice are topped with garlic lime sour cream and grated cheddar cheese. You can serve this as a meatless meal or add in chicken for some extra protein. We love this easy and healthy, family friendly meal.

Instant Pot Smothered Green Sauce Enchiladas–homemade Cafe Rio style mild tomatillo sauce is simmered in your electric pressure cooker along with chicken breasts to create the base of your enchiladas. The meal is finished off in the oven when shredded chicken, green sauce and monterey jack cheese are wrapped in flour or corn tortillas and baked. Top each enchilada with avocado slices and a bit of sour cream and you have a party in your mouth.

Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Orzo–an easy one pot meal that has a lot of Mexican flare. Orzo pasta is cooked quickly in your pressure cooker along with ground beef, taco sauce and black beans. Fresh ingredients like diced tomatoes, green onions, cilantro and shredded cheddar are stirred in later to create a family friendly and flavorful meal.

Instant Pot Steak Fajita Pasta–all the delicious flavors of fajitas in a pasta dish! Steak is cooked with fajita seasonings, pasta and tender, but not overcooked, bell peppers. Sour cream is stirred in to add a creamy element to the pasta dish and ties everything together. Make this recipe is just minutes with your electric pressure cooker.

Instant Pot/Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Lime Chicken Tacos (from frozen)–this is the easiest and tastiest shredded chicken that you can serve in tacos (or other ways). The best part is that you can use frozen chicken and it takes about 2 minutes of prep time.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Taco Soup–basic but delicious taco soup that can be made quickly in your electric pressure cooker. Everyone needs this recipe up their sleeve for those busy weeknights.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Shredded Beef Street Tacos–small tortillas are piled with tender shredded seasoned beef, sour cream, tomatoes, cotija cheese and a squeeze of lime. The beef is made in an electric pressure cooker and becomes super tender in a matter of minutes.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Mexican Corn Chowder–This creamy corn chowder recipe is filled with sweet corn, potatoes, chicken, black beans, salsa and cream cheese. This particular chowder recipe has lots of mild Mexican flavors and is family friendly.

Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Mexican Stuffed Peppers–bell peppers are stuffed with brown rice, black beans and salsa and cooked perfectly in your electric pressure cooker or your crockpot. You can make them vegetarian or with meat, it’s up to you. Top with a dollop of sour cream and enjoy this healthy weeknight dinner.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken and Lentils is an easy dump and go recipe. Lentils and chicken are pressure cooked with mild salsa verde and black beans to make a creamy one pot dinner. Top it with cheddar, sour cream, cilantro and crunched up tortilla chips for the ultimate Mexican meal.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Pork–fall apart tender pork is cooked in your pressure cooker and then a few extra ingredients are added to give the meat a southwestern flare. This pork is perfect for tacos, salads, nachos and burritos!

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken is the perfect recipe to have in your back pocket on those days when you don’t have the time or energy to cook. With just 2 ingredients this recipe is quick and easy. It tastes great and can be served in many ways including over rice, in tacos, burritos or quesadillas or on top of salad.

Instant Pot Cheesy Beef Rice Casserole–taco seasoned ground beef is cooked with brown (or white) rice, picante sauce, black beans and corn. Then sour cream and grated cheese are added to create a creamy delicious dinner that everyone will love.

Instant Pot and Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Enchilada Chicken–a fast and easy dump and go recipe. The saucy chicken can be served in tacos, burritos, salads, nachos, quesadillas or over rice.

Instant Pot Chicken Rice Bowls–An easy dump and go recipe with chicken, rice (of your choice), enchilada sauce, black beans and spices. This is a perfect dinner for a busy weeknight or a good option to pack in individual containers for lunches during the week.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup–a creamy chicken soup with orzo and green chiles. It’s got cream cheese and avocados for creaminess and lots of flavor from diced green chiles and salsa verde. An easy dump and go recipe.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Southwest Shredded Chicken Bowls–a stew that is bursting with flavor but not too spicy. It has tender shredded chicken, pinto beans, fire roasted tomatoes, green chiles and taco seasoning. Serve this stew over rice or serve it plain for an easy weeknight dinner.

Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta–all the flavors of chicken fajitas in a creamy pasta dish. An easy and quick recipe your family will love!

Slow Cooker Taco Lasagna–A lasagna made in your slow cooker with all the fun Mexican flavors found in tacos.

P*Karen Petersen is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.