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January 5, 2020 By Nancylynn 38 Comments

Instant Pot Enchilada Pasta

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All the flavors of your favorite Beef Enchiladas, this Instant Pot Enchilada Pasta is the perfect weeknight pasta dish for the whole family!  Gluten free and 21 Day Fix Containers and WW Points included, of course!  This post contains affiliate links for products I’m obsessed with. 

A plate of cheesy beef Instant Pot enchilada pasta with lots of veggies sitting next to an Instant Pot

Welcome to my first recipe of the decade!

Yikes!

Kind of a lot of pressure in that statement, lol…I had to think about what wanted to share to mark this occasion.  I tested a whole bunch of recipes this fall and this was one of our favorites!

A prep shot of Instant Pot Beef Enchiladas - the veggies are being sauteed with the ground beef.

Plus, I am really crushing hard on all this Instant Pot Pasta because they are honestly the quickest recipes around!

And if you follow my blog regularly, you know I love enchiladas!  So, I think it’s worthy for 2020. 

In fact, this is basically a remake of my 21 Day Fix Enchilada Beef Dip recipe from way back.  I was craving it one night but also craving some carbs (because I heart carbs) and, well, the rest is recipe history. 

An Instant Pot with beef enchilada spices ready to be stirred with a wooden spoon

There’s no canned enchilada sauce or sodium filled powders in here either – we are using a yummy blend of pantry spices and tomato sauce and it’s freaking delicious if I do say so myself. 

I use this same blend in my other Enchilada Recipes:

21 Day Fix Lazy Zucchini Enchilada Skillet

Pork Enchiladas Flatbread Pizza 

and the dip I referred to earlier: 21 Day Fix Enchilada Beef Dip | Stove Top | Instant Pot

An overhead shot of an Instant Pot with noodles ready to make Beef Enchilada Pasta

Tips and Tricks for Making Instant Pot Enchilada Pasta:

  1. Be sure you read the whole recipe first before starting!  (That’s a great tip for any recipe!). 
  2. After browning your meat and veggies, scrape the bottom of your pot to make sure nothing is burned or stuck on the bottom.  If you feel that food is stuck, deglaze with a  1/4 cup of water 
  3. Be sure to layer the pasta on top of the meat and veggies but do not stir.  And when you add the tomatoes, sauce, and water, try to add it evenly and spread it out over your noodles if you can.  If you feel you need to add a little more water to achieve this, go ahead. 
  4. If your pasta doesn’t feel cooked all the way or evenly after cooktime, don’t panic!  Stir it all up and then just lay the lid on the pot.  In a couple of minutes, the heat from the pot should finish your pasta!  You can also put it on saute to help this!

Tomatoes and sauce laying over pasta in an Instant Pot

Substitutions for this Instant Pot Enchilada Pasta Recipe

  • I love using Butcher Box’s ground sirloin for this recipe, but you can sub ground chicken or ground turkey in this!
  • If you want to make it with chicken breast, you can sub
  • If you don’t have tomato sauce, you can sub tomato puree, crushed tomatoes, or another can of diced tomatoes
  • I use gluten-free brown rice pasta, but you can sub whole wheat or regular pasta (if you aren’t on the FIX).  Cooktime should stay the same regardless! 
  • If you are dairy free, you can just omit the cheese (this is how I serve it to my son!) or add your favorite dairy free cheese. It will still be SOOOOO Yummy!

A wooden spoon mixing Instant Pot Enchilada Pasta for the 21 Day Fix

More Instant Pot Pasta Ideas

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Healthy Taco Pasta | The Foodie and The Fix 

Looking for More Healthy Instant Pot Recipes?  Here’s enough for a month!

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Instant Pot Enchilada Pasta

★★★★★ 4.9 from 8 reviews
  • Author: Nancylynn
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 3 minutes
  • Total Time: 13 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Pasta
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: American
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All the flavors of your favorite Beef Enchiladas, this Instant Pot Enchilada Pasta is the perfect weeknight pasta dish for the whole family!  21 Day Fix Containers and WW Points included, of course!


