I don't bother sauteing onions; garlic is only ever the dried stuff from a bottle. (I'm not a fan of garlic.) The only thing I bother to brown is ground beef (or, actually, ground turkey). I brown a few pounds in a large wok pan, and freeze it in a large flat freezer bag. Break off a hunk when I want some.
So, you can go significantly lazy. But ground beef (or substitute) really needs to be browned. That does NOT have to be done in the Instant Pot, though it can be.
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