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These are the 33 Best Easy Instant Pot Recipes for breakfast, weeknight dinners, and sweet treats that come together in minutes with your electric pressure cooker!
Are you hoping to use your new Instant Pot to make it a little easier to get dinner on the table? We’ve got you covered—an electric pressure cooker is a great way to make your favorite long-cooked dishes in a fraction of the time.
From tender pulled pork to hearty stews and chilis, the Instant Pot is the best way to make dinner time a little easier. But it’s not just for dinner!
This list of the best easy Instant Pot recipes includes fast breakfasts, side dishes, and even a few simple desserts.
So if you’re ready to put your pressure cooker to good use, enjoy these easy Instant Pot recipes for breakfast, dinners, and desserts.
These Instant Pot Recipes will work in any brand of electric pressure cooker, including the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, or Power Pressure Cooker XL.
New to pressure cooking? Check out our How To Use An Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker Getting Started Guide.
Easy Instant Pot Recipes
These are the best quick and easy Instant Pot / pressure cooker recipes for breakfast, weeknight dinners, veggie-packed side dishes and desserts.
Easy Soup Recipes for the Instant Pot
1
Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup
This delicious Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup has a 1-minute pressure cook time and a creamy texture with bites of broccoli and carrots!
2
Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
Instant Pot White Chicken Chili with tender, juicy chicken in a spicy green chili sauce is one of the best pressure cooking soup recipes—great any time of year!
3
Minestrone Soup with Basil Pesto
This simple veggie-packed soup is warming and comforting, especially when you add the herby basil pesto and shredded parm on top!
4
Instant Pot French Onion Soup
Instant Pot French Onion Soup is creamy, rich, and flavorful thanks to quick-caramelized onions, beef broth, dried thyme, and red wine.
5
Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
Creamy, protein-packed, and silky smooth, this Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup has all the flavors of fall. We’ve made it a complete meal by adding orzo and chicken.
Easy Instant Pot Chicken Recipes
6
Instant Pot Lemon Tarragon Chicken
Instant Pot Lemon Tarragon Chicken is juicy, tender, and full of delicious herby flavor for springtime dinners.
7
Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Legs
Sticky, smoky, and spicy BBQ Chicken Legs in the Instant Pot is an easy summer recipe that you can make all year long.
8
Instant Pot Braised Paprika Chicken (From Frozen)
This recipe for Instant Pot paprika chicken uses frozen chicken thighs in a creamy tomato sauce over egg noodles for a kid-friendly dinner.
9
Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken with an Orange Garlic Sauce
This Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki recipe has a sweet and sticky sauce packed with ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and fresh orange juice for sweetness.
10
This Spanish-Style Chicken and Rice in the Instant Pot is a quick one-pot meal with chicken breasts, paprika, garlic and fluffy white rice.
Quick and Easy Instant Pot Pasta Recipes
11
Instant Pot Rosemary-Bacon Mac and Cheese
Creamy Instant Pot Rosemary-Bacon Mac and Cheese has melted Gruyere, fresh herbs, and smoky crumbled bacon on top.
12
Instant Pot Shrimp Alfredo Pasta
This easy Shrimp Alfredo Pasta is an Instant Pot dinner made with juicy shrimp and rotini in a creamy parmesan-garlic sauce.
13
Instant Pot 5-Cheese Baked Ziti
This 5 Cheese Baked Ziti is an Instant Pot pasta recipe inspired by Olive Garden’s cheesy, crispy baked ziti with alfredo and marinara sauce.
14
Cook your pasta and homemade meatless marinara sauce at the same time in the same pot—all done in 3 minutes at High Pressure.
Easy Instant Pot Beef Dishes
15
Instant Pot American Chop Suey (Beefaroni)
Instant Pot American Chop Suey is a classic comfort food with macaroni, ground beef, onions, and bell peppers loaded with mozzarella that’s crisped until golden brown. This recipe makes a big batch to feed a crowd and is ready in about 30 minutes.
16
Instant Pot Onion Burgers
These easy Instant Pot Hamburgers are made with a filling of smoked paprika, diced sweet onion, and garlic.
17
Instant Pot Greek Beef Tacos
Instant Pot Greek Beef Tacos are a cross between classic gyro flavors and easy-to-cook tacos, made with tomato, oregano, and garlic-infused beef served in pitas and topped with homemade tzatziki sauce.
18
Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches
These quick and easy Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches are made with frozen meatballs and homemade marinara, served on toasted sub rolls with melted cheese.
Vegetarian Instant Pot Recipes
19
Instant Pot Carrots with a Maple Butter Glaze
A 20-minute side dish recipe, Instant Pot Carrots feature crisp-tender veggies in a rich butter-maple glaze, topped with crunchy pepitas.
20
Pressure Cooker Asian Steamed Dumplings
Easy-to-makePressure Cooker Asian Steamed Dumplings filled with a colorful blend of shiitake mushrooms, red and green cabbage, and shredded carrots in a soy ginger sauce.
21
Instant Pot Eggplant Parmesan
Easy Instant Pot Eggplant Parmesan has tender eggplant and penne pasta in a flavorful tomato sauce with a crisp cheesy crust.
22
One-Pot Tortellini
Easy One-Pot Tortellini in the Instant Pot is a fast and flavorful weeknight pasta dinner with tomato sauce and cheese-filled pasta perfect for Meatless Monday.
23
Instant Pot Pasta Primavera
Springy, light and tasty, Pasta Primavera in the Instant Pot with peas, bell pepper, tomatoes and penne pasta is a perfect weeknight dinner.
Easy Instant Pot Breakfast Recipes
24
Instant Pot Egg Bites
If you don't have the silicone tray accessory, you can still make egg bites in your pressure cooker with this easy recipe using glass custard cups or silicone muffin liners.
25
Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Apples and Cinnamon is a creamy, fall-spiced breakfast with fresh apple and healthy oats enriched with butter and cinnamon.
26
Pressure Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal
This creamy breakfast porridge tastes like a decadent cake but is actually good for you!
27
Easy-Release Hard-boiled Egg Loaf
This egg loaf Instant Pot hack lets you cook the eggs cracked so you can skip the ice bath and peeling!
28
Instant Pot Caprese Breakfast Casserole
This Caprese Breakfast Casserole features sundried tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil for a satisfying make-ahead breakfast.
Easy Instant Pot Desserts
29
Instant Pot Coconut Rice Pudding
This Instant Pot Coconut Rice Pudding tastes like a pina colada with coconut milk, pineapple and creamy arborio rice.
30
Instant Pot Applesauce
Instant Pot Applesauce is a healthy, sweet, delicious snack (or dessert) made with two kinds of apples and your favorite seasonings. Enjoy this seasonal treat warm or cold!
31
Instant Pot Apple Crisp
Instant Pot Apple Crisp is packed with cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a crumbled oatmeal-brown sugar topping.
32
Instant Pot Tropical Mini Cheesecakes
These cute Instant Pot Mini Cheesecakes are a fun tropical dessert made with coconut cookies, a fluffy coconut–cream cheese filling, and a sweet pineapple topping.
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