Reheat beef and peppers in the microwave or on the stovetop.<\/p>\n

Instant Pot Fajitas Tips<\/h2>\n

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An Instant Pot is an electric, programmable pressure cooker, which is why you’ll often see us using the terms interchangeably. They effectively take the same approach to cooking, using pressure to speed up the process so you can get tender, juicy meals much, much faster than traditional methods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Only had lime, have no idea how much juice that equals -Used green bell pepper instead of red -Used red onion instead of white -4 garlic gloves instead of 1 -Thinly sliced one whole jalapeno with seeds and threw in with fajita veggies -Heated can of seasoned black beans while veggies cooked This went over SO well - the 20month old kept saying YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY so we'll be saving this recipe again for the future!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-04-30","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BlueCloud"},"reviewBody":"The beef was tasty. 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