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August 29, 2018

Instant Pot Taco Soup

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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.

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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.

Instant Pot Taco Soup

I can’t believe that this recipe isn’t on my website yet! It’s a classic taco soup recipe that we make all the time and love but for some reason I’ve never shared it yet.

I love this recipe because it takes just a few minutes to make and I usually have all the ingredients I need for it on hand. I also love this recipe because it tastes really good and everyone eats it happily in my home. Instant Pot taco soup can easily be made gluten free too.

We like to serve this taco soup with grated cheddar and a dollop of sour cream on top. Sometimes I make a pan of cornbread to go with it. This recipe can easily be doubled and served to two families. I am notorious for bringing taco soup and cornbread to a neighbor that needs dinner. It’s my “I don’t have to think about it” dinner idea that most people really like.

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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.

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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.

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To make Instant Pot Taco Soup 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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Instant Pot Taco Soup


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5 from 4 reviews

  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: Makes 6 cups of soup 1x
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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.


Ingredients

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  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 cup beef broth (or 1 cup water + 1 tsp Better than Bouillon Beef Base)
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can kidney beans (or pinto beans or black beans)
  • 1 (12 oz) package of frozen corn
  • 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
  • 3 Tbsp taco seasoning
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Optional: grated cheddar, sour cream and corn chips, for serving

Instructions

  1. Turn your Instant Pot to the saute function. When the display says HOT add in your ground beef and break it up with a wooden spoon. Brown the beef and then drain off any excess grease.
  2. Deglaze the pot with the beef broth.
  3. Pour kidney beans into a strainer and rinse. Add in the corn and run hot water over the top of the corn for a minute. Shake off excess water. Add beans and corn to the Instant Pot.
  4. Add in the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Sprinkle the taco seasoning on top. Don’t stir.
  5. Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 10 minutes on high pressure. Let the pressure release for 10 minutes naturally and then move the valve to venting.
  6. Remove the lid and stir. Add salt and pepper, if needed.
  7. Ladle soup into bowls and serve with cheddar, sour cream and corn chips.

Notes

I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.

This recipe can be gluten free. Just check your broth to be sure it does not contain gluten. Double check your taco seasoning.

  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cup of soup
  • Calories: 271
  • Sugar: 12 g
  • Sodium: 1083 mg
  • Fat: 6 g
  • Carbohydrates: 28 g
  • Protein: 21 g

Keywords: soup

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27 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Beef, Gluten Free, Instant Pot, Mexican, Soups Tagged With: 10 minutes

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  1. Gina says

    January 10, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    Is possible to make this with frozen ground beef? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 10, 2022 at 7:35 pm

      I always brown my ground beef before adding into recipes. So if it’s just a big frozen block of raw ground beef I’d say no. If it’s frozen cooked ground beef then I’d say yes.

      Reply
  2. Jennie says

    December 16, 2020 at 12:15 am

    Karen, thanks for re-posting the slow cooker version of this soup. It led me happily to your IP recipe.😀 This was our perfect easy dinner for a cool Vancouver evening.
    All ingredients were in the house (Yeah!) and it was quick to assemble. Just did minimum tweaks – diced and added a half an onion, and minced a couple Serranos + 4 garlic cloves – and delicious bowls of comfort were ready for us in no time. We each topped as we chose with cheese, sour cream, Taco chips and cilantro.
    Now I know better for next time: make a double batch…I want leftovers!😉
    Cheers

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 17, 2020 at 11:40 am

      Yay! Glad you found it, made it and liked it 😊

      Reply
  3. Joe says

    October 20, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Can I add pasta to this ?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 20, 2020 at 12:11 pm

      I would add cooked pasta in after the pressure cooking time is up. That will be tasty!

      Reply
  4. Stacy Smith says

    January 30, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    May I just press the soup button to make this soup? I’m going to Brown my meat first on stove toboggan add it and ingredients to instant pot .

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 31, 2020 at 10:51 am

      You can but I would adjust the time to 10 minutes.

      Reply
  5. Sue says

    February 18, 2019 at 4:38 pm

    this might be a stupid question but if everything is cooked why do you have to put it on pressure for 10 minutes why not just saute it?

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    • Karen says

      February 19, 2019 at 8:10 am

      I find that it just marries the flavors really nicely.

      Reply
  6. Sandi says

    February 12, 2019 at 6:00 pm

    I sauted an onion with the ground beef and added a can of diced green chillies. Thanks for another delicious recipe!!!s

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 13, 2019 at 9:21 am

      You’re welcome Sandi!

      Reply
  7. Sarah says

    January 29, 2019 at 9:18 am

    How much time do I add if my meat isn’t thawed

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  8. Kati says

    December 3, 2018 at 5:05 pm

    I am an instant pot rookie. When you say, “Brown the beef and then drain off any excess grease. Deglaze the pot with the beef broth.” Does the beef remain in the pot? Thanks. Looking forward to making this.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 4, 2018 at 8:49 pm

      Hi Kati, yes keep the beef in the pot!

      Reply
  9. Megan says

    October 21, 2018 at 9:59 pm

    Hi Karen, another question, I would like to double this soup in the 6 quart instant pot? Should I extend the time? Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 23, 2018 at 9:47 pm

      No keep the time the same!

      Reply
      • Megan Moss says

        October 29, 2018 at 9:40 pm

        Thank you so much, Karen, you are so good at getting back to comments from your followers. Your recipes have saved me as a mom of three young kids!

        Reply
        • Karen says

          October 30, 2018 at 11:06 am

          🙂

          Reply
  10. Will S. says

    October 4, 2018 at 9:43 pm

    I made this for dinner tonight. We loved it. The only thing I would change would be to double the recipe.

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      October 5, 2018 at 2:15 pm

      Thanks Will! We also love this one. And it would be easy to double!

      Reply
  11. Lance says

    September 25, 2018 at 9:03 am

    Hi Karen, the soup was awesome. I added some onion garlic and dice green chili’s.

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      September 26, 2018 at 1:59 pm

      Sounds so great!

      Reply
  12. Jessica says

    September 21, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    Made this the other night, it’s absolutely delicious!

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      September 22, 2018 at 7:32 pm

      We love it too! Thanks Jessica!

      Reply
  13. Megan says

    August 29, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    Hi Karen,
    Do you think I could sub black beans for the kidney beans?

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    • Karen says

      August 30, 2018 at 12:35 pm

      of course!

      Reply

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