93 Of Our Best Instant Pot Recipes That Are Total Game Changers

Cooking a whole chicken is as easy as 1-2-3 with this classic dinner recipe. You can broil the chicken after cooking for crispy skin while you reduce the pan juices in the Instant Pot to make an easy gravy. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Whole Herb Chicken

This recipe is further proof that you really can cook just about anything in an Instant Pot — even a whole lasagna. For a cheesy topping that's perfectly browned, just pop it into the oven under the broiler for two to four minutes. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Lasagna

You can play with the level of creaminess here by swapping the whole milk yogurt with Greek yogurt or even cream. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Butter Chicken

If you don't have cheddar, then gouda, Gruyère, sharp cheddar, and shredded mozzarella could also work here. For a slightly creamier dish, you could also try adding a few tablespoons of extra milk. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Mac & Cheese

Adding a can of root beer will result in tender, juicy pulled pork that comes with a hint of irresistible sweetness. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Root Beer Pulled Pork

Just like any good biryani, this chicken is marinated with a variety of spices, including ginger, cayenne, and turmeric. For the fullest flavor, try to leave the chicken in the yogurt mixture for at least an hour in the fridge. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Biryani

Homemade bone broth is the perfect easy addition to your meal prep game. Use up those kitchen scraps from other recipes (#zerowaste) while adding extra flavor and nutrition to your meals. Use it to bolster homemade soups and sauces, or sip straight from a mug on a chilly day.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth

Adding an Asian pear to this dish helps to both tenderize the meat and impart a light sweetness to the dish. If you can't find Asian pears at your local grocery store, you can also try apples, kiwis, or pineapple. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Beef Bulgogi

For an even thicker soup, you can try adding a bit of cornstarch (start out with just a bit, then gradually work more in while stirring) or more cream to the final product. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Summer Corn and Bacon Soup

As many commenters note, this recipe leans a bit salty for many diners. Consider cutting the soy sauce in half, or use low-sodium soy sauce, and skip the step where you salt the ribs. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Short Ribs

Shredded rotisserie chicken, egg noodles, and some sliced vegetables are all you need to make this classic comfort food. Crush up some Saltines and sprinkle them on top for the full diner experience. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

Depending on what kind of potatoes you use, yours might actually disintegrate into the soup, thickening it up without the help of cornstarch. For a lighter broth (or simply to stretch out your leftovers), just add a bit of water. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Beef Stew

Enjoy as a sandwich, in a salad, or on a bed of rice — the possibilities are endless! (Which is why you'll be glad you used a whole rotisserie chicken for this recipe.)

Recipe: Instant Pot Pulled Chicken

Birria is a traditional Mexican goat stew made by slow-cooking goat meat with a variety of herbs and spices. It's spicy and delectable, and used here as a taco filling you'll want to make again and again. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Birria Tacos

Top with sour cream, cheddar, and cilantro, and serve with our favorite skillet cornbread recipe. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Beef Chili

This ragu is also great with egg noodles, in a halved spaghetti squash, or even with polenta. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Beef Ragu

Made with a mix of black dal and split chickpea lentils, this vegetarian dish is as picturesque as it is delicious. It's also filled with tons of good-for-you proteins, layered spiciness, and a comforting flavor. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Langarwali Dal 

Green luau or taro (called kalo in Hawaiian) leaves can be found at just about any shop in Hawaii, where this dish is from. (They're also beautiful, which isn't something I say about all leafy greens!) If you live in the other 49 states, you can always try Amazon or substitute with spinach or collard greens.  

Recipe: Instant Pot Luau Stew 

Irresistible, smoky, and spicy, jollof is at your fingertips with this Instant Pot recipe. If you're not a fan of spice, leave out the habanero peppers and you'll still get the full jollof experience. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Jollof 

Whole milk and uncultured yogurt is all you need to make your own batch of homemade yogurt. To start, sterilize your Instant Pot with boiling water so you're not accidentally incubating some germs along with your yogurt. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Yogurt

It's wild how such an easy recipe can yield such a rich and flavorful chili. The whole process is basically just three steps: Chop ingredients, place them in the Instant Pot, then wait six to eight hours. You'll have plenty of time to focus on the most important part of the cooking process: garnishing your individual bowl of chili with all the toppings you want, including shredded cheddar, avocado slices, and tortilla chips.

Recipe: Instant Pot Mexican Chili 

Made with chicken, vegetables, and a blend of spices, you’ll be curling up with a bowl of this delicious soup in no time. Top it off with tortilla strips, cilantro, avocado, crema, Panela cheese, and lime wedges to balance out the spice.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

These ribs are packed with flavor from the dry rub and tangy barbecue sauce, and so tender that the meat practically falls off the bone. Best of all, they are done in just about 45 minutes so you can enjoy even on busy weeknights.

