Instant Pot Taco Lasagna

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: colby cheese

Colby cheese is often less expensive and melts well.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: green bell peppers

Green bell peppers provide crunch without heat.

Hit saute on your Instant Pot and add a little bit of oil.

Add 1 pound of lean ground beef to the inner pot and brown it, breaking it into small crumbles as it cooks.

Drain excess grease from the browned meat and return the inner pot to the Instant Pot.

Add 1 cup of jarred salsa and 1 teaspoon of cumin to the meat and sauté for a minute to combine.

Turn off the Instant Pot and remove the meat mixture to a bowl.

Deglaze the bottom of the inner pot by pouring in 1.5 cups of water and scraping up any brown bits.

Place a rack inside the Instant Pot for the pot-in-pot method.

Spray a 7 by 4 inch cake pan with nonstick spray.

Toast 5 six-inch flour tortillas under the broiler for 1-2 minutes per side until golden, if you prefer them not soggy.

Place one toasted tortilla in the bottom of the cake pan and cover it with refried beans.

Sprinkle shredded cheese over the beans, then add another tortilla on top.

Add half of the meat mixture on top of the tortilla, sprinkle with more cheese, and add another tortilla on top.

Repeat the layers of beans, cheese, tortilla, meat, and cheese, finishing with a final tortilla on top.

Spread additional jarred salsa over the top tortilla and smother with more cheese.

Loosely cover the pan with foil to prevent condensation, if desired.

Place the assembled lasagna in the Instant Pot, seal the lid, and set to cook for 10 minutes on manual or pressure cook.

After cooking, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes before opening the lid.

Remove the trivet and foil from the pan, and let the lasagna cool for about 10 minutes before removing it from the pan.

Transfer the taco lasagna to a cutting board, sprinkle with chopped cilantro, and cut to serve.

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