Easy Carne Picada Tacos ~ Pressure Cooker Recipe

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cheddar

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

Introduce the recipe and explain the difference between carne picada and ground beef.

Chop 1 pound of carne picada into small pieces if using shaved meat.

Preheat the Ninja Foodi on the sear sauté setting.

Add 1 tablespoon of avocado oil to the heated pot.

Add the chopped carne picada to the pot and break it up to cover the bottom.

Add 3/4 to 1 onion (about a cup) to the pot.

Add 10 cloves of smashed garlic to the pot.

Add 1 whole jalapeño pepper, sliced or diced, seeds optional.

Add seasonings: 1 teaspoon fine grind sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, and 1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder.

Add 1 diced dried ancho pepper (seeds removed) to the pot.

Add about 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro (mostly stems) to the pot.

Juice 1 lime and add the juice to the pot (about 2-3 tablespoons).

Add 1 can of fire roasted tomatoes with their liquid to the pot.

Optionally, place 1 green bell pepper and 1 red bell pepper on top without stirring them in.

Seal the valve and set the Ninja Foodi to pressure cook for 2 minutes.

After cooking, perform an immediate release of pressure.

Remove the cooked peppers from the pot and set aside.

Prepare taco toppings: cheese, cilantro, onion, and avocado as desired.

Fry corn taco shells in a skillet until lightly fried.

Cooking Techniques

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