Best Mexican Instant Pot Recipes - 8 Easy Tex-Mex Dishes (2024)

Best Mexican Instant Pot Recipes – because nothing beats the Mexican food, done quick and good!

If Mexican food tops your list of foodie faves and you love easy recipes, hi! You have come to the right place.

Best Instant Pot Mexican Food

We are sharing all of our favorite Mexican Instant Pot recipes that will have delicious meals on your table in no time.

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The Instant Pot has quickly become my favorite kitchen technology gadget. It has made meal prep and cooking for our family so much easier.

Don’t miss our Taco Memes & Mexican Food Memes!

We have 4 kids and 6 mouths to feed. Between work and the kids’ busy schedules – we need our meals done quick and easy. The Instant Pot has done just that.

Tex-Mex Food is a Staple

We live in Texas and Mexican food is a staple here! We typically eat some type of Tex-Mex at least three times a week. So naturally, when I went looking for what to pressure cook, Mexican Instant Pot recipes were the first foods I wanted to master!

Best Mexican Instant Pot Recipes

Here are several of the best Instant Pot Mexican recipes that I’ve found. As I find more, I’ll continually add to this post, so pin it and check back!

Shredded Chicken Taco Meat

One mom hack that I preach, is meal prep. Cook meat ahead of time and use it a variety of ways in meals through out the week. Shredded chicken is one of the meats that we cook up and use a variety of ways.

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First on our list of Instant Pot Mexican recipes, we have shredded chicken taco meat.

This delightful tex-tex instant pot recipe is easy to make and will fill your tortilla making the ultimate chicken taco! Don’t miss our Taco Tuesday memes.

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Instant Pot Tamales

Instant Pot TAMALES! I’ve said this before, but I just can’t get over how much stuff you can make with this kitchen gadget.

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Tamales are a Christmas tradition in our house. This is the Instant Pot tamale recipe from Cents’ Able Shoppin will have your whole family raving about this mexican dish.

Make several dozen and freeze them! Instant Pot tamales are great for meal trains, neighbor gifts, and freezer meals.

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice

A meal that is a family fave is burrito bowls. We use this Cilantro Lime Rice recipe for the base of the bowl.

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Then we make a Mexican buffet of either shredded chicken or ground beef as the meat. We then put shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa and either black beans or pinto beans and let the kids make their own meal.

This tastes just likeChipotle’s cilantro lime rice! Another way to eat this is with grilled lime chicken. DELISH!

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Mexican Shredded Beef Recipe

If shredded chicken isn’t your thing, maybe this Mexican shredded beef is!

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These are great on tacos, in quesadillas, enchiladas or make a burrito bowl. Low carb dieters – this meat is a dream! Taco lovers, don’t miss our taco memes – perfect for Taco Tuesday!

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Instant Pot Spanish Rice Recipe

Yum, yum yum! Spanish rice is a great side, perfect for any Mexican dish. (Who am I kidding, I can eat this stuff as a main course, or with any type of dish.

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What I love about this Spanish rice recipe is that it’s QUICK.3 minutes for white rice, 22 minutes for brown rice! That’s right, don’t be afraid to try brown rice when making Spanish rice.

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Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

This Instant Pot chicken tortilla soup recipe is legit! Perfect warm tex-mex soup for cold weather, or when you have a craving for a spicy mexican soup.

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This recipe is nearly fool-proof. Top this Instant Pot tortilla soup with avocado, cheese and tortilla chips, of course!

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Instant Pot Queso Dip Recipe

Get your tortilla chips read! This instant pot queso dip recipe is amazing!

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Looks delicious, right? This Instant Pot queso dip recipe calls for ground beef, but try sausage, or if you are like me and not a fan of meat in your cheese dip – make this into a meat free queso.

If you are ever in a party situation and you see something like in this I made queso meme, run.

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Love chips and dip? Don’t miss our Buffalo Chicken Dip!

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Instant Pot Mexican Pinto Beans and Refried Beans

One of my favorite home cooked meals is pinto beans. Add a Mexican flare and hello! I use to cook my pinto beans in the slow cooker, but have since switch to the electric pressure cooker and the results are the same, delish!

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This post will also show you how to take your Mexican pinto beans and make them refried beans. Eat these as a main dish or as a side dish.

Another great thing with beans is that you can freeze them! That’s right, make these Mexican pinto beans into a freezer meal, don’t forget the corn bread!

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Did you see our Instant Pot Sweet Ice Tea Recipe? Check it out, delish!

Hint to someone else to make you one of these delicious Instant Pot Mexican recipes by sharing one of these hungry memes with a link to this post!

Favorite Mexican Instant Pot Recipes

Do you have a favorite Mexican recipe? Leave a comment listing the BEST Mexican Instant Pot recipesthat you’ve found!

We have a HUGE collection of Instant Pot Recipes featuring a wide variety of meal ideas of all varieties. Here are a few of our faves:

Prefer meals with no meat? We have 20+ meatless options with these vegetarian instant pot recipes

These low carb instant pot recipes will give you some great ideas for yummy meals without the carbs. Keto Diet friends, check out Keto Dirty for all of your keto and low carb recipes and meal ideas.

If you are a fan of Indian food, here are Instant Pot Indian Recipes that you won’t want to miss!

