Best Instant Pot ground beef recipes your whole family will love for dinner or lunch! Simple comfort food recipes like pressure cooker ground beef and rice are hearty one pot meals that take less than 30 minutes total from prep to on the table.
I have several posts breaking down my long list of pressure cooker recipes into categories. This one focuses on the best ground beef recipes around. If you’re looking for easy Instant Pot recipes we have a ton! (affiliate links present)
What to Make in Instant Pot with Ground Beef
If you’re looking for what to cook with ground beef tonight, we’ve got lots of ideas! One thing you will NOT find on The Typical Mom are recipes with hard to find ingredients, that is just not me. You can use the cheapest variety or lean ground beef for them all. A little bit of fat is actually good though, adds to the overall taste of the dish. 😉
I am a busy mom of 3 who works full time and I don’t have more than 30 minutes total to cook much of anything. With this “magic pot” of sorts you too can have dinner on the table every single night with very little prep work or intervention in between.
in Ninja Foodi
You can use these in your Crockpot Express, IP or as easy Ninja Foodi recipes too. All these pots have the high pressure and saute functions so they will work the same. With the Foodi you will use the lid that is not attached to pressure cook the ideas below.
Just throw it all in to these dump and go one pot meals and it will be ready to serve for kids and adults alike. You can cook in pot or PIP method like we did with our Instant Pot ground beef and potatoes casserole.
- That is why I am in love with my Instant Pot! 😉
- These are just a few favorite Instant Pot kids recipes on our blog.
If you’re new to using this clever device go ahead and read my post on how to use an Instant Pot first and then come back here.
with frozen ground beef
If you forgot to defrost you can also cook Instant Pot frozen ground beef in it. I will explain both methods in the recipe card below for you. In the case that the meat is solid you would need to follow these steps, then drain the liquid and at that time you can follow any of the following recipes with other ingredients added in.
If you want to just cook the meat like you would in a skillet you can do just that. For that you’d just use the saute function. Add a bit of olive oil so it doesn’t stick and add your hamburger. Break it up and press off once it is browned on the outside to your liking.
- I have a huge list of really cheap Instant Pot recipes that is really popular, all of them cost $10 or less to make and serve a family of 5 easily.
- Cheesy Instant Pot taco casserole is one of everybody’s favorites.
- And then how to make basic Instant Pot hamburgers as well. Yes this is possible y’all!!
- With long grain uncooked rice you can throw in this Instant Pot stuffed pepper soup and it cooks amazingly well all together.
Instant Pot Ground Beef Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- If your ground beef is defrosted then hit saute on your pot and add olive oil. Put meat in and break up into smaller pieces. Cook until browned. Add seasonings and stir. Turn pot off and serve.
- For frozen ground beef in Instant Pot you need to add 1 c of water into the inner pot and then lower down a trivet. Set meat on top and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes with a 10 minute natural release. Drain water and saute meat, breaking up into small pieces and cook as you'd like.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Easy Instant Pot Hamburger Recipes
- Instant Pot chili uses some tomato sauce, beans and meat with a bit of chili powder
- Easy Cheesy Instant Pot goulash
- Pressure cooker meatloaf and potatoes cooks both dishes at the same time!
- This Instant Pot Korean beef uses hamburger instead of steak. Under high pressure with a 10 minute natural pressure release you can cook your Instant Pot white rice in the same pot too!
Instant Pot cheesesteak pasta with bell peppers we love. Flavorful Instant Pot taco meat takes beef in the Instant Pot to the next level. We love our pressure cooker stroganoff recipe here. All you need is a bit of salt and pepper for seasoning. The best Instant Pot vegetable beef soup is easy peasy.
- Stuff it inside homemade tortillas
- Or make Instant Pot taco bowls
- Want low carb, try our Instant Pot hamburger soup sometime
Ground Beef with Spaghetti Sauce Recipes
- Porcupine meatballs in Instant Pot are super yummy and cheap too. Was a hit with ground sausage too.
- Hearty Instant Pot stuffed cabbage casserole is amazing
- Kid fave Instant Pot chili mac recipe. Use beef broth instead of water for a ton more flavor.
- #1 recipe is Instant Pot spaghetti. In just 9 minutes with a quick release at the end it is our go to meal for busy nights.
- I used pizza or spaghetti sauce to make this Instant Pot Mexican pizza, a huge hit at our house using a springform pan. I recommend you getting 1 because I use it to make dinners and desserts all the time.
- Using hamburger you can make some Instant Pot enchiladas for dinner too!
- Then try our Instant Pot enchilada casserole
- Instant Pot lasagna soup is one of our favorites when it is chilly and snowy outside
Almost all of these can be “spiced up” with half spicy ground sausage and half hamburger meat too. That is how we add a ton of flavor easily. Instant Pot stuffed pepper casserole is easier than how you ate these as a child.
If you’ve never made stuffed peppers before they are really tasty. Easy Instant Pot stuffed peppers are just like you remember in your childhood but much faster cook times. NO need to blanch peppers beforehand, the pot does all the work for you y’all. Casserole is a bit easier to make if you’re looking for super simple. I recommend using a wooden spoon when sauteeing your meat to avoid scratching the pot.
Easy Instant Pot lasagna is fun if you want a traditional Italian dish but a lot less work. Skip those floppy hard to handle noodles and use small shells or any other shape you want. It has all the flavor and ingredients but NO Layering or boiling required beforehand.
with Pasta
- Make Instant Pot taco meat for a quick meal
- This cheesy Instant Pot ground beef and rice casserole is amazing, could use elbow macaroni instead
I mean, you can’t go wrong with adding cheese to really any of these creations. Stirred in at the end and/or sprinkled on top and gently place lid back on so it melts, both turn everything amazing.
- Cheesy Instant Pot nacho soup is great. Just saute the meat until it’s no longer pink and then throw in your other ingredients. Great as is or with small shell noodles submerged into the liquid.
- Ground beef is great inside Instant Pot cheeseburger macaroni
Ground beef is so very versatile and really inexpensive too. There are a multitude of ways to use it and many are quite healthy if you buy 90/10 and drain the grease but will have a bit less flavor than 80/20 since fat=flavor.
Try pressure cooker sloppy joes on small slider buns for fun. If you are new to using a pressure cooker I would recommend starting with my easy spaghetti recipe. It is fast, not hard to follow, and only needs a few inexpensive ingredients. It is pretty much a no fail recipe that is one of my most popular one.
- This easy Instant Pot hamburger stroganoff
- Low carb soup with ground beef
- Barbecue bacon meatloaf uses just the pressure cook function and comes out really tender.
- Yummy Instant Pot salsbury steak here uses hamburger
It’s been a huge hit amongst everyone who visits The Typical Mom looking for Instant Pot recipes.
We really enjoy Lipton Onion Soup Mix as a pantry staple. Works great for tinfoil/hobo dinners, homemade hamburgers, meatballs, and even hamburger stroganoff!
My question – does 1 pound of meat and ten small potatoes provide a full meal for 4 in the meatloaf meal? Or do you guys have to add other things when serving? We have 6 and I feel we would have to double or do 2.5 times for this recipe.
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