The hardest thing about a low-carb diet is the time to plan and make low-carb meals and snacks. For me, I have a go-to low-carb taco soup recipe that is simple to make with five ingredients and the whole family loves it. Instant Pot Low-Carb Taco Soup is very similar to the OG, Crock Pot Low-Carb Taco Soup, but faster and easier. If you are looking for more quick keto recipes, go ahead and save this one.
Instant Pot Low-Carb Taco Soup is a simple 5 ingredient taco soup that is done in under 30 minutes and is one of our favorite keto soup recipes. With the help of a simple homemade taco seasoning from Mama in the Midst, this keto taco soup is full of flavor after just a mere 10 minutes in the Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Low-Carb Taco Soup Ingredients
The ingredients for the Instant Pot version of the low-carb taco soup are very similar to the crock pot version. But when you make the recipe as much as I have, you change it up. Often. For this version here are the ingredients I used to make the recipe.
The ingredients for keto taco soup are:
- Two pounds of ground beef or pork,
- Better than Bouillon
- Roasted Chicken and Garlic add a ton of flavor
- Taco seasoning,
- Rotel
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- water,
- cream cheese
And you mix these ingredients together in your Instant Pot
How to make Low- Carb Instant Pot Taco Soup
The great thing about this Instant Pot keto soup is the short cooking time. This soup can be done in under 30 minutes. Start by turning the Instant Pot to saute and browning the ground meat.
For this version of the taco soup, I used ground pork. Feel free to use hamburger aka ground beef. As the meat brown, stir and break up the meat. When the meat is almost cooked, add the taco seasoning. Stir to combine.
Then add the Rotel, Better than Bouillon, and water to the ground beef or pork.
Stir to completely combine and then cancel the saute function on the Instant Pot and change to the soup and stew setting for 10 minutes. Put the lid on the Instant Pot and press start.
After it has pressurized, let it natural release for 5 to 10 minutes and then quick release to finish the soup. Add the cream cheese, cubed and softened to the soup.
Stir with the Instant Pot on warm to melt the cream cheese. I have found using a thick rubber whisk has been the best way to get stir and break apart the cream cheese and meat.
Your low-carb Instant Pot taco soup is ready to go then. It will be great garnished with additional sour cream, shredded cheese and maybe even a few green onions.
Variations to Low-Carb Taco Soup
This low-carb taco soup can be changed up to add some variety to your taco soup cravings.
- Chicken Taco Soup - Substitute ground chicken or even shredded chicken for ground beef for a low-carb chicken taco soup. Precooked chicken makes the process even faster to make in the Instant Pot.
- Spicy Low-Carb Taco Soup - Add jalapeno slices or a teaspoon of red pepper flakes to the taco soup to spice up the heat.
- With Carbs - If you have carb eaters who can live on protein and fat alone, add cooked rice to the soup to carb it up.
Checkout the low-carb chicken tortilla soup recipe I created.
Storing Leftover Low Carb Taco Soup
This soup is great for leftovers. You can absolutely keep this soup in the refrigerator or freezer.
- Refrigerate leftover taco soup - For up to three days reheat this soup in the microwave in the 30 second increments.
- Freezer low carb taco soup - Place leftover taco soup in a large freezer bag to reheat as a large batch or in 1 cup individual servings. Free for up to three months.
Keto Soup Recipe Tips
Just starting on the adventure of low-carb dieting? Here are a few of our tips, meal plans, and recipes.
- Ditch Low-Fat Ingredients - It is tempting to grab that low-fat cream cheese, but fat is needed to make keto work. In this keto taco soup, it is no different.
- Seasoning can have carbs - Read labels even on your seasonings. A lot of taco seasonings have fillers that equal carbs. This is why making a homemade version might be the best route.
- Xanthan for thickening - If you want to thicken up the taco soup, use xanthan gum powder.
Low-Carb Soup Recipes
๐ Recipe
Instant Pot Low-Carb Taco Soup
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef, pork or chicken
- 2 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon Better Than Bouillon - Chicken or Garlic Flavor
- 4 cups water
- 2 cans Rotel
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheese for garnish
- ½ cup sour cream for garnish
- 2 green onions
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to saute and add the ground meat. Break apart and brown.
- When the meat is almost fully cooked, add the taco seasoning and stir to completely coat the meat.
- Add the Rotel, Better than Bouillon, and water to the meat. Cancel the saute mode and switch to soup and stew. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and set to 10 minutes.
- When pressure cooking is complete, let NR for 5-10 minutes and then quick release to remove the lid.
- With the Pot still on warm add the softened cream cheese cut into cubes to the taco soup. Stir with a whisk until completely melted.
- Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, and green onions as garnish.
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Jody
Taco soup is one of my favorites!!
Chuck Simmons
This is wonderful! My family scarfed up the entire pot... There were no leftovers!
Has anyone tried doubling up the recipe in an 8-qt Instant Pot? I'd be interested in hearing from the voice of experience before I attempt such a feat. Thanks!
Laurie Jean
This soup is wonderful. In ours, I put 3/4 of a jar of mild, diced jalapeรฑos while the soup was cooking. I diced up the rest of the jar and used as one of the garnishes at the end. - Yummy! Thanks for the recipe!