Mexican Instant Pot Recipes is part of the Digital Mom Blog series ofInstant Pot Recipes

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Best Mexican Instant Pot Recipes - 8 Easy Tex-Mex Dishes (2024)

FAQs

What's the difference between Tex-Mex and Mexican? ›

Tex-Mex entrees typically come with black beans while Mexican dishes are served with pinto beans — and soupy ones at that. Then there's yellow cheese versus white cheese, fried corn tortillas versus soft ones and chili powder versus chile peppers.

What is the most popular Tex-Mex dish? ›

Fajitas. Fajitas have become so common that they are now part of the menu of many chain restaurants around the country. The dish was famous in the 1930s in the West and South Texas as food for cowboys. Fajitas gained its popularity in 1973 when it was being served in Houston by Ninfa's as “tacos al carbon”.

What is an example of a Tex-Mex dish and a Mexican dish? ›

The taco can indicate if your food is from the north or south of the border. Tex-Mex tacos feature ground beef, a flour tortilla, salad, and yellow cheese. A Mexican taco is always served in a corn tortilla, filled with slow-roasted pork or barbecued meat, and topped with lime, onion, and cilantro.

What food is the base for many Tex-Mex meals? ›

Throughout Texas and the entire United States, the use of beef, yellow cheddar cheese, sour cream, canned tomatoes, wheat tortillas, crispy-shelled tacos, and dried chili powders like Gebhardt's distinguish Tex-Mex cuisine from traditional Mexican fare.

What are three common Tex-Mex dishes? ›

For many us, Tex-Mex comfort foods such as tamales, tacos, and fajitas are filled with nostalgia.

Are fajitas considered Tex-Mex? ›

Fajitas are a quintessential Tex-Mex dish known for their sizzling presentation, bold flavors, and fresh ingredients. They have become a staple in many Tex-Mex restaurants, but their history and origin go way back.

What are common ingredients in Tex-Mex dishes? ›

Here are four tried-and-true ingredients that are all but essential for a great Tex-Mex meal:
  • Yellow Cheese. A lot of us can't imagine a taco, a burrito or an enchilada without a generous serving of yellow cheese—either cheddar or Colby Jack—tossed into the fray. ...
  • Guacamole. ...
  • Spanish Rice. ...
  • Ground Beef.
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What is the best Mexican dish in the world? ›

Greatest All-Time Mexican Classic Dishes to Try
  • Chilaquiles. This should be on top of your list of authentic Mexican dishes you will order the next time you enter an authentic Mexican restaurant. ...
  • Pozole. Guess what the top Mexican dishes include? ...
  • Tamales. ...
  • Cochinita Pibil. ...
  • Mole Poblano. ...
  • Tacos. ...
  • Elote.

What are two typical Tex-Mex dishes? ›

Examples of Tex-Mex food include fajitas, nachos, and any dish that uses beef, black beans, canned vegetables, wheat flour, or yellow cheese. These ingredients are not popular south of the Rio Grande or the Mexican border.

What are two ingredients that are generally used in Mexican cuisine and not Tex-Mex? ›

Authentic Mexican food tends to use corn tortillas rather than wheat tortillas. It also uses chili peppers, wild game, and fish. Onion is a staple ingredient in many dishes, as is cilantro.

Is sour cream Mexican or Tex-Mex? ›

One of the signs you're not eating real Mexican food is the presence of sour cream, especially in dips. Sour cream is not a traditional Mexican ingredient. Traditional Mexican dishes are made with crema, a milder and thinner option than sour cream.

What are four common Tex-Mex ingredients? ›

Common dishes

Tex-Mex cuisine is characterized by its heavy use of shredded cheese, beans, meat (particularly chicken, beef, and pork), chili peppers, and spices, in addition to flour tortillas.

What is the most eaten food by Mexicans? ›

Corn as a staple

Corn is the most eaten staple among Mexican consumers. It is the base ingredient of tortillas, a type of slim flatbread and, one of the most representative and widely consumed food products in the country, used for the preparation of tacos, quesadillas, and other dishes.

What is the best cheese for Tex-Mex food? ›

Cheddar may be the #1 cheese associated with Tex-Mex cuisines, but Monterey Jack should be considered a very close second.

Is Tex-Mex spicier than Mexican? ›

The sauce on a Tex Mex enchilada is usually less spicy than its Mexican inspiration and can include dairy like cream or cream cheese that are not traditional in the authentic dish.

Is Taco Bell considered Tex-Mex? ›

Taco Bell is one of the most well-known Tex-Mex franchises in the world. In 1962, their first location opened in Downey, California. In the United States, Taco Bell and their franchisees operate over 7,200 restaurants that serve more than 40 million customers each week.

Are burritos Mexican or Tex-Mex? ›

Burritos are a traditional food of Ciudad Juárez, a city bordering El Paso, Texas, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, where people buy them at restaurants and roadside stands. Northern Mexican border towns like Villa Ahumada have an established reputation for serving burritos.

Is Tex-Mex American or Mexican? ›

Tex-Mex cuisine (derived from the words Texas and Mexico) is a regional American cuisine that originates from the culinary creations of Tejano people (Texans of Mexican heritage). It has spread from border states such as Texas and others in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country.

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