Easy 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. 

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I have several posts breaking down my long list of pressure cooker recipes into categories. This one focuses on the best Instant Pot 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. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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.

If you are new to pressure cooking we have a lot of easy one pot meal recipes for you here. To begin with let’s start with a few basic tips:

For reference, this is the model I have (a 6 quart) and use for all recipe creations.

A white Instant Pot with a Star Wars theme sits on the kitchen counter, ready to tackle your favorite beef arm roast recipe. The digital display glows "On." Next to it lie a patterned cloth and some green onions, all against the backdrop of blue kitchen cabinets and a stovetop.

Ninja Foodi Ground Beef Recipes

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.

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.

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What can I make with frozen ground beef in the Instant Pot

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.

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Instant Pot Ground Beef Recipes

By The Typical Mom
54 Instant Pot ground beef recipes are here. From taco meat to casseroles made with fresh or frozen hamburger meat.
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Servings: 6
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Equipment

  • 1 pressure cooker

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.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1oz, Calories: 233kcal, Protein: 13g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 54mg, Sodium: 51mg, Potassium: 204mg, Calcium: 14mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
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Easy Instant Pot Hamburger Recipes

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.

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Ground Beef with Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

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.

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Ground Beef Recipes with Pasta

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.

What is the best ground beef to cook with?

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.

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Easy Ground Beef Recipes in Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker

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.

It’s been a huge hit amongst everyone who visits The Typical Mom looking for Instant Pot recipes.

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Justine is the creative mind behind The Typical Mom and The Typical Family on YouTube. She began blogging about easy recipes, budget friendly activities for kids, and fun family travel destinations in September 2012.

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