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A wooden spoon scoops up instant pot ground beef and rice from a pot, with a kitchen appliance in the background.
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5 from 8 votes

Instant Pot Ground Beef and Rice Recipe

Instant Pot ground beef and rice is a hearty meal sometimes called dirty rice. Served as a side dish or dinner, it's great with ground sausage in Ninja Foodi pressure cooker too.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dirty rice, ground beef, instant pot, pressure cooker, rice
Servings: 6
Author: Justine

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef or spicy ground sausage is amazing
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1/2 cup bell pepper diced
  • 1/3 cup green onions diced
  • 3 cup beef broth or chicken broth
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 2 cup white rice long grain, uncooked
  • 1 tbsp cajun seasoning optional

Instructions

  • Turn pot to saute, add ground beef, onions, bell peppers and green onions. Cook until meat is no longer pink. Then turn off and deglaze the pot with a bit of your broth.
  • Add rest of broth and seasonings and stir. Sprinkle in rice and gently submerge into liquid but do NOT stir.
  • Close lid and steam valve, set to high pressure for 12 minutes, or just press the rice button if you have one.
  • Allow to naturally release steam for 3 minutes. Do a quick release when done.
  • Fluff rice and serve.

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Nutrition

Serving: 3oz | Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 353mg | Potassium: 457mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1081IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 3mg