Tons of easy Instant Pot vegetable recipes and a free Instant Pot vegetable cooking times printable so you know how long each one takes to steam to perfection.
When I first got my Instant Pot I was clueless. I didn’t know what to do and how long to cook vegetables (or anything else for that matter). I also was in search of some easy Instant Pot vegetable recipes to try. It’s helped us create a lot of easy Instant Pot recipes here on The Typical Mom. (originally published 1/18)
I hope this free printable vegetable cooking times cheat sheet of sorts helps you too.
Here’s where it all began.
Let’s start with a few basic tips:
- Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
- Then LIKE our IP Facebook page for new ideas daily.
- This is a great InstaPot cookbook to grab too.
- I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot. It is easier to clean and will avoid the burn message too.
- For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have and use for all recipe creations.
- I first started with this Instant Pot cooking times printable which helped me gage how long I should cook meat in the Instant Pot
Then I needed one for beans too so this printable bean cooking times for pressure cookers was created as well which helped when I made my Instant Pot baked beans without soaking them ahead of time….game changer!!
I used many of the Instant Pot cooking times listed on the Instant Pot website sharing how long to cook both fresh and frozen vegetables.
For the most part this is what you need to do, no matter what you’re steaming.
- Put 1.5 c. water in the bottom of the pot
- Get a trivet or steamer basket to hold vegetables – I like this steamer basket
- Times are for high pressure
- Use quick release
- You’ll be ready to make Instant Pot steamed vegetables now!
- Then we’re going to tempt you with a Instant Pot brussel sprouts recipe…
Instant Pot Vegetable Cook Times
So first we’ll share this printable ——> Steaming vegetables in the Instant Pot
All times are set to pressure high and of course vary slightly depending on how large your pieces are, how much you’re cooking, and how tender you prefer them to be.
However this is a good guide to follow in general when you’re estimating how long cooking vegetables in your Instant Pot should take.
- If you’re new to using your fancy pressure cooker here is a post on how to use an Instant Pot you can start out with.
There are a few things you should remember when you are steaming vegetables in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker.
- Use a trivet or vegetable steamer (this one is my favorite one)
- I like this steamer basket for larger vegetables
- This is the best 2 tiered vegetable steamer basket when I’m cooking different items at the same time like I did with this Instant Pot potato salad recipe
I just bought these small oven mitts made specifically for the Instant Pot which enables me to lift steaming baskets and pots out easily without burning myself (super cheap & so worth it)
- Always put 1.5-2 c. of water in the bottom (essentially you’re steaming them)
- Once you’ve found the time you need on this Instant Pot printable time sheet close your lid, close steam valve, and set to manual-pressure-high.
- Quick release
Always remember to keep your face and body away from the steam valve and open the lid away from you.
Then we’d love to share some of our favorite Instant Pot vegetable recipes with you here:
- Easy Instant Pot stuffed peppers are a hearty meal with ground beef and cheese
- Cheesy Instant Pot cauliflower is keto friendly and a low carb yummy dish
- These pressure cooker carrots are great
- How to cook spaghetti squash fast in your Instant Pot
- Instant Pot beets are to die for.
If you love collard greens or turnip greens we have a recipe with bacon for Instant Pot greens of all kinds here.
- Healthy Easy Instant Pot artichokes
- Pressure cooker pumpkin
- TenderInstant Pot corn
- Yummy Instant Pot spinach
- Keto friendly and cream cheesy Instant Pot cauliflower mash
Many times we will have just a bowl of yummy vegetables for dinner. I have made these pressure cooker artichokes as an entire meal. They’re super filling, delicious, full of fiber and great for you!
Made in my Instant Pot it takes less than 20 minutes total and a total winner when I’m watching what I’m eating and/or need a yummy side dish.
Here are a few yummy dishes and the corn casserole we’ve made for years in the oven but made it in our pressure cooker this time! Pretty and delicious.
- Instant Pot asparagus
- We love Instant Pot green beans
- Italian Instant Pot herb potatoes
- Tender Instant Pot broccoli
- Instant Pot corn casserole
If you’ve never tried mashing vegetables other than potatoes here are a few to try. My cauliflower mash above is yummy and if you find colored cauliflower like I did (I used purple) you can surprise your kids and they are sure to try it because it will look so cool! 😉
Instant Pot vegetable recipes
- Instant Pot Autumn mash
- These Instant Pot garlic butter mushrooms are yummy
- Spaghetti squash in the Instant Pot
- Pressure cooker mashed potatoes
- If you’re looking for a great soup packed with veggies here a yummy Instant Pot vegetable beef soup recipe
- Please refer to our Instant Pot Recipes tab at the top of my website for tons of other easy Instant Pot vegetable recipes as we create them
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Eunice says
An outstanding share! I have just forwarded this onto a coworker who had been doing a little research
on this. And he actually bought me breakfast because I discovered it for him…
lol. So allow me to reword this…. Thank YOU for the meal!!
But yeah, thanks for spending time to talk about
this matter here on your web page.
Norma Dickerson says
How to locate the chart for cooking veggies? I found the page, but not the actual chart to print.
Help!
The Typical Mom says
There is a link in this post that takes you to it
Terrie McArthur says
I found the printable for beans, but not for veggies or meats??? Help!
Daniel D Tippie says
You need to sign up for the email subscription to get the chart for meats. It’s located at the bottom of the page for beans. I still haven;t been able to get the chart for veggies, though.
Dora Smith says
Are your vegetable cooking times with the steam function or the pressure/ manual function? I don’t see where it specifies. Some machines heat differently or pressurize differently between the two functions.
Henri L. Geier says
I have gastroparesis and should not eat many vegetables. I have found that steaming many of them for a long time allows me to tolerate many of them. I recently bought an Instant Pot to see if this would be a better solution. If anyone reading this has the same problem and has any advice I would be glad to hear from them.
Barbara Carroll says
Thank you for the printable Inst Pot cooking times.This is such a time saver.
Linda says
Thank- You for making these printable. I just bought another brand ( Cosori) because I wanted 8qt. I am so new to this cooking and sometimes it takes longer to find how to cook a item than it does to cook it.
Lorraine says
My husband will not eat steamed veggies. He likes veggies cooked almost to a mash. How much more time (roughly) do I add to get my veggies well done?
The Typical Mom says
Add maybe another minute to times listed, it doesn’t take long.
Cherrie Dreifurst says
How much water do you add for either fresh or frozen vegetables?
The Typical Mom says
1.5-2 c for either one.
Rick says
Are the vegetable times high or low pressure? Thank you for all the great recipes!
The Typical Mom says
High, you’re welcome.