Ingredients

Scale

1lb lean grass fed ground beef (or sub ground turkey or ground chicken)

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

2 teaspoons chili powder, or more to taste

sprinkle of salt

1/2 diced red onion

2 bell peppers diced (any color)

2 garlic cloves, diced

1 (8 or 10 oz) small can of tomato sauce 

1 (15oz) can of diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained 

¼ cup of water 

1 ½ cups of gluten free brown rice pasta (penne, ziti, spirals all work well)

⅔– 1 ⅓ cup freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese (i used a full cup and then added more on top)

fresh cilantro for garnish


Instructions

Instant Pot 

Set Instant Pot to saute and brown ground beef until almost cooked through. 

Add in onion and bell pepper and cook for another 2-3 minutes.  Stir in garlic and seasonings

Layer pasta on top of meat and veggie mixture, but do not stir.  Add the diced tomatoes with green chilies, water, and tomato sauce on top of pasta and smooth it out a bit to cover the noodles.  

Cook for 3 minutes on manual and then quick release. 

Stir in 2/3- 1 1/3 cup of sharp cheddar cheddar cheese and place the lid on for a few minutes to allow it to melt.  Garnish with cilantro and enjoy!

Stovetop

Cook pasta according to the instructions on the box

In a large pan, saute and brown ground beef until almost cooked through.  Add in onion and bell pepper and cook until tender.  Stir in garlic and seasonings. 

When pasta is finished cooking, drain well and add to meat and veggie mixture.  Stir in cheese and mix until it’s all melted.

Garnish with cilantro and enjoy!

 

Equipment

Instant Pot

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Notes

21 Day Fix Containers: 1 Yellow,  1 Red,  1 1/2 Green,  1/2-1 Blue, depending on how much cheese you use!  2/3 cup is 1/2 blue and 1 1/3 cup is a full blue.

WW Blue Plan: 8 points using extra lean ground beef and 50% reduced fat cheese


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 2/3 cups

Keywords: Healthy Instant Pot Recipes, Instant Pot Pasta Recipes, Instant Pot Enchiladas, Beef Enchiladas, Enchilada Pasta

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Comments

  1. staci says

    January 8, 2020 at 1:26 am

    Made this tonight! Luckily I had everything on had. So fast, easy and delicious!!!!!!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      January 10, 2020 at 12:31 am

      AWESOME!!

      Reply
  2. Shelly says

    January 9, 2020 at 6:37 pm

    Made this tonight, tastes great! I did feel like there wasn’t enough pasta to “other stuff” ratio. I ended up doing ground turkey and of course my package was 1.25lbs but feel even without that extra 1/4lb it would still be light on pasta. If I added more pasta would it just need more water?

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      January 10, 2020 at 12:15 am

      Yes – you want to double the water and also add more diced tomatoes for more liquid. It is lighter on the pasta to keep the meal a one yellow meal for the 21 Day Fix. I hope that makes sense!

      Reply
    • Sno E. says

      December 29, 2020 at 2:53 am

      Yes I agree with Shelley! I added more pasta, not more liquid and increased manual cook time to 6 minutes total instead of 3 and it was
      Perfect!

      OMG this recipe was so amazing though that my
      Picky toddlers wanted seconds!!

      Thank you!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancylynn says

        December 29, 2020 at 2:43 pm

        Glad this worked for you!!!

        Reply
      • Nancylynn says

        December 29, 2020 at 2:43 pm

        Glad you made it your own and so happy the kids love it!

        Reply
  3. Jen says

    January 12, 2020 at 7:46 am

    This sounds delicious! Would it work with regular whole wheat pasta? I don’t know if the amount of liquid needed would be different!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      January 20, 2020 at 12:40 am

      Yes!

      Reply
  4. Kiron says

    January 16, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    Can you use regular pasta (not GFree) and it’s all same ratios? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      January 20, 2020 at 12:34 am

      Yes!

      Reply
      • Kiron says

        January 20, 2020 at 12:37 am

        I did it and turned out great!

        Reply
  5. Deb says

    January 21, 2020 at 8:04 pm

    Can you use a regular crockpot for this recipe if you don’t have an instapot? Sorry if I missed that in the Q&A already!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      June 11, 2020 at 2:36 am

      If you don’t have an instant pot, try the stovetop directions!

