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    Home » Instant Pot

    Instant Pot Pita Tacos

    Jan 15, 2021 by Amber

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    These easy hearty pita tacos are a fun twist on taco night. The taco filling is made in the Instant Pot and comes together in less than 30 minutes for a simple and delicious weeknight dinner.

    Instant pot Pita taco recipe. Pita shells on lime green plate. Ground beef, corn, beans, black olives, cheese, pita shells.

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    Instant Pot Pita Tacos are made with lean ground beef, diced onions, kidney beans, frozen corn, spices, and taco sauce and paired with a whole-wheat pita pocket. Topped off with sliced olives, cheese, green onions, and fresh cilantro.

    When shopping for the ingredients for this recipe be sure you are buying pita pockets like these and not just flat pita bread.

    Instant Pot Pita Tacos were inspired by my other easy 30-Minute Meals like Air Fried Fish Stick Tacos, Instant Pot Ravioli, 6-Ingredient Instant Pot Chili and it pairs perfectly with Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice.

    Can You Cook Ground Meat In The Instant Pot?

    Yes! One of the best features of the Instant Pot is the sauté function. Using the sauté function on the Instant Pot eliminates the need to brown the meat in a skillet and transfer, therefore dirtying fewer dishes. First, select the sauté function on the Instant Pot and add a few tablespoons of high temp cooking oil like olive oil or avocado oil. When the display reads HOT add your ground meat and brown.

    Pita Taco Ingredients:

    • EVOO
    • 1.5 Lbs lean ground beef (shop quality beef here)
    • 1 small white onion diced
    • Chili powder
    • Onion powder
    • Garlic powder
    • Black pepper
    • Sea salt
    • Can dark red kidney beans
    • Frozen corn
    • Sweet bell peppers (red/orange/yellow)
    • Taco sauce
    • ¼ cup water
    • Whole wheat pita pockets
    • Optional Toppings:
    • Sliced black olives
    • Sliced green onions
    • Shredded Colby jack cheese
    • Fresh Cilantro
    • Diced avocado
    • Taco sauce/Hot sauce

    How to make Instant Pot Pita Tacos

    First, press and turn on the sauté function and add EVOO. When the display reads HOT add ground beef and brown. When the meat has little to no pink add diced onion and sautés until translucent.

    Using a wooden spatula scrape the bottom of the Instant Pot to remove any stuck-on bits. Next add the beans, corn, peppers, spices, taco sauce, and water and stir to combine ingredients. Cancel or turn off the sauté function and lock the lid in place with the vent knob turned to the sealing position. Select pressure cook/manual high pressure and set the cooking time for 5 minutes.

    Instant pot Pita taco ingredients. Ground beef, corn, beans, black olives, cheese, pita shells. and taco sauce, spices, onions on the counter.
    Pita taco toppings green onions, black olives, shredded cheese, chopped cilantro in white dishes with taco sauce and pita shells on the side.
    Instant pot Pita taco recipe. Pita shells on lime grey plate. Ground beef, corn, beans, black olives, cheese, pita shells.

    When the cooking cycle is complete let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes before releasing the remaining pressure. Carefully remove the lid and stir.

    If the sauce needs to thicken a bit return the Instant Pot to sauté function again for 2-3 minutes. Halve pita pockets and carefully open them up to form a pocket. Spoon the meat mixture inside and top with cheese, green onions, cilantro, and taco sauce.

    Quality Ground Beef Delivered to You

    Using high-quality lean ground beef from Thomas Cattle Company will elevate any basic weeknight dinner to an amazing meal. Thomas Cattle Company raises all-natural Angus beef with exceptional attention to humane handling practices, and a focus on consistency and attention to detail. They believe that the better care they take of their cattle, the better they will serve the customer in the quality of their meat and it shows in the products that are delivered to my door! Read all about TCC here and shop the ground beef used in this recipe and use code HOLLISHOMESTEAD for $20 off your first order of $100!

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    How To Use leftovers

    Store meat mixture in an airtight container for 2-3 days. Pita tacos make a quick lunch or use the leftover meat mixture on a bed of romaine lettuce for a quick taco salad. 

    How To Cook Frozen Ground Beef In The Instant Pot

    If you forgot to take the meat out for dinner don’t stress, the Instant Pot can be used to easily defrost and cook the frozen block of ground beef.

    1. Pour 1 cup of water into the bottom of the Instant Pot, place the metal trivet into the pot, and set the frozen ground beef on the trivet. Pressure cook 1 lb. for 20 minutes, 2 lbs.
    2. for 23 minutes.
    3. NPR 5 min if you’re not in too much of a hurry to avoid drying out the meat.
    4. QR remaining pressure
    5. Remove trivet with meat and set to the side.
    6. Clean out the inner pot and place meat back into the pot.
    7. Using a meat masher like this one break up the ground meat. If the meat is not completely cooked return the Instant Pot to the sauté function and continue cooking until the meat is fully cooked.

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    Instant Pot Pita Tacos

    Amber
    Whole wheat hearty pita tacos made with ground beef in the Instant Pot in under 30 minutes.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Additional Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Instant Pot Dinner
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 8 pita tacos
    Calories 339 kcal

    Equipment

    Instant Pot Max Pressure Cooker 6 Qt

    Ingredients
      

    • 1-2 Tbs Olive Oil extra virgin
    • 1.5 Lbs ground beef lean 80/20
    • 1 white onion diced-small
    • 1 tsp. chili powder
    • ½ tsp. onion powder
    • ½ tsp. garlic powder
    • ½ tsp. black pepper
    • ½ tsp. sea salt
    • 15 oz. kidney beans dark red rinsed and drained
    • 1 cup frozen corn
    • 2 bell peppers red/orange/yellow diced
    • ¾ cup taco sauce
    • ¼ cup water
    • pita pockets whole wheat

    Toppings

    • Black olives sliced
    • green onions sliced
    • Colby jack cheese shredded
    • Cilantro
    • avocado diced
    • Taco sauce

    Instructions
     

    • Turn on the saute function and add 1-2 Tbs of EVOO.
    • When the display reads HOT add ground beef and brown.
    • When the ground beef has little to no pink left, add the diced onion and stir.
    • Scrape the bottom of the pot ensuring there is nothing stuck to the bottom,
    • Add the kidney beans, frozen corn, diced peppers, spices, taco sauce, and water.
    • Stir to combine all the ingredients and cancel the saute function.
    • Lock Instant Pot lid in place and select pressure cook for 5 min on high.
    • When the cooking cycle is complete let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
    • Release the remaining pressure carefully and remove the lid.
    • Stir taco meat if needed return to saute to thicken the sauce for 2-3 minutes.
    • Halve pita bread pockets and carefully open them up to make a taco.
    • Fill pita taco with taco meat and top with your choice of toppings.

    Notes

    Be sure to use pita pockets and not pita flat bread if you want the fillable style pita shell.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 339kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 21gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 905mgPotassium: 639mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1152IUVitamin C: 58mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 4mg
    Keyword 30-minute recipe, Ground Beef Stuffed Pepper Casserole-One Pot Recipe, Instant Pot ground beef pita tacos, one pot
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    1. Sunrita

      January 23, 2021 at 3:06 pm

      Such a yummy, delicious and easy recipe. Love how everything comes together in one pot and the texture is just perfect.

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      • amberhollis918@gmail.com

        January 25, 2021 at 11:19 pm

        Thank you! They are an easy kid-friendly recipe.

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