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Tender Instant Pot Tilapia Recipe

06/06/2020 by The Typical Mom 22 Comments

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Instant Pot tilapia and vegetables cooked together is the perfect healthy pressure cooker dinner for your family cooked in no time. Try fish this way!

instant pot tilapia recipe

This Instant Pot tilapia and vegetables recipe has never been easier to make! It’s an Instant Pot recipe we come back to time and time again. (originally published 8/19, affiliate links present.

  • With a trivet and some water you too can enjoy a flaky piece of fish with tender carrots, green beans and potatoes in just minutes.
  • We chose 3 frozen tilapia fish fillets but you could use a different type of fish too. Timing may vary just slightly but typically it’s spot on.
  • This will work in your Ninja Foodi or Crockpot Express machine too. Follow the same directions below.

If you’d rather use fresh fish we have a post on different pressure cooker fish recipes here as well. Salmon is another favorite we’ve made pretty often.

ninja foodi fish

Instant Pot Fish

These are the ingredients we used to make it just right:

  1. Trivet – I like this one with handles
  2. 3 medium size frozen tilapia fillets
  3. Small potatoes
  4. Green beans
  5. Carrots
  6. Water or broth
  7. Butter
  8. Salt and pepper
  9. Any other herbs or spices you like on your fish and/or vegetables

This is how it looked inside the pot so you can have a good visual.

instant pot fish and vegetables

Keep in mind that the larger your vegetables are the more firm they will be once they’ve been steamed / pressure cooked.

If you like them quite soft then quarter your new potatoes instead of slicing them in half etc..

  • We have made Instant Pot fish and vegetables using stackable pans and that works great too. We used defrosted fish for this one.

Can you put frozen meat in the Instant Pot you might ask?

Absolutely. This tilapia was frozen and the timing is appropriate for that. If it had been defrosted I may have set it for 5 minutes instead.

  • With the carrots and potatoes though you’d need a bit longer time so the fact that they were frozen helped balance out the cook time.

However, if you want to stick with an easy method using inexpensive Instant Pot accessories this is it.

pressure cooker tilapia

Basic steps to making Instant Pot tilapia:

You’ll want to prep your vegetables by washing and slicing them. The larger they are the firmer they will be when done.

  • Place all of them at the bottom of your pot and season as you’d like.
  • Put a trivet on top of that. It may not reach the bottom and might just rest on the food beneath it but that is fine.
  • Pour your cup of water or broth in.
    • You will essentially be steaming your fish and liquid is required to reach pressure.
  • Fish gets placed on top of your trivet with butter and seasonings.
  • Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 8 minutes followed by a quick release.
  • After you release the pressure, open the lid away from you to avoid burns.
  • Serve on a plate with a sprinkle of salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon if you like.
Instant Pot Tilapia

You can print recipe below and keep it on hand so you too can make it often for dinner.

If you’re looking for more easy Instant Pot recipes we have many.

  • Pressure cooker fried cabbage is another great side dish, or dinner with some ham or bacon in it.
  • There are a lot of simple June Instant Pot recipes you’d like here.
  • Instant Pot cheesy potatoes work well with fish as well.

If you only have a Ninja Foodi no problem!! You can make Ninja Foodi fish like this the same way.

  • Then make air fryer tilapia or air fryer salmon for dinner.
air fryer fish 2

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Instant Pot Tilapia

Instant Pot tilapia and vegetables cooked together is the perfect healthy pressure cooker dinner for your family cooked in no time. Try fish this way!
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword crockpot express, fish, gluten free, instant pot, low carb, ninja foodi, pressure cooker, tilapia, vegetables
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 406kcal
Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 lb tilapia fillets, frozen
  • 6 small new potatoes cut in half
  • 2 medium carrots peeled, sliced into thick angled pieces
  • 1 c green beans frozen
  • 3 tbsp butter or 1 tbsp per fillet, we had 3 pieces
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 stalk celery optional, cut into thick chunks
  • 1/4 c vegetable broth or water

