One Minute Freezer Prep Taco Meat
Stock your freezer with this easy, healthy, and family approved Instant Pot Freezer Prep Taco Meat! Just cook, freeze, and thaw in ONE minute using your Instant Pot.
Servings: 4 -12 servings
Calories: 224kcal
Ingredients
For the Make Ahead Salt Free Taco Seasoning
- 6 teaspoons chili powder
- 5 teaspoons paprika
- 4 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
For the Taco Meat
- Olive oil cooking spray
- 1-3 pounds of lean ground turkey chicken, or beef
- Canned low sodium tomato sauce - I use ONE 10oz can per pound of meat roughly 1.25 cups per pound (so three pounds of meat = three cans of sauce)
- 1-2 tablespoons the seasoning listed above per pound of meat so three pounds of meat = 3-6 T of the seasoning. You can start with less and add more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt per pound of meat so three pounds of meat = 3/4 tsp of salt
- 1/4 cup water or broth per pound of meat so three pounds of meat = 3/4 cup of water or broth
Instructions
To prep/cook
- Mix salt free taco seasoning
- Spray Instant Pot with cooking oil spray and set to sauté. When IP is hot, add in meat and brown until cooked almost through. Add in seasoning mix, sauce, salt, and water/broth. Stir meat mixture and cover. Set to manual/pressure cook for 1 minute. Quick release after cook time. Stir and taste, adjusting seasoning as needed.
To Freeze
- Let meat mixture cool, then divide into ziplock bags. I usually measure portions using my red container. Don't forget to label your bags! Flatten meat so it takes up less room in your freezer.
To Thaw
- You can either take them meat out of your freezer in advance and thaw in the fridge...OR, if you are like me and forget to do this...use your IP for easy thawing! Just add 1/2 cup of water to your IP and add your frozen block of taco meat. Set to 1 minute on manual or pressure cook. Do a quick release and stir meat after cook time is up. If mixture has too much liquid, just set it to sauté and let it thicken up before serving.
Notes
21 Day Fix: Each 3/4 cup serving is 1 red container
WW Freestyle: 1 point per ounce of meat (93% lean ground turkey or chicken, 95% extra lean ground beef)
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 617mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2578IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 5mg