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May 5, 2020

Cinco De Mayo Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes

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40 plus Cinco de Mayo Instant Pot and slow cooker recipes for your Mexican feast!

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Cinco De Mayo Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes

I have some great recipes for cinco de mayo or for any Taco Tuesday for that matter! I put an asterisk by my personal favorites. To get the recipe click on the name of the recipe. Enjoy!

Taco Inspired Recipes

Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Fry Bread Tacos

Instant Pot Taco Meatloaf–Linda said, “This was amazing! It was the first IP meatloaf that did not come out mushy. We could actually cut it into slices. The leftovers only made it one day.”

Instant Pot Carne Asada Street Tacos or Slow Cooker Carne Asada Street Tacos

Instant Pot Shredded Beef Street Tacos or Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Street Tacos

Instant Pot Taco Salad or Slow Cooker Taco Salad (with frozen meat!)

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. 

Rice and Beans Based Recipes

Instant Pot Chipotle Beef Burrito Bowls or Slow Cooker Chipotle Beef Burrito Bowls–Peggy said, “This was amazing. The beef for so tender and warm, not spicy hot.”

Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Rice or Slow Cooker Cheesy Taco Rice

Instant Pot Southwest Shredded Chicken Bowls* or Slow Cooker Southwest Shredded Chicken Bowls

Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Rice–Carly said, “It even impressed my guy and daughter (who can be hard critics)”

Chicken Rice Bowls–Karen said, “My family tried this tonight. SO Easy!! Very good. We spiced up our bowls with cilantro, cheese and jalapeno slices. Delicious! Everyone voted to have it again.”

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 Cheesy Beef Burrito Bowls–Lauren said, “AMAZING RECIPE! I made it for my family. My husband, and daughters, ages 9 and 10, ALL LOVED IT. That rarely happens. Next time I am going to try doubling so we have leftovers.”

Instant Pot Salsa Rice or Slow Cooker Salsa Rice (just 5 ingredients)

Instant Pot Cheesy Beef Rice Casserole–Melissa said, “I have made this three times and have it ready to go again!”

Instant Pot Santa Fe Beans and Rice or Slow Cooker Santa Fe Beans and Rice

Instant Pot Enchilada Rice or Slow Cooker Cheesy Enchilada Rice

Instant Pot Mexican Beans and Rice* or Slow Cooker Mexican Beans and Rice–Lacy said, “5 stars! Super easy, super tasty!”

Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa and Beans or Slow Cooker Mexican Quinoa and Beans

Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken and Lentils* or Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Lentils

Mexican Rice and Beans Bowl

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Black Beans or Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Black Beans*

Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans and Rice--the easiest and tastiest rice ever! Brown rice is cooked in flavorful salsa with garlic salt, a bay leaf and cumin. Canned black beans make this recipe very convenient. And my favorite part is a squeeze of lime juice and a dollop of sour cream on top. Make this as a meal or as a side dish.

Soups

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup* or Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup–Tanya said, “Made this tonight for dinner and it’s absolutely yummy!! It was so easy and didn’t take all that long.”

Instant Pot Chicken Fajita and Rice Soup or Slow Cooker Chicken Fajita and Rice Soup

Instant Pot Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup* or Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup–Heather said, “So easy and yummy! My family loves it!”

Instant Pot Mexican Corn Chowder* or Slow Cooker Mexican Corn Chowder

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup--tortilla soup that is made with actual tortillas! The corn tortillas pressure cook along with the bites of chicken, tomatoes, veggies and broth and then they thicken the soup into a lovely consistency. You're going to love this simple way to make real tortilla soup!

Instant Pot Taco Soup or Slow Cooker Taco Soup

Instant Pot Mexican Street Corn Soup or Slow Cooker Mexican Street Corn Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup or Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup–Susan said, “Tried this tonight and my husband is practically licking his bowl. This one is for sure going in the rotation.”

Instant Pot Mexican Street Corn Soup--all the flavors of Mexican street corn in the form of soup! Seriously delicious corn soup that you can eat even in the summer. 

Meats

Instant Pot Tender Salsa Beef or Slow Cooker Tender Salsa Beef

Instant Pot Honey Lime Salsa Verde Chicken* or Slow Cooker Honey Lime Chicken–Corrine said, “This recipe was DELICIOUS and so easy to make! I loved the sauce! I am going to use it on pulled pork. So yum!”

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork or Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

Instant Pot Creamy Salsa Chicken

Instant Pot Tender Salsa Beef--a super easy 5 ingredient and 5 minute prep recipe. A Mexican twist on comfort food.

Instant Pot 5 Ingredient Enchilada Chicken or Slow Cooker 5 Ingredient Enchilada Chicken–Laura said, “Excellent recipe–thank you. Full of flavor and so easy. We used tortillas with pico de gallo and guac. Delicious.”

Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken or Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken

Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Pork or Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork*

Instant Pot or Slow Cooker 3 Ingredient Lime Chicken Tacos–Judy said, “Second time I used my new pot. Loved this recipe. Definitely will make it again and again and again.”

Instant Pot Pork Carnitas or Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Instant Pot Salsa Lime Chicken or Slow Cooker Salsa Lime Chicken–Meg said, “Dee-lish!”

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Chicken or Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Chicken–Shelley said, “Great addition to our family list of recipes. Spicy, not too spicy – tangy from the Italian dressing. Really great flavors. We serve ours over Basmati rice. Simple and tasty.”

Instant Pot 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.

Pasta

Instant Pot Steak Fajita Pasta

Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Orzo

Instant Pot Taco Pasta

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.

Other

Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Mexican Stuffed Peppers

7 Layer Dip

Instant Pot Smothered Enchiladas–Deanna said, “These enchiladas were flavorful and easy to make. My husband and I both enjoyed for dinner and lunch the next day! Will definitely make again.”

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Rice*

Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Bowls or Slow Cooker Chicken Fajita Bowls

Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Bowls--the pot-in-pot cooking method allows you to cook cilantro lime rice, seasoned chicken, onions and bell peppers all together and in just a few minutes in your electric pressure cooker. Then they are layered in a bowl with cheese, sweet corn, tomatoes, black beans, sour cream and guacamole. It's definitely a fiesta in your mouth.

*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.

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2 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Collections, Instant Pot, Mexican, Slow Cooker Tagged With: cinco de mayo

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  1. Sandy says

    May 5, 2020 at 6:48 pm

    I love your site!!! When I’m in a hurry, I use the “skip to recipe” button.

    Your recipes are great!!! Please keep up your wonderful work.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 6, 2020 at 2:02 pm

      Thank you! I will 😊

      Reply

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