Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 onion

  chopped
• 1 clove garlic

  minced
• 1 3/4 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup salsa

  mild to spicy
• 4 ounces tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
• 8 ounces dried small or medium pasta shells
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• Extra cheese and cilantro for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Turn on sauté mode on the Instant Pot. When hot, add the cooking oil, then add
  the ground beef and break up the meat as it cooks, about 2 minutes on high.
  Drain excess fat from the pot before moving on.
• 2 Add the onions and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes. Turn off sauté mode. Add
  the garlic and simmer for 30 seconds.
• 3 Add the beef stock and deglaze the bottom of the pan, scraping up all the
  browned bits.
• 4 Add the salsa, tomato paste, taco seasoning and pasta. Stir to combine. Make
  sure all shells are under water.
• 5 Set the pot to cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. It will take 5-10 minutes to
  come up to pressure. When done, manually release the pressure. Stir the pasta.
• 6 Add in the cheese and heavy cream. Stir to combine and allow to rest for 2-3
  minutes before serving with your desired garnish.

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