26 Favorite Instant Pot Recipes to Simplify Mealtime

If you want to try a new dish, you might like to explore this assortment of tasty Instant Pot dishes. All you need is an Instant Pot, the ingredients and a passion for creating delicious food! These favorite Instant Pot recipes are all straightforward to make and you’ll find the Instant Pot cooks things quickly and well. In fact, once you find a few Instant Pot recipes you want to make on repeat, you’ll wonder how you managed before you got this nifty gadget!

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizza

Two breads with onions and peppers on a cutting board. — BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizza. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

Instant Pot BBQ chicken French bread pizza is a super-easy 20-minute meal which I just know you’re going to love. Barbeque French bread pizza offers a change of pace from traditional pizza recipes and combines the deliciousness of baguette bread with some wonderful toppings.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizza

Instant Pot Pork Loin Roast with Vegetables

A pork loin with vegetables on a plate. — Pork Loin Roast with Vegetables. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

This Instant Pot pork loin roast is an especially great recipe because you can make it in a fraction of the time you’d spend using a slow cooker or Dutch oven. Pork roast with vegetables makes a very easy dinner for busy weeknights.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Pork Loin Roast with Vegetables

Instant Pot Buttery Lemon Chicken Pasta

Lemon chicken pasta in a white bowl. — Instant Pot Buttery Lemon Chicken Pasta. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

This flavourful Instant Pot buttery lemon chicken pasta is well worth making. It’s a dish including pasta with zucchini and squash as well as chicken. The taste is both light and hearty and there are many ways to tweak the recipe, adding your own personal touches.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Buttery Lemon Chicken Pasta

Instant Pot Vegetable Soup – 30 Minute Meal

A spoon taking a scoop of vegetable soup out of a white bowl. — Instant Pot Vegetable Soup. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

Wondering what to make for dinner? This simple 30-minute meal could be on your table tonight. Consider this easy Instant Pot vegetable soup. It’s bursting with healthy fresh and frozen vegetables and flavored with tasty ingredients such as paprika, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Vegetable Soup – 30 Minute Meal

Instant Pot Pasta Da Vinci – Cheesecake Factory Copycat

Penne pasta with chicken in black bowls. — Pasta Da Vinci – Cheesecake Factory Copycat. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

Taste this Cheesecake Factory copycat pasta da vinci and you’ll honestly believe you’re at the restaurant. This chicken-based pasta dish isn’t difficult to make. It’s a simple Instant Pot pasta dinner which tastes amazing. So try making Cheesecake Factory pasta at home and you will love how it tastes.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Pasta Da Vinci – Cheesecake Factory Copycat

Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip (Oven And Instant Pot)

Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip is one of the best dips! Pieces of chicken in Buffalo wing sauce, with a creamy, cheesy base baked until golden and bubbly!
Get the Recipe: Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip (Oven And Instant Pot)

Instant Pot Chicken Corn Chowder

This instant pot chicken corn chowder is rich, creamy, and so easy to make. In no time at all, you’ll be enjoying this delicious recipe.
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Instant Pot Queso

Instant Pot Queso is sure to be your new favorite way to make chili con queso for parties. Cheese lovers know that a good queso dip can turn any gathering into a truly special event.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Queso

Instant Pot Hawaiian Pork Tenderloin

Hawiian pork tenderlion on a cutting board with pineapple. — Instant Pot Hawaiian Pork Tenderloin. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

I also love this Hawaiian pork tenderloin recipe. This Instant Pot pork tenderloin is quick, easy, meaty, sweet – just amazing! This tenderloin and pineapple recipe makes a great dinner. It’s a really easy Instant Pot dinner recipe.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Hawaiian Pork Tenderloin

Instant Pot Blackened Chicken Alfredo

Blackened chicken alferdo in a bowl. — Instant Pot Blackened Chicken Alfredo. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

Fans of pasta, especially chicken alfredo lovers, are going to enjoy this Instant Pot blackened chicken alfredo. It’s an easy Instant Pot dinner which doesn’t take long to prepare or cook. This one pot blackened chicken pasta dinner in an Instant Pot will be a family favourite.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Blackened Chicken Alfredo

Chicken Tortilla Soup

A bowl of mexican chicken soup with avocado and lime. — Chicken Tortilla Soup. Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

This soup has all of the flavor of a great chicken taco, in a cozy soup form. Make this for a busy weeknight and serve with tortilla strips or chips for a hearty and wholesome weeknight meal.
Get the Recipe: Chicken Tortilla Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki

