Make It Now:

1. Set the Instant Pot to “Sauté.” Add the oil and heat until shimmery. Add the onions and cook, stirring, for about 3-4 minutes, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper while they cook.
2. Add in ground beef and garlic and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat as it cooks, until the meat is cooked through (5-7 minutes.) Press cancel. Drain the grease from the meat.
3. Stir in the taco seasoning, diced tomatoes (juices and all), chilis, corn, beans, broth, and salsa to the Instant Pot and stir. Lock and seal the lid. Cook at high pressure for 7 minutes, then quick release the pressure.
4. Add in juice of 1 lime and stir. Serve warm with your favorite Tex Mex toppings.

Freeze For Later:

Option 1 (Before Cooking): Follow Steps 1-2. To a gallon-sized freezer bag or container, add the taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, green chilis, corn, beans, broth, salsa, and the meat/onion mixture (once it has cooled down a bit). Seal tightly, squeezing out excess air, and freeze inside a bowl that’s about the same circumference as the Instant Pot. Remove bowl once it’s frozen.

Option 2 (After Cooking): Follow all of the cooking instructions in the recipe. Let the soup cool and then freeze in airtight freezer containers.

Prepare From Frozen:

Option 1 (Before Cooking): Run the bag of soup under water until the frozen meal loosens up. Set Instant Pot to Saute setting. Dump the frozen soup in the pot and saute for about 5 minutes. Lock and seal the lid. Cook at high pressure for 12-17 minutes with a quick release. Follow Step 4.

Option 2 (After Cooking): Let soup thaw completely. Then just warm up in the microwave, on the stove on low, or in the slow cooker on low, until warmed through.