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    Instant Pot Frozen Ground Beef

    Posted: Oct 18, 2019 Last Modified: Sep 27, 2022 by Carmy · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Did you forget to thaw your ground beef? Not to worry! Here’s how you can use your Instant Pot to cook your frozen ground beef.

    Did you forget to thaw your ground beef? Not to worry! Here's how you can use your Instant Pot to cook your frozen ground beef.

    Instant Pot Frozen Ground Beef

    Did you know that you could cook frozen ground beef in the Instant Pot? This frozen ground beef Instant Pot recipe is so easy and perfect for when you’re like me and head off to bed before remembering to defrost my beef! More than once I’ll jolt awake at 2am and go “omg the beef!” But not anymore! With the Instant Pot, I can quickly and easily cook frozen ground beef.

    Related Recipes: Instant Pot Shredded Chicken, How To Cook a Whole Chicken in the Instant Pot, Instant Pot Quinoa, How To Cook Fresh or Frozen Salmon in the Instant Pot

    Frozen Beef in an Instant Pot

    What You’ll Need To Cook Frozen Beef in an Instant Pot

    • water
    • frozen ground beef

    Equipment:

    • trivet (one comes with the Instant Pot)

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    How to Cook Frozen Ground Beef in Instant Pot 

    • Place the trivet inside of your Instant Pot.
    • Add a cup of water to the bottom of the Instant Pot.
    • Place frozen block of ground beef on top of the trivet and close the Instant Pot lid, setting it to sealing.

    How to Cook Frozen Ground Beef in Instant Pot

    • Press manual and set to high pressure for 25 minutes.
    • When done, quick release.
    • Using an instant read meat thermometer and make sure the meat is at 160F/71C
    • If not fully cooked, remove trivet and pour out the liquid in Instant Pot and set to sauté and quickly sauté the ground beef until fully cooked.

    How to Cook Frozen Ground Beef in Instant Pot

    Tips and Notes on This Instant Pot Frozen Ground Beef

    • If you’d like to season your beef (ie making taco beef), I suggest cooking on high pressure for half of the time to “thaw” the beef, quick release, remove the beef, pour out remaining liquid, and remove the trivet before putting the meat back in the Instant Pot on sauté mode. Season and finish cooking on sauté.
    • For meal prepping, I store my ground beef in an airtight glass container.

    Instant Pot Frozen Ground Beef

    • It takes 5-10 minutes for the Instant Pot to come up to pressure before the countdown starts so don’t be worried if it doesn’t start counting down right away.
    • I use either a potato masher or just two forks to break up the cooked ground beef to make it look like… ground beef if it was cooked on the stove top.
    • As this recipe isn’t seasoned, I usually pair this ground beef with a sauce.

    Did you forget to thaw your ground beef? Not to worry! Here's how you can use your Instant Pot to cook your frozen ground beef.

    Recipes To Try Using Ground Beef

    • Bulgogi Korean Beef Bowls
    • Healthy Hamburger Soup
    • Spicy Peanut Beef with Broccoli Rice
    • Stuffed Bell Peppers with Ground Beef
    Did you forget to thaw your ground beef? Not to worry! Here's how you can use your Instant Pot to cook your frozen ground beef.

    How To Cook Frozen Ground Beef in the Instant Pot

    Did you forget to thaw your ground beef? Not to worry! Here’s how you can use your Instant Pot to cook your frozen ground beef.
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    Prep Time: 0 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 25 minutes mins
    Total Time: 25 minutes mins
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup water
    • 1 lb frozen ground beef

    Instructions

    • Place the trivet inside of your Instant Pot.
    • Add a cup of water to the bottom of the Instant Pot.
    • Place frozen block of ground beef on top of the trivet and close the Instant Pot lid, setting it to sealing.
    • Press manual and set to high pressure for 25 minutes.
    • When done, quick release.
    • Using an instant read meat thermometer and make sure the meat is at 160F/71C
    • If not fully cooked, remove trivet and pour out the liquid in Instant Pot and set to sauté and quickly sauté the ground beef until fully cooked.
    Tried this recipe?Did you make this recipe? I'm always so happy to hear about it! I'd love to see how it turned out. Tag me at @CarmysHungry on Instagram so I can see it! If you enjoyed the recipe, I'd really appreciate a comment with a 5 star rating! ♥

    Nutrition Per Serving

    Calories: 288kcal | Protein: 19g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 306mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2.2mg
    Author: Carmy
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Instant Pot
    Nutrition Disclaimer

    RESOURCES AND TIPS FOR MEAL PREPPING

    • How To Cook Chicken Breasts Perfectly
    • What Is An Instant Pot
    • Tips To Help You Meal Prep For The Week Successfully
    • Tips for Meal Prepping on a Budget
    • 7 Freezer Friendly Chicken Marinades
    • 5 Freezer Friendly Marinades

     

    MORE INSTANT POT MEAL PREP RECIPES TO TRY

    • Instant Pot Korean Inspired Ragu
    • Instant Pot Chicken Tinga
    • Instant Pot Coconut Thai Curry Chicken
    • Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala
    • Spicy Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Meal Prep (inspired by the chicken burrito bowls from Chipotle)

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    1. Mindy says

      November 29, 2019 at 11:01 pm

      5 stars
      This worked perfectly! Thanks so much.

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