Instant Pot Ground Beef and Rice
Our spicy Instant Pot ground beef and rice recipe is a hearty meal sometimes called dirty rice. Served as a side dish or dinner as an easy Ninja Foodi recipe you can add diced vegetables like bell peppers and onions inside too if you like.
We made this Instant Pot ground beef and rice the other night and boy was it good! The next week we made it with ground sausage and once again this pressure cooker recipe was a hit. Enjoy this and then try a few other easy Instant Pot recipes here.
Ninja Foodi Ground Beef and Rice
Yes it sounds quite simple, but it may become your new family favorite meal too. You can use long grain or Jasmine rice in Instant Pot to make this. Use what you like.
Easy is our thang we tell you. Some protein, rice, and you could even throw in some frozen mixed veggies if you wanted. Done. You can use any brand of pressure cooker at home like a Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi will work the same as an IP.
If you are new to pressure cooking we have a lot of easy one pot meal recipes for you here. To begin with let's start with a few basic tips:
- You can PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
- We HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot.
- You should know how to deglaze a pressure cooker after sautéing but it won't have as many issues with this better liner.
For reference, this is the model we have (a 6 quart) and use for all recipe creations.
Pressure Cooker Dirty Rice Recipe
You can change it up with the type of meat you use, whether you add bell peppers, and make it as spicy or mild as you'd like. We use what we have on hand at all times. Many times we have an onion as far as vegetables go so we go with that. It is on our list of favorite cheap Instant Pot recipes because it comes in at about $10 for the whole pot full!
What meat goes good with rice?
Well we make Instant Pot white rice with everything BUT it sure does go well with a pound of ground beef mixed in there to make it more of a meal than side dish.
We have so many you'd be able to make a new pressure cooker recipe each night for at least a month or longer. Of course we do cook in our oven (rarely) when it is our favorite “old school recipe” like ground beef casserole with potatoes too.
Can you use frozen ground beef?
YES! We have forgotten to defrost the meat we needed that night quite a few times, so we explain here how to cook Instant Pot frozen ground beef. You'll need to follow these steps first, and then proceed to step 1 below once that is done.
What to add to rice to make it taste better
You could add some diced bell peppers, any colors, chopped onions, finely diced green onions and/or chives, minced garlic and/or a can of diced chiles. We keep it pretty simple but we wouldn't hesitate to add all of the above if you wanted to amp this pressure cooker dinner recipe up.
Dirty Rice Ingredients
Ground beef or spicy ground sausage work too when it comes to the main protein. We would not suggest lower fat choices like ground turkey or chicken as they don't offer as much flavor however will work, they aren't our preference. You'll need some olive oil to brown this in the first step.
Beef broth or chicken broth is needed for the liquid to cook the white rice fluffy. Water would work but won't offer any flavor so we recommend stock or broth.
If you wanted to add small bits of vegetables we would recommend Onions diced are nice as well as Bell peppers diced we like.
Uncooked white riceNOT instant variety, is what should be used to make this. The timing is for white, no other variety.
Cajun seasoning can be used for heat and/or crushed red peppers. Then if you have more meat, make our tater tot casserole next!
Made with Brown Rice
You could use uncooked (not Minute) Instant Pot brown rice with this dish though it will take longer. Since ground beef can handle a longer cook time it is okay but you would need to adjust cook time to 22 minutes. That would be the only change.
How to Make Instant Pot Ground Beef and Rice
Add a bit of olive oil + your lean ground beef, onions, and diced bell peppers. We have used ground spicy sausage before and it is probably our favorite choice of meat. Ground turkey could be used too. Saute until meat is no longer pink, then turn pot off.
- Deglaze your pot with a bit of your chicken broth. (if you have a non stick pot this isn't that necessary)
- Sprinkle in all the seasonings you want with your cooked meat and stir together.
- Pour remaining broth into pot and stir
- Then sprinkle your uncooked Ninja foodi rice in but do NOT stir!
- submerge it into the liquid below a bit
- Close your lid and set steam valve to sealing position. Then hit your rice button
- if you don't have one, push high pressure for 12 minutes
- Allow for a 3 minute natural release, then turn venting position to open for a quick release
- Fluff rice and serve!!
You could use the leftovers next day to make ground beef egg rolls too.
Tips for Cooking Rice and Meat in Instant Pot at the Same Time
The biggest tip to remember is that you should not stir rice in, submerge. It does need to be covered so it can soak in and cook appropriately however if it is stirred or pushed down to the bottom it will likely trigger the burn notice and stop cooking. If you cover the bottom with the meat that will help ensure it stays above that.
Instant Pot Ground Beef and Rice Recipe
By Instant Pot ground beef and rice is a hearty meal sometimes called dirty rice. Served as a side dish or dinner, it's great with ground sausage in Ninja Foodi pressure cooker too. Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 12 minutes minsServings: 6 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beefor spicy ground sausage is good
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 cup bell pepper, diced
- 1/3 cup green onions, diced
- 3 cup beef broth, or chicken broth
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 cup white rice, long grain, uncooked
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning optional
Instructions
- Turn pot to saute, add ground beef, onions, bell peppers and green onions. Cook until meat is no longer pink. Then turn off and deglaze the pot with a bit of your broth.
- Add rest of broth and seasonings and stir. Sprinkle in rice and gently submerge into liquid but do NOT stir.
- Close lid and steam valve, set to high pressure for 12 minutes, or press the rice button if you have one.
- Allow to naturally release steam for 3 minutes. Do a quick release when done.
- Fluff rice and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Additional Info
Course: Entree, Main CourseCuisine: American Tried this recipe?Mention @thetypical_mom or tag #thetypicalmom!Other Easy Instant Pot Hamburger Recipes You'll Love
We make a lot of these since hamburger meat is so easy to find and pretty inexpensive too. Once you've enjoyed this one, we suggest you go on to make a few other Instant Pot ground beef recipes too.
Another variation would be to make a Instant Pot cheesy ground beef rice casserole by adding 1 cup of cheese at the end. Once this is done stir in shredded cheese and set lid on again for 5 minutes so it can melt. Stir and serve!
- Use it as a side dish or main meal some night and let us know what you think!
- Then try our Instant Pot sausage and rice recipe that uses links instead of ground meat.
