Printable Instant Pot cooking times so you know exactly how long meat, vegetables and dry beans take to cook perfectly in your pressure cooker.
Yes I am one of many people who are now believers in the Instant Pot! Making my life so much easier, and helps us eat together more often and healthier too! I am working on creating new pressure cooker recipes as we speak but another thing I needed was a free printable Instant Pot cooking times sheet for meat to keep handy when I was going to cook something new, I created one for you to use here too! Once you take a peek at these give a few of our easy Instant Pot recipes a try! (originally published 1/17, affiliate links present)
- If you don’t have an Instant Pot you can buy one here. You won’t be disappointed. I will help you along the way creating easy pressure cooker recipes for you to try.
We hope this Instant Pot Cooking Times Printable helps you too.
I used the conversions given on the Instant Pot website directly so everything would be as accurate as possible. Really, I just needed a printable version to keep in my drawer and not have to find my phone to look things up constantly.
- I am all about free printables and we offer a lot of them here on The Typical Mom blog.
If you are still unsure whether this fancy pressure cooker is right for you I will say it takes a bit of adjusting to get the hang of it. After a few easy recipes though, it will click and you’ll realize why everyone says they love it!
I wrote this post on how to use an Instant Pot to help you in the beginning too. I wish I had something like this when I took mine out of the box to just tell me the basic information regarding what to do with the steam valve, tips, and simple recipes to start with.
Of course you can make just about anything in it and it is significantly quicker than a crockpot or in the oven. THIS is why we love it. Sometimes you just want something basic to cook like chicken legs or ribs, so this Instant Pot printable comes in handy for that.
Even after a year of using mine and creating new recipes I still refer back to these basic times when creating something new like my Instant Pot teriyaki ribs recipe.
- I hadn’t done ribs yet and this gave me a general time they should take. It was right on the money at 25 minutes for fall off the bone pork ribs!
- Beef would be similar but I think pork comes out a lot more tender so I choose that variety every time.
- If you have a CrispLid you can use that at the end. It will give you a nice crisp outside as if they were on the barbecue. You could throw them into your air fryer to do that too, or under your broiler.
All times on sheet are pressure high and approximate depending on the thickness of your piece of meat. It is a very helpful guide going forward though to help you create new recipes. It has helped me create a ton of easy Instant Pot recipes that I now share with all of you.
- I encourage you to come up with your own creations too though. When you find a cut of meat on sale think of your favorite flavors and go with those. Use the pressure cooker meat times and the liquid you prefer.
- Remember that thin sauces can be substituted for water.
- Broth is recommended over water because it lends a lot more flavor to your dish.
- A bottle of teriyaki sauce is probably my favorite, that is what I used for our Instant Pot teriyaki chicken recipe.
Here are a few other Instant Pot cook times printables, get the one for meat below as well.
- For Instant Pot vegetable cook times here is the printable
- For Instant Pot cooking times for beans look here for the printable
These cooking times work for either your 6 or 8 quart pot. We have the first 6 quart pressure cooker that came out so it may look a bit different than yours. If it is newer it works the same. I say the basic version works just great vs. the more expensive version in my opinion.
Of course tastes will vary, so timing will differ depending on how tender you like your meat, and the amount of food added. However, for the most part this free printable Instant Pot cooking time sheet will help. Then you’ll understand how long each meat will take to cook.
- Frozen food does affect the cook time when you pressure cook. The difference depends on the cut of meat you’re using of course. If you’re looking for how to cook frozen chicken in your Instant Pot it will take about 12 minutes. Defrosted is closer to 5.
Tip when cooking beef is to use a natural pressure release vs. quick release. This will keep it tender and there is no pre heating required. Of course a cup of liquid is needed to reach pressure. That is different than if you were to slow cook it, but is so much quicker.
Looking for more Instant Pot recipes?
- Instant Pot shredded chicken breasts recipe that was hugely popular on The Typical Mom Facebook page
- Our Instant Pot pork shoulder is great for sliders
- Sweet Instant Pot shredded chicken – just 3 ingredients!
Instant Pot Cooking Times Printable (all times are for pressure high setting)
Choose natural release when cooking beef and I do a quick release typically with chicken. Follow the recipe if you have one but if you’re on your own this is what’s best.
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Deb Breitigan says
I have a 3 lb ham from hunting wild pig that we got at my cousins ranch. I want to cook it for Easter. I have a Ninja, how long should I cook it for since it is not a store bought precooked ham? Any tips would be appreciated. This is our dinner while staying home durning this COVID19 so I really want it to turn out nice. Thank you.
Shevaun says
How long should I cook 2 boneless turkey breast roasts that are about 2.5 lbs each?
