Instant Pot Cheesy Ground Beef anf Rice is a quick and easy meal for busy weeknights that’s wonderfully cheesy and rich. It can be made in under 30 minutes.
This Instant Pot Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice recipe is a great way to turn ground beef into an inexpensive and filling meal.
I love using my Instant Pot in the kitchen. It is such a huge timesaver. I really like that you can brown meat in the Instant Pot and not have to dirty any pots or pans. Such a huge timesaver when it comes to clean-up. The Instant Pot is also wonderful at melding together lots of different flavors quickly.
Tips For Making Instant Pot Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice
Be sure to use long grain rice and once the dish is cooked, let it sit for a few minutes before dishing it up to let the rice fluff.
Instead of using ground beef, you could use ground turkey, chicken, or even sausage.
To make this dish spicy, add 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.
Instead of adding corn, you could add peas.
Beef broth can be substituted for the chicken broth for a richer flavor.
Be sure to let the Instant Pot heat up before adding the ground beef so that it will not stick.
Storage
Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
The combination of ground beef, rice, and cheese in a creamy tomato sauce is comfort food the whole family will love.
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Instant Pot Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon butter or oil
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 (14-ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 cup canned or frozen and defrosted corn, drained
- 2 cups long grain rice, uncooked
- 2 cups Cheddar cheese or a cheddar/monterey jack mixture
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to "saute" mode. When hot, add the butter or oil and coat the bottom. Add the ground beef and cook and crumble it until no pink remains. Turn Instant Pot off.
- While ground beef cooks, mix together the chicken broth, tomato sauce, tomato paste, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a medium bowl.
- Pour chicken broth mixture into the Instant Pot and add the corn. Stir to mix and be sure there is nothing stuck to the bottom of the Instant Pot.
- Add rice. Do NOT stir. Use a spoon to make sure all the rice is submerged in the liquid.
- Cover and set to "Pressure Cook" for 8 minutes. Be sure valve is in sealing position.
- Do a quick pressure release and then remove the lid. Add cheese, stir it in. Replace the lid for a few minutes to melt the cheese.
- Check for seasoning and add more salt if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How would you make this if you substituted quinoa for the rice?
Quinoa cooks very quickly, so I would set the timer for 1 minute at a time and just check every minute on it. I know that can be annoying, but it is the safest way to make sure it is right!