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Beef Pork or Chicken Instant Pot Enchiladas

08/04/2020 by The Typical Mom Leave a Comment

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Instant Pot enchiladas are great with ground beef, sausage, chicken or shredded pork inside. Smothered with cheese they’ll make your mouth water every time.

instant pot enchiladas

Looking for a yummy Mexican meal you can make in a pressure cooker? Instant Pot enchiladas may be exactly what you’re waiting for! Find this and 101+ more Instant Pot recipes here.

If you need easy Ninja Foodi recipes, you can use that pot instead.

Let’s start with a few basic tips:

  • Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
  • Then LIKE our IP Facebook page for new ideas daily.
    • This is a great InstaPot cookbook and set of wooden utensils are great to grab too.
    • I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot. It is easier to clean and will avoid the burn message too.

For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have and use for all recipe creations.

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Instant Pot Chicken Enchiladas

can be made too but this time we used low fat ground beef instead! Another favorite type of meat is a roll of spicy sausage to bring a bit of heat to this popular dish.

  • If you have leftover pulled pork you could use that too.
  • OR don’t let chicken go to waste you cooked the night before. This is a great leftover shredded chicken breast recipe as well.
    • You can skip the sauteeing and cooking step if you have precooked meat.
    • Just warm it with the taco seasoning and enchilada sauce to gather all of those flavors. Browning isn’t necessary in those cases.

Keeping this in mind, there are a ton of variations you could make. I hate wasting food so it’s a great way to use all of that up in a fun and flavorful way.

instant pot ground beef

Time needed: 15 minutes.

Instant Pot Enchiladas

  1. Saute

    Turn pot to saute and add ground beef and taco seasoning. Break apart and cook until no longer pink. If adding onions add with this mixture to soften. Drain grease when done.

  2. Cook down

    Add 1 cup of your enchilada sauce and diced chiles. Cook another 4 minutes or so to cook the sauce down a bit so it’s thicker. Turn pot off. Empty contents into a bowl and clean pot out.instant pot ground beef

  3. Warm

    Warm tortillas flour or corn tortillas in microwave for about 15 seconds so they bend well. Use store bought or make our easy air fryer tortillas.easy tortilla recipe

  4. Prepare

    One at a time put 1/8 c. hamburger or add the chicken mixture inside + 2 heaping tbsp full of cheese. Roll up tightly and place into pressure cooker pot with open side facing down.

    Pour remaining enchilada sauce on top of the whole pile inside pot.
    Top with 2 c shredded cheese on top, seal lid and vent.

  5. Cook

    Set to pressure cook high pressure for 7 minutes cook time followed by a natural release for 2 minutes. Release rest of steam. Open and serve with pinto beans.

  6. Serve

how to make enchiladas

Pressure Cooker Enchiladas

  • Ground beef
    • ground spicy sausage
    • or precooked shredded beef, pork or chicken can be used
  • Tortillas
  • Enchilada sauce and cheese
  • Taco seasoning
  • Onion is optional but good
  • Diced chiles I like to add to all the things
  • A bit of chili powder could add a bit of heat

Enchilada toppings

  1. Guacamole or slices of fresh avocado
  2. Sour cream
  3. Salsa is always great

Just set it up in an assembly line of sorts once you have the meat done. You can brown that in your IP and clean out to go on to the next step, or use a pan on the stovetop. That part is up to you.

instant pot beef enchiladas
What are the best tortillas to use for enchiladas?

Traditionally in restaurants they will use corn. Flour are much softer and easier to roll though so for homemade I choose these.

Can I use uncooked tortillas for enchiladas?

You would need to cook them at home first. Land of Fresca has some in the refrigerated section that come formed but need to be heated up. They’re great but can’t be used raw.

How do you keep enchiladas from getting soggy?

You can lightly fry the tortillas before filling them and topping with sauce. The only down side to this is it is harder to roll them up tight.

