These steak fajita bowls were the first meal that I ever made using my Instant Pot and I was sold for life. My Instant Pot has become my most used piece of kitchen equipment since then. This incredibly tender steak and delicious fajita veggies are made in ten minutes. Ten minutes people! Serve it over some fluffy cauliflower rice and top with some fresh guacamole for a perfect healthy meal.
*first published 9/16/18; updated 9/30/19
One of my favorite functions on the IP is the sauté mode. You can sauté the meat right in the Instant Pot before adding in the remaining ingredients. It is so easy and the meat gets so much flavor! Pressure cooking the steak not only gives it all that flavor, but also keeps it so tender and juicy.
The toppings are the key to making a perfect steak fajita bowl! Fresh, homemade guacamole is my favorite topping and you don’t have to pay extra when you make it yourself 😉 Good guacamole only needs a few ingredients. Avocados, Roma tomatoes, lime, cilantro, garlic, jalapeño and onion and you have the perfect guac. It doesn’t last very long in our house, but to store it, I put a layer of cling wrap right on top of the dip to keep it fresh in the fridge.
Some of my other favorite fajita bowl toppings include sliced jalapeño, tomatoes, radish, cilantro, salt and fresh lime wedges. You can get creative and add all of your favorites! When I am serving this for friends, I like to make a toppings bar so that everyone can build their bowls just the way they like them. I also include the option of serving over cilantro lime cauliflower rice or fresh romaine lettuce.
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Instant Pot Steak Fajita Bowls
Ingredients
For the Steak
- 1 Tbls Avocado Oil
- 1 Flank Steak or skirt steak (1.5lbs)
- 2 Tbls Chili Powder
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/4 tsp Coriander
- 1 Green Bell Pepper sliced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced
- 1/2 Jalapeno sliced
- 1/2 cup Red Onion diced
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 1/2 cup Beef Broth
- 2 Tbls Tomato Paste
For the Guacamole
- 3 Avocados ripe
- 1/2 Jalapeno diced
- 1/2 cup Red Onion diced
- 1/4 cup Cilantro chopped
- 2 Limes juiced
- 2 Roma Tomatoes seeded and diced
- 1 clove Garlic minced
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
For the Steak
- Slice the steak into thin strips and add to a large bowl, then toss with the seasonings
- Turn Instant Pot to saute mode and add the oil. Brown the steak for 2 minutes and then hit cancel. Add in the rest of the steak ingredients (bell peppers, jalaepeno, red onion, garlic, beef broth and tomato paste) stir to combine. Secure the lid and seal the steam valve. Set to high pressure cook for 10 minutes
- Once timer goes off, carefully release the steam. Serve the steak and veggies over cauliflower rice or lettuce and add toppings
For the Guacamole
- Cut the avocados in half and remove the pit, then scoop out the peel and add to a mixing bowl. Squeeze lime juice over it and add salt, then use fork or masher to mash the avocados.
- Add in the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Add more salt to taste (if needed)
Do you know around what size/weight flank steak you used for this recipe?
Love fajitas! So awesome to see so many delicious meals, gluten free!
Thank you Gracie!
Love this recipe! Actually the first one I made using my instant pot. Will definitely make again in the future!
SO happy to hear this! And yay for the first time using the Instant Pot!
Are the sliced jalapeños and diced red onion to go into the pot with the steak to cook, or are they meant to be used as fresh toppings after cooking is done?
There is both Jalapeño and red onion in with the steak and in the guacamole. It is listed under both ingredient and instruction sections. Hope that helps!
Just got an instant pot for Christmas and this was our first recipe! So easy, yet delicious. My husband went back for seconds AND we had leftovers for lunch. Thank you!
So happy to hear this Sarah, thank you for sharing 🙂
Are the nutrition facts for just the steak or steak and guacamole together? It’s actually more carbs than I would’ve expected for this recipe.
The nutrition facts do include both the steak and guacamole. There is also a lot of fiber, so if you do net carbs, it would be 10 per serving. Hope that helps!
This recipe was fantastic. So flavorful and tasty. My husband went back to the instant pot looking for seconds but there wasn’t any. I also served it with some sour cream I had in the fridge and an extra sprinkling of cilantro on top at the end.
Can we use chicken instead of steak?
I want to know this too! Hope we get a reply this year 🙂
I have not made it with chicken and I test all of my recipes and cooking times for each protein very carefully, so I can’t tell you what those times would be. I have a One Pan Chicken Fajita Skillet on the blog as well if you are interested in trying that out.
I have not made it with chicken and I test all of my recipes and cooking times for each protein very carefully, so I can’t tell you what those times would be. I have a One Pan Chicken Fajita Skillet on the blog as well if you are interested in trying that out.