      Reply
    • Kerri says

      September 16, 2020 at 12:53 pm

      This was soooo good!! I used protein pasta instead of the brown rice pasta. I wonder if that counts for more red? Just a thought

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancylynn says

        September 22, 2020 at 11:13 am

        I think in theory, but it still counts as a yellow for the FIX. Does that make sense?

        Reply
  6. Terri says

    February 25, 2020 at 3:08 pm

    How many calories per serving are in this.

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      March 7, 2020 at 5:16 pm

      For the most accurate calorie counts, check out https://www.myfitnesspal.com/

      Reply
  7. Elizabeth Strahan says

    March 12, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    Hi!
    In the stovetop version, you might want to add to put in the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes when combining everything. I figured it out, but just a thought. 😊 I did not add the water bc it would have been too watery. Already I don’t feel like there’s enough of a sauce.
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      June 11, 2020 at 2:43 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  8. Claire says

    March 20, 2020 at 3:55 pm

    Delicious! Thank you for this recipe! We increased the veggies for personal preference, but this was so good!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  9. Sara says

    March 25, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    Made this earlier in the week for the first time and it was so good! It’ll definitely be in our meal rotation! So flavorful, easy, and made with simple ingredients we almost always have on hand. We left the cheese out, as my daughter is allergic to dairy. My son added some shredded cheese to his, but the rest of us loved it without.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  10. Susan says

    March 26, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    If using ground turkey would you just adjust the WW points down by 4? That’s how I’m looking at it (4 points for 90% ground beef) but wanted to make sure I was thinking right. Thanks!

    Reply
  11. Brooke says

    March 28, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    Hi! Is the 1 1/2 cups of pasta, cooked or uncooked??

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      March 28, 2020 at 8:06 pm

      uncooked 🙂

      Reply
      • Brooke says

        March 28, 2020 at 8:25 pm

        Thank you!! It was delicious!! This was my 3rd recipe of yours. I am new to your blog and a new instant pot owner. Loving every bit of it!!

        Reply
  12. Krysta says

    March 31, 2020 at 6:59 pm

    I only have 85% lean ground beef on hand wlll I need to drain the beef? If so can this be done using instant pot?

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      July 18, 2020 at 2:37 am

      You can drain the beef, yes. After the meat is done cooking, use oven mitts to pick up the inner pot and drain the beef. You can use a paper towel to catch any drips on the side, place it back in the cooking base, and keep going!

      Reply
  13. Natalie says

    May 20, 2020 at 2:10 am

    Holy moly that was AMAZING!! So flavorful and so filling. This will definitely be added to my short list of recipes of yours that I love!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  14. Joyce says

    June 4, 2020 at 2:27 am

    Love, love, love this dish!😍 The only change I made was adding a cup of chopped zucchini (because I put fresh zucchini in everything this time of year!) I can’t wait for lunch leftovers tomorrow! Thanks for an amazing 21 Day Fix recipe I can add to my short list of favorites! Yummy!!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      June 11, 2020 at 12:20 am

      What a great idea!

      Reply
  15. Nicole says

    June 4, 2020 at 10:18 pm

    The flavor was sooo good! Very filling and huge portion for the 21 day fix!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  16. Juliette says

    June 9, 2020 at 5:48 pm

    I have been living off of your recipes for the last month and LOVE them! Is there a way to make this without an instapot? I have a slow cooker. Any help is much appreciated!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      October 17, 2020 at 4:36 am

      There are now stovetop directions- does that help?

      Reply
  17. Laura says

    August 21, 2020 at 11:38 pm

    This was a huge hit for my family. We used chickpea pasta instead of regular pasta and it was delicious! Thank you for the great recipe!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      August 24, 2020 at 8:22 pm

      I am so happy to hear this, Laura! Thank you for your comment and rating!! ❤️

      Reply
  18. sarah says

    November 3, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    to make this a freezer meal should i fully cook this before freezing?

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      November 5, 2020 at 3:36 pm

      Yes! It should freeze very well!

      Reply

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