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Instant Pot Taco Pie is a tasty and fun recipe to make in your electric pressure cooker. The layers of tortillas and taco meat filling are so easy to put together. This pressure cooker Taco Pie recipe is delicious!
Instant Pot Taco Pie
Instant Pot Taco pie recipe is four layers of yum! You can adjust it to be spicier, cheesier, and even saucier, if you use the optional enchilada sauce (not used in the pictured dish).
The PIP (Pan-in-Pot) Method
- This pressure cooker Taco Pie recipe uses the PIP (Pan-in-Pot or Pot-in-Pot) method.
- This means you will assemble the Taco Pie in a pan much like a cake pan, then cover it and place that pan into the pressure cooker’s stainless pot (with water underneath) to cook.
- Be sure that the stainless pot that came with your pressure cooker has 1 1/2 cups of water in it, and that you set the pan on a trivet/rack in the pot. You don’t ever want a PIP pan directly touching the bottom of the stainless pot.
For this Taco Pie recipe you can use any size of pressure cooker. The size of the pan that the Taco Pie cooks in should be as close to the size of the tortillas as you can find.
I’m using a 6 qt Instant Pot® with the trivet/rack that came with it. The Taco Pie is in a 7″x3″ push pan that I use for cheesecakes and lasagna.
Try Making Homemade Taco Seasoning
I make my own Easy Taco Seasoning, and use it for any recipe that calls for one of those taco seasoning packets. I make a double batch at a time, and love having the ability to control the salt and the heat. Try it, it’s fun to make your own!
Easy Steps to Make Pressure Cooker Taco Pie
Assemble all of the ingredients, cook the meat, and start layering. It’s fun. Even the kids can help with this part.
• Place a tortilla in a sprayed 7″x3″ pan (springform or push pan). Then spread some refried beans onto it.
• Add some cooked taco meat.
• Add some shredded cheese. Then add another tortilla, and repeat.
• Top with a final, fourth tortilla.
• Place some foil on the pan to keep the water out.
Set the pan on the trivet with handles and set them into the pot that has 1 1/2 cups of water in it.
• Pressure cook. When done, add cheese on top and broil or air fry.
• Let sit for a few minutes to set up, then serve your delicious Instant Pot Taco Pie!
How To Get the Taco Pie Out of Push Pan
Here is an example of using a can to set the push pan on to get the Taco Pie out (using my delicious Instant Pot Veggie Tortilla Pie).
You will set the pan on a large can and gently, but firmly, push straight down. It’s hot, so use caution!
It’s really great how easy this InstaPot Taco Pie recipe comes together, and with such delicious results! YUM! I hope you make and enjoy this recipe!
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Instant Pot Taco Pie
Ingredients
- 1 lb Lean Ground Beef or Turkey (93% lean is ideal)
- 1 1 oz Taco Seasoning Packet (or 2 Tablespoons of my Homemade Taco Seasoning)
- 1 ½ cups Refried Beans
- ⅓ cup Salsa
- (4) 8-inch Flour Tortillas (can use corn, but they are more fragile)
- ¼ cup Enchilada Sauce (optional)
- 2 ½ cups Shredded Cheese or more if desired. (I use sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack).
Garnish
- Sour Cream
- Cilantro
- Extra Salsa
- Hot Sauce
Instructions
- Use the Sauté setting on your pressure cooker (or use a frying pan) to brown the meat, stirring in the taco seasoning in about halfway through. Cook meat until done. Set aside. Cancel the sauté setting.
- Wash/Rinse out the pot and put 1 ½ cups of water in it.
- Mix the refried beans with the salsa.
- Spray a 7"x3" springform or push pan with cooking spray. Place 1 of the tortillas in the bottom of the pan and spread ½ cup of the refried bean mixture over it.
- Sprinkle on 1 cup of the meat evenly, (then ¼ cup enchilada sauce, if using) then 1 cup of the cheese.
- Place a second tortilla in the pan, then ½ cup of the refried bean mixture, 1 cup of the meat, and then ½ cup of the cheese (the first layer has 1 cup of cheese, that is correct).
- Place a third tortilla in, then ½ cup refried bean mixture, 1 cup of the meat, and ½ cup of cheese.
- Place the final tortilla on and gently press in place.
- Cover the pan with foil and place on the trivet/rack, and use the handles to place them in the pot. You can also use a sling, and set the pan on the trivet that you will put in the pot first.
- Place the lid on the pot and lock in place. Turn the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
- Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button (or dial) and use the +/- button (or dial) to choose 17 minutes, and High pressure.
- When the cooking cycle has ended, let the pot sit undisturbed for 10 minutes (10 minute Natural Release). Then turn the steam release knob to the Venting position to release the remainder of the steam/pressure.
- After the pin in the lid drops, open the lid. Use silicone mitts, or oven mitts to carefully remove the pan and trivet. If you used a sling, gather up the two ends of the sling and carefully lift out the pan to a cooling rack. Be very careful as the pan and the water is hot.
