These Instant Pot Fajitas create a tender steak fajita in less than 15 minutes. Create a wonderful Mexican dish that is perfect for a busy night.
Ditch the long wait times and smoky skillets! With your Instant Pot, you can have a sizzling plate of steak fajitas ready to devour in no time, allowing you to focus on enjoying the meal with friends and family.
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Why this Instant Pot Fajitas Recipe is a Keeper
This is one of those truly wonderful meals that you can dump into your instant pot and walk away and have a wonder dinner in just 15 minutes. Plus you get the bonus of adding all of your favorite veggies so you know that your family is sure to love it.
- Quick Meal: Open the pot, add the ingredients and you are good to go. You can quick release the pressure or use natural release.
- Easy Ingredients: All simple and pure ingredients. You can even buy precut vegetables.
- Family Friendly: They love to build their own fajitas with their favorite ingredients.
- Adaptable: Can make a chicken fajita or shrimp fajita if you prefer.
If you’re looking for more easy and quick Mexican inspired recipes, try these Copycat Chipotle Lime Rice, Mexican Corn Cake and Skinny Margarita Recipe.
Why are my vegetables mushy?
When you pressure cook vegetables you wat them to be uniform in size. Denser vegetables like potatoes or carrots might need to be pre-cooked for a minute or two before adding faster-cooking veggies like peppers or onions.
Ingredient Notes for Fajita Recipe
- Skirt Steak: Sliced thin and evenly for optimal cooking.
- Vegetables: Evenly cut onions and red and yellow bell peppers.
- Fajita Seasoning Mix: Use this fajita seasoning recipe to make your own fajita seasoning at home spice mix or buy your favorite from the store.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions- Make Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas
You can add chicken breast in place of the steak. Shred or use sliced chicken for this easy instant pot chicken recipe.
- Shredded Chicken: Make the beef and/or the chicken.
- Taco Seasoning: Make with your favorite seasoning.
- Slow Cooker: You could also cook this recipe in the slow cooker.
Special Equipment Needed to Pressure Cooke Fajitas
- Instant Pot: It is such a quick and easy to tool for this recipe.
Pro Tip
Slice the steak thin before cooking for best results. It will allow the steak to be cooked evenly.
How to Make Instant Pot Steak Fajitas Recipe
Fajitas are a weeknight dinner dream – flavorful, customizable, and perfect for feeding a crowd. But sometimes, who has the time to wait around for meat to slowly marinate and sizzle? Enter your trusty Instant Pot! This handy kitchen gadget can whip up restaurant-worthy steak fajitas in a fraction of the time, leaving you more time for enjoying a margarita (or mocktail) with your meal.
These are the basic steps for making instant pot steak. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions. It’s so easy.
1. Add the Ingredients
First, begin by adding the steak to the bottom of the instant pot then adding the bell peppers and all the other ingredients. Stir well.
2. Set the Pressure Cooker and Set the Cooking Time
Second, close your Instant Pot lid by twisting it on and closing the valve by pushing it away from you to seal. Next, cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes then allow it to release naturally.
3. Stir and Serve
Lastly, once the pressure has completely released, stir the fajitas once more. Finally, you can eat by itself for a low carb meal, or one a tortilla shell topped with sour cream, cheese, cilantro, and more! Enjoy!
Recipe FAQs to Make These Fajitas
The magic of the Instant Pot lies in its pressure-cooking capabilities. By trapping steam and creating a high-pressure environment, it cooks food significantly faster than traditional methods. This translates to perfectly tender steak in a fraction of the usual time. No more waiting around for tough, chewy meat to finally cook through!
Of course, you can place in an air tight container or freezer bag with the extra liquid. It will be good for up to six months. It is a great freezer meal.
I love to use this recipe as a quick dinner option but also as meal prep for lunches. It holds up well for prepping ahead. And perfect when you need a little help.
One of the best way to have these Steak Fajitas is by making a fajitas fixings bar. Certainly for your next party or game night or even just Saturday dinner your family can add all their favorites and build their own. For Example:
Sour Cream/Greek Yogurt, salsa, fresh cilantro, sautéed mushrooms, Guacamole or Avocado or fresh limes.
Expert Tips and Toppings to Make Fajitas in the Instant Pot
Remember it will take a few minutes to come to pressure. But it should be ready to cook in 4-5 minutes. Just place on the lid and set it.
- Cheese: Don’t forget lots of your favorite taco or Mexican blend
- Spice: Dash of your favorite Fajita Seasonings is great and you can kick it up by adding more hot spices.
- Toppings: Make a topping bar for the fajitas.
- Tortillas: Make your own tortillas.
- Marinate for Extra Flavor (Optional): If time allows, marinate the steak in a mixture of citrus juice, olive oil, and your fajita seasoning for extra depth of flavor.
- Spice it Up: For those who like a kick, add some diced jalapeno to the pot along with the veggies.
- Veggie Variations: Feel free to experiment with different colored bell peppers or add other fajita-friendly veggies like mushrooms or zucchini.
- Leftovers Reimagined: Leftover fajita filling can be used in endless ways. Think fajita salad bowls, quesadillas, or even scrambled eggs with a Tex-Mex twist. Reheat slices in a skillet over high heat.
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Instant Pot Steak Fajitas
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Ingredients
- 1 pound Skirt steak, sliced
- 1 Red pepper, sliced
- 1 Yellow pepper, sliced
- 1 Onion, sliced
- 1 cup Beef broth
- 2 ½ tablespoons Fajita seasoning
Instructions
- Add all ingredients in the Instant Pot. Stir well.
- Close your Instant Pot lid by twisting it on and closing the valve by pushing it away from you.
- Set your Instant Pot to High Pressure for 4 minutes. Allow it to release naturally.
- Once the pressure has completely released, stir the fajitas once more. You can eat by itself for a low carb meal, or one a tortilla shell topped with sour cream, cheese, cilantro, and more! Enjoy!
Christina’s Notes
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- Cheese: Don’t forget lots of your favorite taco or Mexican blend
- Spice: Dash of your favorite Fajita Seasonings is great and you can kick it up by adding more hot spices.
- Toppings: Make a topping bar for the fajitas.
- Tortillas: Make your own tortillas.
- Marinate for Extra Flavor (Optional): If time allows, marinate the steak in a mixture of citrus juice, olive oil, and your fajita seasoning for extra depth of flavor.
- Spice it Up: For those who like a kick, add some diced jalapeno to the pot along with the veggies.
- Veggie Variations: Feel free to experiment with different colored bell peppers or add other fajita-friendly veggies like mushrooms or zucchini.
- Leftovers Reimagined: Leftover fajita filling can be used in endless ways. Think fajita salad bowls, quesadillas, or even scrambled eggs with a Tex-Mex twist. Reheat slices in a skillet over high heat.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
Nutrition
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Delicious – a perfect quick weeknight meal idea!
This is really flavorful and really delicious! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Well done!
Just what I was looking for! Delicious and easy to make Instant Pot steak fajitas dinner!
I will try out this one in the coming days. Hope to give you a nice update about the experience.