Pressure Cooker Taco Ziti is an easy Tex-mex comfort food featuring pasta and ground beef flavored by salsa and taco seasoning, then smothered in cheese.

Pressure Cooker Taco Ziti

Pressure Cooker Taco Ziti is a great recipe for changing up Taco Tuesday or any other busy weekday! This Tex-mex comfort food adds salsa and taco seasoning to pasta and ground beef, then surrounds it all by ooey, gooey melty cheese. Preparing this dish in an electric pressure cooker saves time and energy, as there’s no need to stand around stirring or turn on an oven. One of he great things about this recipe is that you can adjust it to preference when it comes to heat and zip by using whatever taco seasoning and salsa you like. Here’s how I make it.

This recipe makes approximately 8-12 servings, depending on the size of each serving.

Cooking time is approximately 25 minutes.

Equipment needed

• electric pressure cooker (I used a 6 qt Zavor LUX LCD)
• silicone cooking spoon

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb ground beef
• 16 oz ziti
• 1x 24 oz jar salsa (I used a Mild Thick & Chunky)
• 1.5 jars water
• 3x 1.25 oz envelopes taco seasoning
• 8 oz shredded cheese
• sour cream (optional, for garnish)

Instructions

Plug in the electric pressure cooker.

Select the saute/brown setting.

Place the ground beef into the pot and brown it, adding in 2 of the envelopes of taco seasoning.

Once the beef has browned, add the pasta to the pot.

Add the 24 oz jar of salsa and the remaining taco seasoning envelope to the pot.

Pour the 1.5 jars of water over the top.

Stirring as little as possible, try to make sure all of the pasta is covered by liquid.

Set the pressure cooker to cook on manual high pressure for 6 minutes.

Once the cooking time has finished, do a quick pressure release.

Remove the lid from the pot and give the contents a good stir.

Add the shredded cheese to the pot.

Stir until cheese is melting, or consistency you like.

Serve immediately, garnishing with sour cream and additional cheese if desired.       

Yield: 12 servings

Pressure Cooker Taco Ziti

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Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb ground beef
• 16 oz ziti
• 1x 24 oz jar salsa
• 1.5 jars water
• 3x 1.25 oz envelopes taco seasoning
• 8 oz shredded cheese
• sour cream (optional, for garnish)

Instructions

Plug in the electric pressure cooker.

Select the saute/brown setting.

Place the ground beef into the pot and brown it, adding in 2 of the envelopes of taco seasoning.

Once the beef has browned, add the pasta to the pot.

Add the 24 oz jar of salsa and the remaining taco seasoning envelope to the pot.

Pour the 1.5 jars of water over the top.

Stirring as little as possible, try to make sure all of the pasta is covered by liquid.

Set the pressure cooker to cook on manual high pressure for 6 minutes.

Once the cooking time has finished, do a quick pressure release.

Remove the lid from the pot and give the contents a good stir.

Add the shredded cheese to the pot.

Stir until cheese is melting, or consistency you like.

Serve immediately, garnishing with sour cream and additional cheese if desired.      

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 318Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 793mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 2gSugar: 3gProtein: 23g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. Your serving size and ingredients may differ.