You can make quite a few of these at a time, this one used 1 package of 12 pre-made flour tortillas which was enough for about 5 of us. I would make them like this and not double the batch at the same time.

If you make too many all at once it would be hard to separate them and lift out. Also the center pieces may not get warm enough to your liking.

instant pot chicken enchiladas

Once they are done you can transfer 1-2 on each plate or put them all inside a baking dish to serve. If you want to make a few batches for a larger crowd, transfer to a slow cooker set to warm with the lid on.

Homemade Enchilada Sauce can be made too if you want to go all out. This recipe is very popular so I’d try that. I am always more interested in quick and easy so I don’t bother with all of that.

What can you serve with enchiladas?

  1. We’ve made Instant Pot black beans. From dry to tender with tons of flavor in less than an hour, they’re always a hit.
  2. Another favorite is a batch of pressure cooker refried beans from scratch! You will never buy canned again after making and serving these.
  3. If you just want these to be a one pot meal you can just put together a bar of toppings such as:
    1. Sour cream
    2. Sliced avocado
    3. Olives
    4. Jalapenos
    5. Diced chives and/or onions
homemade beef enchiladas

We have a bunch of other easy pressure cooker recipes you can try beyond this one too though!

For a bunch of other Instant Pot ground beef recipes <——- try a few of these. Our taco casserole is amazing too with many of these same flavors. We use spicy sausage to take it from great to fabulous.

  • Then give our layered enchilada casserole a whirl too. This should keep you busy for the next several Taco Tuesdays right??
  • We loved it so much we made it in the oven too.

But don’t stop there!! If you love all of these flavors but want a quicker throw together meal, try our Instant Pot enchilada casserole another night!! With meat, pasta and this same sauce all together it’s just delish.

Instant Pot Enchilada Casserole

How long are leftover enchiladas good for?

If you store them properly in an airtight container in the fridge they’ll stay good for about 3 days. They will continue to soften over time so eat them as soon as possible for best results.

Can you reheat enchiladas?

Of course you can. Yes you can put them in a shallow dish and in the oven at about 375 degrees for 15ish minutes until warmed. Personally I use the microwave in 30 sec. increments making sure to turn it regularly.

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Instant Pot Enchiladas

Instant Pot enchiladas are great with ground beef, sausage, chicken or shredded pork inside. Smothered with cheese they'll make your mouth water every time.
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword beef, chicken, enchiladas, instant pot, ninja foodi, pork
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 528kcal
Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef or spicy ground sausage, ground turkey, or precooked shredded chicken or pork
  • 1 packet taco seasoning 2 tbsp
  • 1 can green chiles diced, 4 oz.
  • 4 c cheese shredded
  • 12 tortillas
  • 1 can enchilada sauce 28 oz.
  • 1/2 onion diced, optional

Instructions

  • Turn pot to saute and add ground beef and taco seasoning. Break apart and cook until no longer pink. If adding onions add with this mixture to soften. Drain grease when done.
  • Then add 1 cup enchilada sauce and diced chiles. Cook another 4 minutes or so. Turn pot off. Empty contents into a bowl and clean pot out.
  • Warm tortillas in microwave for about 15 seconds so they bend well. One at a time put 1/8 c. meat mixture + 2 heaping tbsp full of cheese. Roll up tightly and place into pressure cooker pot with open side facing down.
  • Pour remaining enchilada sauce on top of the whole pile inside pot.
  • Top with 2 c cheese on top, seal lid and vent.
  • Set to pressure high for 7 minutes followed by a natural release for 2 minutes. Release rest of steam.
  • Open and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Enchiladas
Amount Per Serving (2 oz)
Calories 528 Calories from Fat 297
% Daily Value*
Fat 33g51%
Saturated Fat 17g106%
Cholesterol 100mg33%
Sodium 1177mg51%
Potassium 287mg8%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 27g54%
Vitamin A 977IU20%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 467mg47%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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