Spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying your family dinner! These Instant Pot Turkey Tacos are just 4 ingredients and full of flavor.
How to Cook Ground Turkey for Tacos
Right now, we’re all about the instant pot. It cooks meals up to 70% faster than traditional cooking, which is perfect for summer entertaining. The pressure cooker helps us get our meal on the table fast!
Lately, I’ve been using mine to make all kinds of tacos. Because tacos are the ultimate summer food, amiright?
INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS GROUND TURKEY TACO RECIPE:
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 can, diced tomatoes and chopped chilies
- 1 packet, taco seasoning
- 8 small or medium flour tortillas
- Optional, for topping: chopped cilantro, shredded cheese, fresh salsa, lime wedges
HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT TACO MEAT WITH SEASONING PACKETS:
- Add ground turkey and cooking oil to instant pot.
- Press the sauté function button and let the ground turkey simmer for about two minutes, to lightly brown it.
- Turn the sauté function off. Add the taco seasoning and chopped tomatoes. Give everything a good stir to evenly distribute seasoning.
- Place the lid on appliance and make sure it’s locked into place. Set the steam valve. Cook everything for 8 minutes on high pressure.
- While the turkey cooks, prep your toppings.
- When the cooking is done, carefully move the valve to venting for a quick release. Be cautious as hot steam will spit out of the valve. Once all of the steam escapes, open the lid.
- Serve on tortillas with your favorite toppings!
We love tacos around our house because everyone can pick their own toppings. It’s super convenient for picky eaters! Just choose a simple taco recipe with a few ingredients– like ground turkey, taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, and flour tortillas. Cook in the instant pot and then serve whichever toppings you love! Seriously, this meal took 8 minutes to cook– amazing!
For this dinner, I added chopped cilantro, pico de gallo, and a squeeze of lime. Fresh, simple flavors. What does your family like on their tacos?
handy tools to easily make these tacos:
- instant pot – pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté pan, yogurt maker and warmer and cooks up to 70% faster!
- ramekins – easily display toppings, dishwasher safe, versatile for use
FAQs
- Is ground turkey better for you than ground beef?
- Overall, ground turkey is still seen to be more healthy than beef. However, it really depends on the lean meat to fatty meat ratio that you find in the ground turkey or beef that you purchase. Typically, light meat turkey will always be leaner than dark meat turkey and beef.
- How long to cook ground turkey in pressure cooker?
- You need to cook ground turkey for 8 minutes on high pressure.
Instant Pot Turkey Tacos
Spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying your family dinner! These Instant Pot Turkey Tacos are just 4 ingredients and full of flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 can, diced tomatoes and chopped chilies
- 1 packet, taco seasoning
- 8 small or medium flour tortillas
- Optional, for topping: chopped cilantro, shredded cheese, fresh salsa, lime wedges
Instructions
- Add ground turkey and cooking oil to instant pot.
- Press the sauté function button and let the ground turkey simmer for about two minutes, to lightly brown it.
- Turn the sauté function off. Add the taco seasoning and chopped tomatoes. Give everything a good stir to evenly distribute seasoning.
- Place the lid on appliance and make sure it's locked into place. Set the steam valve. Cook everything for 8 minutes on high pressure.
- While the turkey cooks, prep your toppings.
- When the cooking is done, carefully move the valve to venting for a quick release. Be cautious as hot steam will spit out of the valve. Once all of the steam escapes, open the lid.
- Serve on tortillas with your favorite toppings!
Notes
We love this instant pot for quick & easy meals-- it's a 7-in-1 cooker.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
2Amount Per Serving: Calories: 434Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 825mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 32g
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Johanna says
How to do it in a normal crockpot? Cheers, Johanna
Alison says
If you can saute in your crockpot, saute the ground turkey first, breaking it up into smaller pieces. If not, no problem, just break the turkey up as is. Next, add the tomatoes and seasoning, and stir it all up. Heat on high for 1 hour or low for 2-3. Hope this helps! Enjoy!
Franco Moiso says
This look really easy and yummy. I think they would be great with pulled pork too.
Alison says
Definitely!