- Turn on your broiler to 425° F. Remove the foil from the pan and sprinkle on the remaining ½ cup of cheese (or more, up to 1 cup).
- Place the pan on the middle oven rack and let the cheese brown to your desired amount. Don't leave it unattended as it could get too brown if you don't watch it!
- Remove from oven to a plate and let it sit for a few minutes to set up and cool a bit.
- Run a butter knife around the edge to loosen it. Carefully unlock the springform pan and lift the ring off. Use a spatula to slide pie off of the pan bottom, or just leave it and serve from it.
- If you used a push pan, loosen the edge with a knife, and set a large can on a plate and set the pan on top of the can and gently push downward. The pie will be sitting on the pan bottom. Very carefully slide the pie onto another plate and serve from there. Use caution as it will be hot.
- Cut pie into desired serving sizes and garnish with your choice of sour cream, salsa, lime wedges, chopped cilantro, etc.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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recipe easy. i like trying different ones. yes try half hamburger half ground turkey. I use mine everyday. do canning.
Hi sandy
I want to make this in the oven. Any idea on how to go about it?
Hi, Layer the ingredients in a 8×8 baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes.
Hi, I am new to the IP world and don’t have a spring form pan yet. I wanted to try this recipe for dinner tonight and saw your oven suggestions. This is probably a silly question, but does the ground beef already need to be cooked at that stage, or does the 30-40 mins include the beef being raw? Also, what are your thoughts on adding tomato inside of the pie?
Hi, Yes, the meat needs to be cooked first. You can add tomato, it may make the pie a little more loose, but it will still taste good!
Thank you so much! I made it for dinner this evening and it was a huge hit!!
Can I use corn tortillas?
Sure! It may be more fragile, so you might use 2 per layer.
I’m so glad I found this recipe. I was worried on the pan size, as my spring pan is only 7.5 by 2.5, but after packing it down a bit I managed to get all the layers! I used ground chicken and the green Restaurante flavor taco seasoning from the store. I garnished it with sour cream and chopped green onions. Everything came out amazing. Even my husband who is not a fan of Mexican food gobbled this down. No leftovers and my family is always begging me to make it for dinner. Thank you!
That’s wonderful, Eva! Thank you so much for letting me know! I’m so glad you and your hubby liked this Taco Pie Recipe!
I absolutely love this recipe!! It looks and tastes delicious!! I would love to see more recipes from you… Loved it a lot?
Hi Meli! I’m so happy that you like the Taco Pie recipe! It’s fun to make, isn’t it? Thank you so much for leaving your review!
Had planned to make this for dinner tonight. It’s Taco Tuesday!! Soooooo disappointing to discover that my standard Pampered Chef springform pan does NOT fit in my 8 quart Instant Pot. I measured and it’s 9.5” instead of 7”. I’m sooooooo sad. I’m going to make it in the oven. Wish me luck! ?
Nooooo! Darn it! I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it turns out okay. It should!
I made this over the weekend and it was great. However, the second I pulled the spring form pan off, it oozed out into a mess. Any ideas why? Was it supposed to sit?
Hi Frank, the three things I would look at are 1) Are the beans very wet? and 2) Is the meat very wet/moist? 3) Are you using the full amount of cheese? If you are sure it’s not any of these three things, then I would let it sit for a few minutes after broiling. I’m glad you liked it, and I adjusted the instructions to mention letting it sit a few minutes. Couldn’t hurt!
Thank you! We’ll be making it again
I did the same thing and it smushed all over!! I used Old ElPaso low sodium refried beans and fresh salsa. I will strain salsa the next time to see it this makes a difference.
Yes, a really wet salsa can make that happen. Also be sure to let it sit for a few minutes before removing from the pan.
Letting it sit after broil is the trick. Bottom tortilla was soggy but i think the beef needs drained to prevent that.
This was a real winner. I’m just learning to use my Instant Pot, and made this last night. It’s deceptively filling. Will definitely make this again.
Hi Stefanie! I told my husband the same thing, because he took a large portion the first time I made it, lol. He couldn’t finish it! Thank you for your review, I’m glad you like the recipe!
I have made this twice and we just love it ….I usually make my own refried beans and use a vegetarian ground “beef….I also make your taco mix and I will never buy other package seasoning again fabulous ?
Stephanie with the veggie ground, do you sauté it or just use in recipe cold?
I used ground turkey, a homemade taco seasoning, a can of Old El Paso refried beans and no enchilada sauce. I followed your recipe as written. It was excellent! Luckily there are only two of us and there are left overs.
Hi Rose! I love using ground turkey. It is nice how it is interchangeable with ground beef. Thank you for your review, I’m so glad you liked this recipe!
In 1969 the price of ground beef jumped from 69 cents per pound to over 1 dollar per pound. At that time, ground turkey was only 29 cents per pound. I found that I could mix about 4 oz of ground pork with 12 oz of ground turkey and nobody could tell it wasn’t ground beef.Of course now ground beef and ground turkey are much closer in price, but I sometime still mix turkey and pork just for old times sake.
Ground turkey is what I use the most, for sure!. I like the idea of mixing them.