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Easy Instant Pot recipes made in your pressure cooker are shared here. Simple family friendly and inexpensive breakfast dinner and desserts.

Recipes for Instant Pot

Everything from Instant Pot chicken recipes to pressure cooker beef recipes and everything in between. We have them to share with you plus instructional food videos to help you learn how to cook in your new multi function electric pressure cooker.

If you’re a busy mom like me give these Easy Instant Pot recipes a try and let me know which one is your favorite.

How does Instant Pot Work

This is a popular kitchen appliance known for its versatility and convenience. It’s often referred to as a “multi-cooker” because it combines several kitchen appliances into one. You can use Ninja Foodi recipes that pressure cook in this as well.

Here’s how it works:

  1. The core function is pressure cooking. It has a sealed cooking chamber that allows it to build up pressure, which in turn cooks food more quickly than conventional methods. You can use fresh meat or Instant Pot frozen roast works great too.
  • It has a heating element at the bottom, similar to a stovetop burner.
  • The cooking chamber is a stainless steel inner pot, which is placed inside the housing.
  • To pressure cook, you add liquid (such as water or broth) to the inner pot along with the food you want to cook.
  • The lid has a sealing ring to create an airtight seal when closed, and a steam release valve to control the pressure.
  • When you select a pressure cooking program and set the desired cooking time, the Pot heats up the liquid, creating steam.
  • As the liquid turns into steam, it raises the pressure inside the cooking chamber, which increases the boiling point of water and allows food to cook faster. This high-pressure environment also helps tenderize tough cuts of meat.

What Does the Instant Pot Do

2. Cooking Programs feature various cooking programs, each optimized for specific types of dishes, such as soup, rice, poultry, or yogurt. These programs automatically adjust the cooking time and temperature to achieve the best results for the selected dish. For example, if you choose the “Soup” program, the Instant Pot will adjust the cooking time and pressure to ensure your soup is perfectly cooked.

3. Saute Function allows you to brown or sauté ingredients directly in the cooking pot before pressure cooking. This is useful for recipes that require pre-cooking or for developing flavors in dishes like stews and chili.

4. Slow Cooker Function can be used for slow cooking. It allows you to cook dishes at a low and consistent temperature over an extended period, making it ideal for recipes like pot roast or pulled pork.

5. Keep Warm Function maintains a lower temperature to keep your food warm until you’re ready to serve.

6. Delayed Start feature allows you to set a timer to begin cooking at a specific time. This is convenient for preparing meals in advance.

These work by combining pressure cooking, various cooking programs, and additional functions like sautéing and slow cooking to make cooking a wide range of dishes more convenient and efficient. Its ability to save time and simplify meal preparation has made it a popular kitchen appliance for many households.

Frozen chicken pieces in the Instant Pot, ready to be cooked to perfection.

Instant Pot Chicken

Frozen Chicken in the Instant Pot

A bowl of Instant Pot chicken noodle soup with carrots, celery, noodles, and tender chicken pieces, served with a spoon inside.

Instant Pot Chicken

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

A bowl of easy instant pot minestrone soup with shell pasta, beans, and a parsley garnish sits invitingly on a wooden table.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup

Chopped frozen broccoli covered in melted cheese sauce, perfectly prepared in an Instant Pot, served on a round plate.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Frozen Broccoli

Discover Instant Pot Vegetable Cook Times for a variety of veggies, complete with illustrated asparagus, beet, carrot, and corn.

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Instant Pot Vegetable Cook Times

A hand holds a saucy instant pot chicken leg above a bowl of more drumsticks, with an Instant Pot in the background.

Instant Pot Chicken

Instant Pot Chicken Legs

Four easy Instant Pot stuffed peppers, filled with rice, cheese, and scallions, are served in a white bowl for a quick and delicious meal.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers

A hand holding a spoonful of delicious instant pot apple crisp from a pot.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Apple Crisp

A bowl of creamy instant pot macaroni and cheese shells topped with chopped chives.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese

Spoonful of creamy rice, ground beef, and corn from an instant pot hamburger casserole.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Hamburger Casserole

A bowl of white rice topped with saucy chicken and green onions, with a fork and pressure cooker nearby—just like an instant pot orange chicken recipe.

Instant Pot Chicken

Instant Pot Orange Chicken

Instant Pot Sloppy Joes sandwich with saucy ground beef filling on a sesame bun, served on a white plate.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

Bowl of creamy Instant Pot rice pudding topped with cinnamon, with a spoon, on a magenta cloth.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Rice Pudding

Spoon scooping creamy Meatball Stroganoff pasta with tender mushrooms from a pot.

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Meatball Stroganoff

poached eggs in pressure cooker

Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Poached Eggs

A ladle scoops thick Instant Pot Split Pea Soup Recipe with carrots from an Instant Pot.

Pressure Cooker

Split Pea Soup Instant Pot

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