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Instant Pot Taco Pasta in minutes!
Instant Pot Taco Pasta is a quick, filling and tasty dinner that kids love! Ground beef or sausage, combined with hearty noodles, salsa, Mexican seasonings and cheese in a creamy sauce, topped with tomatoes and sour cream. In just a few minutes dinner is ready!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
pressure 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef , turkey, chicken or sausage I used mild sausage
- 1 T. olive oil
- 2 packets taco seasoning
- 4 cups water
- 16 ounces noodles
- 8 ounces salsa
- 3.5 cups shredded cheese I used colby jack
- 2 roma tomatoes, chopped (for garnish) optional
- 1/2 cup sour cream optional
- also optional - diced olives, other taco toppings
Instructions
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Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Once hot, add olive oil, ground meat and taco seasoning. Cook until meat is cooked through.
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Set Instant Pot to high heat pressure setting. Add -- noodles, water, salsa and set timer to HALF the time indicated on the pasta box. I used rotini and set my pressure to 5 minutes.
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Once the Instant Pot has come up to pressure and cooked the pasta, let the pressure naturally release. Then take the lid off the Instant Pot and add cheese. Stir cheese until melted and transfer pasta to a serving dish.
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Garnish with taco ingredients like shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sour cream and/or olives. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
This recipe makes enough for a large family. You can half the recipe for a smaller family.