Recipe: Tangy Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs

Juicy and flavorful pork carnitas are made even easier with the quick tenderizing power of the Instant Pot. Serve the meat with your favorite toppings in tacos, burritos, rice bowls, or however your heart desires.

Recipe: Instant Pot Carnitas

Loaded with vegetables — plus an extra boost of protein from using chickpea noodles instead of traditional ones. With all the fresh ingredients, this recipe is a certified warm weather month dish. The lemon gives this dish such a refreshing flavor, you'll want to eat it every day of the summer.

Recipe: Instant Pot Pasta Primavera

Baking in the Instant Pot? You bet. You only need five ingredients for the icing (and five more for the filling) — plus, the dough is very forgiving. A perfectly easy recipe for even the most hopeless baker.

Recipe: Instant Pot Cinnamon Rolls

It's not surprising to me that in Belgium, fries can be a meal of their own. Enjoy these flavorful potatoes with some chicken or a beef stew, or pair them with an herby sour cream and a salad for a full meal. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Baby Potatoes

The meat-free filling — of brown rice, lentils, and spices — is super versatile and also makes a great base for meal prep bowls. The grain combo creates a satisfying texture, while the fresh veggies add unbeatable freshness. Wrap it all up in a corn tortilla and enjoy!

Recipe: Vegan Instant Pot Tacos With Smoky Lentils & Rice

Featuring the green trinity: broccoli, spinach, and pesto. If you can't decide between a salad or pasta for dinner, now you don't have to because this recipe gives you the best of both worlds. This meal takes less than 15 minutes to make — and will take even less time for you to scarf down.

Recipe: Veggie-Packed Mac 'n' Cheese

This French dish, notorious for taking lots of time (and thyme!) can now be made in just 30 minutes with the help of your instant pot. Red wine, chicken, mashed potatoes, what's not to love? Bon ap-pot-it!

Recipe: Instant Pot Coq Au Vin

This recipe emphasizes the magic of the instant pot. It makes a flavor-packed chicken soup — requiring a whole chicken, shiitake mushrooms, tons of herbs — as well as lotsa mazto balls. Name a cozier meal, we'll wait.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls

These instant pot-atotes are absoulutely delicious. Whether it's Thanksgiving or random Thursday in July, sweet potato casserole is something to be thankful for. This sweet dish is perfect for a group dinner, as it yields 8 servings, or make leftovers just for yourself. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Sweet Potato Casserole  

This colorful chili is light and brimming with spicy, savory flavors — the perfect dish to enjoy for several nights in a row. If you're in a hurry, you can buy pre-cooked chicken or a rotisserie chicken and add it in at the end. 

Recipe: Instant Pot White Bean Chicken Chili 

Tender chicken cooked in flavorful salsa — what could be better? This dish utilizes so many fresh flavors: red onions, tomatoes, cilantro, lime, and jalapeño pepper. Slice up some avocado and sprinkle it on top for best results.

Recipe: Salsa Chicken

Go slow and steady when tempering the egg mixture, and try and add only the smallest trickles of the warmed cream to start. If the cream is too hot or is added too fast, you'll risk curdling the egg mixture!

Recipe: Instant Pot Crème Brûlée

PSLs might be seasonal, but pumpkin walnut chili is in fashion all year round. However, we will caution you that with this cozy blend of red lentils, walnuts, pumpkin puree, black beans, and smoked paprika, you'll wish it were fall after all.

Recipe: Instant Pot Pumpkin Walnut Chili

This colorful dish is sponsored by saffron, paprika, red peppers, limes, and — the star of the show — shrimp. If shrimp isn't your thing, swap it out for another protein you have in your fridge; it's NBD. This paella recipe only takes half an hour to make, but it'll probably be gobbled up instantly!

Recipe: Instant Pot Shrimp Paella

Is it just me or are you also salivating? Don't fret, with an instant pot, these Thai curry noodles will be yours in no Thai-me. Even better, this dish is vegan and gluten free, so it's the perfect food to serve at your next dinner party. Throw in some tofu if you're looking for more protein.

Recipe: Instant Pot Thai Curry Noodles

Spice up your life with some scrumptious rice, sprinkled with harissa. To complement the heat of the harissa, add some sweetness with orange zest and dates. This recipe has an out-of-this-world flavor profile you won't want to miss. 

Recipe: Instant Pot Harissa-Spiced Rice

Craving some chicken Tinga? With your instant pot it's simple: for the Tinga, all you need is onion, olive oil, chipotle in adobo sauce, canned tomatoes, chicken, and cilantro. In 30 minutes, this delish dish could be yours. To spruce up your left overs, add a tortilla and make chicken Tinga tacos!