Asian chicken with broccoli and sesame seeds in a white bowl. — Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki. Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

Use chicken thighs to make this easy instant pot dinner. The flavor is perfect for those nights you crave Chinese food, but don’t feel like going out in search of it.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki

Instant Pot Chicken Stir Fry

Chicken stir fry in a bowl with chopsticks. — Instant Pot Chicken Stir Fry. Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

Making stir fry in your pressure cooker is a recipe for great fast food, made in a flash. This is loaded with veggies and tender chunks of chicken, and has a sprinkle of sesame seeds for added flavor.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Stir Fry

Beef and Broccoli

Serve this pressure cooker beef and broccoli over your favorite rice for a filling family-style dinner that has a take-out flavor without the fuss of ordering, driving, and waiting in line.
Get the Recipe: Beef and Broccoli

Instant Pot Tri Tip

Slow cooker beef roast with carrots and potatoes in a white dish. — Instant Pot Tri Tip. Photo credit: PinkWhen.

Tri-tip steak usually takes hours to cook to perfection. This recipe uses the instant pot to get classic comfort food ready in a fraction of the time. Serve with carrots and potatoes for a Sunday-style dinner, any night of the week.
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Instant Pot Turkey Chili

A spoon full of chili and beans in an instant pot. — Instant Pot Turkey Chili. Photo credit: PinkWhen.

Chili is always a good idea on cold days. This recipe is lighter as it uses ground turkey, but it still delivers all of the flavor you crave, in just a few minutes of time thanks to your pressure cooker.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Turkey Chili

Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore

A bowl of food with meat and vegetables. — Photo Credit: Noshing With The Nolands.

Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore is a classic chicken cacciatore made easier and faster in an Instant Pot.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore

Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti

Spaghetti with meat sauce in a green bowl. — Photo Credit: Sweet Tea and Sprinkles.

Instant Pot Spaghetti is a simple pasta recipe full of flavor and tasty! Easy weeknight dinner and delicious comfort food!
Get the Recipe: Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti

Instant Pot Pulled Pork Tacos

Chicken tacos on a plate with slaw and limes. — Photo Credit: Flavor Mosaic.

Instant Pot Pulled Pork Tacos use leftover Instant Pot pulled pork, corn tortillas, pulled pork slaw, avocado lime crema, and pickled onions!
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Pulled Pork Tacos

Crispy & Tender Instant Pot Chicken Legs

Grilled chicken legs on a blue plate. — Photo Credit: Sweet Tea and Sprinkles.

Cook up juicy, tender instant pot chicken legs for an easy weeknight meal the entire family will love. Only a few easy ingredients and the instant pot does all the work.
Get the Recipe: Crispy & Tender Instant Pot Chicken Legs

Instant Pot Cubed Steak And Gravy

Meatloaf with gravy and mashed potatoes on a plate. — Photo Credit: The Country Cook.

This Instant Pot Cubed Steak and Gravy comes out so tender thanks to the quick work of the pressure cooker and it makes its own gravy!
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Cubed Steak And Gravy

Cheesy Instant Pot Taco Pasta

A close up of pasta in a sauce. — Photo Credit: Little Sunny Kitchen.

This Instant Pot taco pasta is perfect for an easy dinner to be made any day! It’s mild, cheesy, creamy, and family-friendly.
Get the Recipe: Cheesy Instant Pot Taco Pasta

Perfectly Easy Instant Pot Meatloaf

A slice of meatloaf on a wooden cutting board. — Photo Credit: Sweet Tea and Sprinkles.

Classic Meatloaf recipe made using an Instant Pot. A surefire way to make moist and flavorful meatloaf topped with a savory-sweet glaze.
Get the Recipe: Perfectly Easy Instant Pot Meatloaf

Instant Pot Chile Colorado

A bowl of beef stew with rice and beans on a wooden table. — Photo Credit: Mama Maggie’s Kitchen.

Instant Pot Chile Colorado is made up of tender pork drenched in a delicious and rich chile sauce. Mexican comfort food at its finest.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Chile Colorado

Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

Chicken enchilada soup in a bowl with lime wedges. — Photo Credit: Recipes Simple.

Instant Pot White Chicken Chili is a warm comforting meal during the cooler months and is so hearty and satisfying using simple ingredients.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

Instant Pot Beef Stew

Beef stew in a white bowl with carrots and potatoes. — Photo Credit: Cubes n Julienne.

This Instant Pot beef stew recipe makes a flavorful one bowl meal dinner packed with fork-tender meat and veggies. A hearty and warm dish that really satisfies!
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Beef Stew