Lina says
Thanks so much for the useful tips! I have a 3Q, so do I half all the cooking times? Thanks!
centeron says
yes TM – confused as when to use the trivet and when not to (put food directly into minimum 1.5 cu water)…… is there a general rule? e.g. im going to cook drum and thigh for lunch and do not want to use the skin for crisp nor saute becasue i have the rune and want to keep fat down for a few days to recover. Answers would much be appreciated thks
The Typical Mom says
It depends on the recipe but with meat I like to have them in liquid and not on a trivet
Alan Smith says
Thank you. Being an older person I have used one of the hissing monsters (stove top) for years and have just got one of these electric pressure cookers (not Instant Pot) so I’m assuming cooking times are going to be pretty much the same but your pages are really good- especially the printable guides. I love slow cooker recipes so I’m looking forward to trying that function but need to find some information about converting low, medium, high and keep warm to degrees temperature as this is settable by single degrees Centigrade (I have an older slow cooker base I kept when the pot broke because ‘food safety’ concerns several years ago made manufacturers increase temperatures on the new ones- Slow cooks too fast for me on the old base for some occasions).
Anyhow, many thanks for your pages and guides- they are going to be really helpful in my changeover.
Karen says
Looking for ways to use my instant pot.
Misplaced the book that came with it. I am making a ham tomorrow evening. 8/17/18.
J.Pardee says
When doubling the amount of ribs to cook in the Instant pot, do I need to double the amount of liquids, too?
The Typical Mom says
You usually don’t have to double it, maybe just a bit more. I have the 6 qt and it will only fit one rack.
Danna says
I also have the 6 qt and have cooked two racks at one time. I kept the same amount of ingredients and time. They came out the same as if I put one rack in there. I love making ribs in it. I’ve never been able to cook ribs before so we always had take out. These beat take out in every way imaginable.
Michelle says
Are these times all based on low or high pressure? TY
Malik says
How use full is this without know the per pound or size? Is the cooking time the same for a 6lb roast as a 2lb? What is the measurement you used to calculate the cooking time?
MAGGIE says
I have the same question.
The Typical Mom says
For minis you would need to half the recipes out there but cook time still typically remains the same. There’s just half the food.
Molly says
Any ideas on deer meat? Trying to make brunswick stew with chicken and venison.
D Bennett says
Hello!!! I just got an instant pot for Christmas. I’ve made beef stew and it took 15 mins, and a mexican dish with pork stew meat, and it took 15 mins. We love it , the meat is so tender!! Can’t wait to make more recipies!!!! Yum!!
Beth Lemons says
I have a fairly new pressure cooker, but mine has a metal “wheel” that fits on the top. When you
decide to cook something in the cooker, you need to know the total amount of pressure you need.
10 lbs / 15 lbs….etc. I cannot find that information here anywhere. Can you help me please?
Thank you
Katie says
Ok, if the weight is not as much of a concern as the size, what size of the above cooking times list is recommended. Thanks.
Nikki says
How do you know what setting to pick for each meat or dish or veggies? I just bought an Instant Pot and that part is very confusing to me…
Jim says
What des it mean hi or low and how do you know?
The Typical Mom says
Instant Pot has a setting when on pressure cooker, it says on machine either low or high. If it is on low when you push manual, pressure, then press pressure again and it will change to high.
Maria says
My Instant pot is a 6qt, but does not have a pressure option. Just low, normal and more. None of these light up when I use manual mode. How do I know if it’s on low or high pressure? Manual does not say anything about pressure.
The Typical Mom says
I would imagine your low nomrmal more function serves as the level and more would mean high pressure. Guessing since I don’t know what it looks like.
Rose Smith says
Never heard the term instant pot. Is that like a pressure cooker or slow cooker?
The Typical Mom says
Yes there are 7 functions, 1 of them is a pressure cooker, and 1 is a slow cooker…others as well.
ron says
It’s a specific brand of modern electric pressure cooker. As far as I can tell, it’s the most popular. Many of the recipes you see online will have directions specifically for the Instant Pot brand
Jenny says
Are these times for meat that is frozen or thawed?
The Typical Mom says
Thawed. Link to source in post.
Melissa Wiseman says
So if the meat is frozen can u still use the instant pot?
Lg says
I was wondering the same-is there times for frozen?
The Typical Mom says
Frozen is slightly different, I share cooking frozen chicken here. https://temeculablogs.com/frozen-chicken-in-the-instant-pot/
Gina says
I don’t have the Instant Pot, instead I have the Power Pressure Cooker XL, would the times be the same as these?
The Typical Mom says
I don’t have one of those so not sure.
Kp says
Yes, they are the same thing..just called different names.
Lauren Rugh says
You say in your chart that a pork butt roast takes 45-50 minutes. What is the weight, because we cooked one the other night and it took a good two hours.
We just got our Instant Pot, so we are wanting to learn. Thanks, Lauren Rugh
Georgina Sikora says
Good question ~ would LOVE to know the answer!!!
Linda says
Hi, what I’ve read was the “weight” is not so much of a concern as the “thickness” of the meat. I see that to mean if I have two roasts, one (roughly) 5″x5″x5″ weighing the same as a 6.5″x3.5″x5.5″ roast, the former will take longer to cook.
The Typical Mom says
Yes