Instructions

  • Put your sliced vegetables into the bottom of your pot, then place a trivet on top of them so it sits flat on bottom.
  • Place fish fillets on trivet. Pour your broth or water on top of the fish so it drains down on top of everything. Mix spices together and sprinkle over the top of each piece so they're seasoned. Can sprinkle fresh parsley on top too if you wish.
  • Put 1 tbsp of butter on top of each fillet. Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 8 minutes. Then do a quick release when done.
  • Lift out trivet and serve fish on plates with sides of veggies. Season again with a pinch of salt and pepper if you wish, according to taste.
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Tilapia
Amount Per Serving (3 oz)
Calories 406 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 80mg27%
Sodium 821mg36%
Potassium 1598mg46%
Carbohydrates 50g17%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 5700IU114%
Vitamin C 55.7mg68%
Calcium 69mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Sharon says

    02/01/2021 at 1:57 am

    Can I use olive oil instead of butter?

    Reply
  2. Meagan says

    01/23/2021 at 6:10 pm

    Are any frozen veggies okay? My family likes broccoli. I would want to put frozen broccoli in but not sure if it would cleft mushy

    Reply
  3. Meagan says

    01/23/2021 at 6:10 pm

    Are any frozen veggies okay? My family likes broccoli.

    Reply
  4. Vickie says

    10/27/2020 at 12:56 pm

    Could I use a can of drained green beans instead of frozen?

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      10/29/2020 at 11:43 am

      They will become very soft if you use canned, may even become mush.

      Reply
  5. Kay Pack says

    10/24/2020 at 2:20 pm

    Would 8 minutes still be right if I use frozen broccoli in the bottom instead of the other veggies – newbie here.

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      10/25/2020 at 3:53 pm

      Broccoli takes max 2 min to cook so it would just become mush, need to use firmer veggies.

      Reply
  6. TaniaP says

    10/19/2020 at 1:14 pm

    Will adding 5-6 tilapia fillets cook them ok? Just want to add the potatoes no veggies.

    Reply
    • TaniaP says

      10/21/2020 at 6:50 am

      So I used 7 tilapia fillets and 9 sm/med potatoes halved. Double the spices to accommodate more fish and added 1/4 cup more of water since no veggies. 8min high pressure, 1min warm, quick release. Came out perfect for our family.

      Reply
      • The Typical Mom says

        10/22/2020 at 9:52 am

        OH good!

  7. Eileen says

    04/23/2020 at 12:46 pm

    Have you ever tried this with frozen broccoli?

    Reply
  8. Christine Thurtell says

    02/24/2020 at 4:30 pm

    Very good recipe. I was a little sceptical at first with the 1/4 cup of water or broth, but there were no issues in the instant pot. Definitely a keeper.

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      02/25/2020 at 1:59 pm

      Yay!

      Reply
  9. Suzanne says

    02/02/2020 at 5:10 pm

    I cut back on the time. Cooked 5 min and the veggies had a great flavor but were a bit overcooked in my opinion. Delicious meal and so easy!

    Reply
  10. Cassie says

    12/27/2019 at 6:21 pm

    What size instant pot have you made this in?

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      12/28/2019 at 3:48 pm

      6 quart

      Reply
  11. les allen says

    12/09/2019 at 5:46 pm

    I have this 3 nights a week.
    Thanks for recipe.
    I cut it down for one person.

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      12/10/2019 at 9:51 am

      Yay glad you love it

      Reply
  12. Elena says

    12/02/2019 at 1:27 pm

    I want to add way more fish. Is it okay if they overlap or are one on top of another?

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      12/03/2019 at 11:51 am

      Overlapping a lot will cause them to cook inconsistently

      Reply
  13. Maureen says

    08/28/2019 at 7:48 am

    This sounds great and so easy. But I thought we were supposed to have at least a cup of water when pc’ing. Is 1/4 cup really enough? Is it because the fish and green beans are frozen and there would be moisture there?

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      08/28/2019 at 8:41 am

      The frozen veggies and fish will give off liquid as it cooks. There are many recipes without a full cup of liquid that work great. I wouldn’t share something that didn’t work.

      Reply

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