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Tinga

This delicious chicken dish takes just over an hour to make. Combine three pounds of chicken with baby red potatoes, onions, green peas, celery and carrots to create an *instant* classic.

Recipe: Instant Pot Country Chicken

Instant pot pulled pork? You must be pullin' my leg! In just over an hour, these bad boys could be yours. All it takes is some pork shoulder, chicken stock, barbecue sauce, hella spices, and a little bit of patience. It's worth the wait!

Recipe: Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

When you think of instant pots, nachos isn't typically the first thing that comes to mind. But these decadent nachos — topped with sour cream, guacamole, and cilantro — will prove that instant pot nachos + nachos are the perfect tag team!

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Nachos 

If you've never cooked pasta in an Instant Pot before, you're missing out. In many recipes — like this one — the noodles cook directly in the sauce, giving you an end result that's packed with flavor from the inside out.

Recipe: Instant Pot Spaghetti With Meat Sauce

To upgrade the jarred sauce, you'll also toss in fresh garlic, parsley, and parm.

Recipe: Instant Pot Fettuccine Alfredo With Chicken

This breaks down to just about $2 per serving — and makes enough for six.

Recipe: Instant Pot Beef & Potato Stew

To make this ring in at under $10, stick to just one type of potatoes (instead of two) and use canned corn instead of fresh.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken & Potato Soup

Hearty and comforting — and makes for great leftovers.

Recipe: Instant Pot Potato Corn Chowder

Spinach is in season right now — and this hearty stew packs a full two cups of it.

Recipe: Instant Pot Coconut Chicken Curry Stew

If you recently got an Instant Pot and aren't quite sure where to begin, this super-nourishing soup is a great starting point. It's nutritious and very hands-off, letting you sit back and witness the magic of your new IP.

Recipe: Vegan Carrot Ginger Soup

This has plenty of protein, fiber, and healthy fats from the sweet potato, black beans, and avocado.

Recipe: Instant Pot Sweet Potato Soup

Lasagna! Soup! Can't think of anything more comforting, tbh. Especially when you add some garlic bread on the side.

Recipe: Instant Pot Vegan Lasagna Soup

The simple sauce — which includes soy sauce, garlic, and ginger — comes together quickly and packs a ton of flavor.

Recipe: Instant Pot Cashew Chicken

Works equally well with fresh or frozen chicken — and makes enough for six servings. This dish is so easy to make, as it only takes 20 minutes. Pair it with roasted veggies, like asparagus, broccoli, zucchini or cauliflower.

Recipe: Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken

Serve this piled onto your ~vessel~ of choice — like tortillas or lettuce wraps.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

A paleo and Whole30-compliant take on saag paneer, this chicken version is super rich and satisfying.

Recipe: Whole30 Indian Saag Chicken

A classic crowd-pleaser, and rightfully so.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken & Potatoes

Your favorite college staple, bulked up with eggs, chicken, and other goodies.

Recipe: Instant Pot Ramen

Old Bay makes everything better.

Recipe: Six-Minute Shrimp Boil

This works with fresh or frozen cod fillets, and the briny, Mediterranean-style broth adds a ton of flavor.

Recipe: Cod with Tomatoes, Olives, and Capers

You can substitute ground beef for turkey or, if you want a meatless meal, use black beans or quinoa.

Recipe: Stuffed Peppers

This quick and easy recipe never disappoints.

Recipe: Instant Pot Pinto Beans With Chorizo

Sandwiches, ranked: 1. French Dips. 2. All other sandwiches.

Recipe: French Dip Sandwiches

This is high in protein and fiber — and freezes super well.

Recipe: Instant Pot Vegan Chili

Vegetarian and vegan-friendly — and cooks up in all of 12 minutes.

Recipe: Instant Pot Golden Lentil & Spinach Soup

Don’t be fooled by its modest appearance — this lentil dish is plenty vibrant, thanks to ingredients like ginger, garlic, turmeric, and curry powder.

Recipe: Instant Pot Lentil Curry

High in protein and fiber — and goes from prep to plate in about 30 minutes.

Recipe: Instant Pot Vegan Gumbo

Feel free to toss in your favorite pizza toppings to customize this easy pasta recipe to fit your taste.

Recipe: Pizza Noodle Casserole

A hearty base of cauliflower cream (aka cauliflower cooked in bone broth) gives this soup a rich texture without feeling heavy.

Recipe: Green Chile Chicken Chowder

Load this into tortillas for a simple BYO taco night that's made entirely in the Instant Pot.

Recipe: Chicken Burrito Bowl

All the flavor of a classic all-day sauce in a fraction of the time.

Recipe: Pressure Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

The soup simmers low and slow for four hours, then the tortellini is dropped in near the end so it doesn't overcook. 

Recipe: Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup with Sausage & Kale