Instant Pot Taco Pasta Skillet
This Taco Pasta skillet, is everyting you want from a taco, with the comfort of pasta and convienience of making it in an electric pressure cooker. What more can you ask for from a good weeknight dinner. Actually make that any kind of dinner. Pasta features on our weekly rotation at least once a week and making it in the instant pot makes it quite the game changer.
About my Taco Pasta Skillet
This dish is made with pantry staples – black beans, corn, ground turkey, chopped tomatoes and garlic. You can certainly top this with chopped diced avocados if you wish. All that works but, cilantro and fresh lime juice as I have done here.
How to Enjoy the Taco Pasta Skillet
The flavor of this dish works wonderfully with any taco toppings of your choice. Sour Cream, Avocado, Cheese are all good and fair game.
The spice lovers in my house have been rooting for chopped jalapenos along with other things. Me, I am happy with chopped tomatoes, well I am always happy with tomatoes. My son will tell you this is all about more cheese. The daughter will flash a rare smile when there is a dollop of sour cream. In fact, as I write this I realize this is a perfect dish for a party. Simple dish, lots of fixins what more can you ask for?
The Story with this Recipe
This week I have been thrilled about the flowers in my garden. Not so thrilled about the fact that my car has been in the auto shop because of a tire blowout. I have realized local potholes are not a fun local thing. I am quite ready for the long weekend. The unofficial start of summer. I am diving into it will lots of to do items. Trying to whittle down the list just a little so that there is room for some fun over the weekend. I will be cooking and hopefully sharing the fruits of my labor over the weekend, so do join me on social. Here is wishing you and yours a fun filled weekend.
If you are a taco fan you might want to check out this recipe for crispy fish tacos and for another wholesome one pot meal check out this Quinoa Skillet.
If you like this recipe and want more ideas, do join my Indian Instant Pot Facebook group and Legume Love Group. Of course Instant Indian is ready for order, joining its siblings The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles and Spices and Seasons.
A taco skillet pasta that brings all the flavors of your favorite taco onto the table.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 pound ground turkey (note this can be eliminated if you want to keep this vegetarian)
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning (I use McCormick)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Several grinds fresh black pepper
- 6 ounces of your favorite pasta
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
- 1/2 cup cooked black beans
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- Freshly grated cheese to garnish
Instructions
- Turn the instant pot onto saute mode. Add in the oil and heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add in the garlic, onion and saute well for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add in the turkey and mix well for 2 minutes. Stir in the diced tomatoes, taco seasonings, salt and fresh black pepper and the pasta. Add in 1 cup of water. Set the instant pot of electric pressure cooker on 2 minutes of pressure. Do a natural release. The pasta will be somewhat watery and a little al dente. It will absorb water and soften over the next few minutes.
- Turn onto to saute mode. Add in the corn and black beans and heat through.
- Turn off the heat. Sprinkle with lime juice and cilantro and cheese if desired and serve immediately!