Ground beef cooked in the Instant Pot turned into 2 delicious dishes…
Quick-fix meals with the ground beef cooked in the Instant Pot- tortilla wrap & sandwich. These are my favorite dishes that I make quite often. Ground beef can be cooked ahead of time & stored in the refrigerator or in the freezer. When it’s time for lunch or dinner, we just have to assemble the wrap & sandwich. Easy to whip up and incredibly delish.
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Instant Pot Ground Beef
- Ground beef or ground chicken- ½ kg or 1 lb
- Ground cumin- 1 tsp
- Chili powder- 1 tsp
- Paprika- 1 tsp
- Salt- 1 tsp
- To the stainless steel pot, add ground beef along with the spices. Combine well.
- Ground beef can be replaced with ground chicken.
- Close the pot with the lid.
- Select pressure cook setting. Set time to 10 minutes at high pressure.
- After 10 minutes of pressure cooking, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes & then do a quick pressure release.
- Open the lid.
- Ground beef will be cooked perfectly, there will some liquid or beef broth in the pot.
- Save the beef broth, which can be used for making soups or add to curries or other dishes.
- Place the cooked ground beef in a bowl, using a spoon break the lumps.
- Ground beef makes a perfect topping for tortilla wraps, sandwiches, pita wraps, etc.
Ground Beef Crispy Tortilla Wraps
- Tortilla, white or whole wheat
- Mayonnaise, or any other spread of your choice
- Cooked ground beef
- Onions, chopped
- Tomatoes, chopped
- Spinach or lettuce
- Pickled Jalapenos
- Cilantro, chopped
- Cheddar cheese, grated
- I've used whole wheat tortilla.
- Spread mayo on the tortilla, chipotle mayo is my favorite taste delish.
- Top with ½ cup ground beef, 2 tbsp onions, a few tomatoes chopped, spinach or lettuce, 3 pickled jalapenos, chopped cilantro, and grated cheese.
- Fold the tortilla well.
- I've air fried the tortilla wrap, will turn really crispy.
- Place in the air fryer basket, set the time to 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes of air frying, take the tortilla wrap out of the air fryer.
- If you don't have an air fryer, bake in the preheated oven at 400 F for 5 to 10 minutes till the tortilla wrap turns crispy.
- Enjoy the crispy tortilla wrap, tastes absolutely delish with ground beef & melted cheese.
Ground Beef Sandwich
- Bread slices, white or whole wheat
- Mayonnaise
- Basil Pesto (optional)
- Ground beef, cooked
- Spinach or lettuce
- Onions, sliced
- Tomatoes, sliced
- Pickled Jalapenos
- Grated or sliced cheese
- Butter, chopped
- I've used whole wheat bread slices.
- Smear the bread with mayo and basil pesto. Basil pesto is optional or you can use any of your favorite spreads.
- Top with cooked ground beef followed by spinach, onion, tomato, pickled jalapenos, and cheese.
- Place the other bread slice & make into a sandwich.
- On top of the sandwich, place a few chopped butter.
- Grill on a panini maker or on a grill pan.
- Butter will make the sandwich crispy, golden & aromatic.
- Half the sandwich diagonally.
- Enjoy while it's hot, the ground beef, melted cheese & the buttery crispy bread; incredibly delish.