Easy Instant Pot Recipes

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Easy Instant Pot Recipes for Beginners – 30 recipes for the Instant Pot that are perfect for beginners. If you aren’t sure how to use it, or where to start these are great easy recipes!

So you got your first Instant Pot, now what? So many people get one and are scared to use it. They are afraid it will explode or they will mess up and their food won’t turn out. First of all, it won’t explode! It isn’t the same as the old pressure cookers that your grandma had when you were a kid.

Todays Instant Pot is electric, so it has locks and sensors and is perfectly safe to use. You can’t open the lid when it is locked, so there are no worries about anything bad happening.

collage of instant pot recipes for beginners

 

Figuring out what to start with when you first get your Instant Pot can be intimidating. So I am here with 30 easy recipes that range in difficulty. Some start with just a few ingredients that you add, set it and you are done. A couple of them have you sauté first, and then add the rest of the ingredients. But they are all EASY and perfect if you are new to pressure cooking or just looking for a new recipe to try.

Instant Pot Salsa Chicken - Use the pressure cooker to make salsa chicken that is tender, juicy, and flavorful.  Great for tacos, enchiladas, salads, quesadillas and more! 
4.75 from 4 votes

Instant Pot Salsa Chicken

Instant Pot Salsa Chicken – Use the pressure cooker to make salsa chicken that is tender, juicy, and flavorful.  Great for tacos, enchiladas, salads, quesadillas and more! 
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close up bbq chicken sandwich on a plate
5 from 5 votes

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken – sweet and tangy, fall apart tender and juicy chicken. It is ready in minutes and perfect for sandwiches, salads, wraps, or to just eat with a fork!
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An instant pot pork chop with a side of salad on a white plate.
5 from 4 votes

Instant Pot Pork Chops

Instant Pot pork chops are perfectly seasoned, perfectly cooked, and so juicy! Pair these tender, easy pork chops with a side of veggies or salad for a quick weeknight dinner.
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Close up of a bowl of potato soup topped with cheese, green onions, and bacon.
5 from 1 vote

Instant Pot Potato Soup

This Instant Pot Potato Soup has a rich and creamy broth, with hearty potatoes, melty cheese, and crispy bacon. It's the perfect comfort food for fall and winter.
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instant pot chicken and rice in a bowl with peas and carrots
5 from 2 votes

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice – an easy dinner that is deliciously creamy and cheesy with tender flavorful chunks of chicken. A great weeknight meal you can get on the table in minutes!
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close up pozole
4.70 from 10 votes

Instant Pot Pozole

Instant Pot Pozole – a simple and comforting pozole recipe you can make in no time. It is super easy to make, loaded with flavor and a great Mexican inspired dinner.
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close up of spanish rice in a bowl
4.22 from 14 votes

Instant Pot Spanish Rice

Instant Pot Spanish Rice – tastes just like the Mexican rice for your local Mexican restaurant. It comes together in just minutes, with pantry staple ingredients you probably have on hand already!
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close up meatballs on spaghetti
5 from 2 votes

Instant Pot Meatballs

Instant Pot Meatballs – tender and delicious meatballs that could not be easier to make! They are ready in minutes with no browning required.
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cropped picture of instant pot chicken thighs on plate with rice
4.34 from 3 votes

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs – make a complete dinner in the pressure cooker in just minutes! The chicken stays juicy and tender and full of flavor.
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baby back ribs cut and served on a plate
4.80 from 5 votes

Instant Pot Ribs

Instant Pot Ribs – super tender, flavorful and delicious baby back ribs in the Instant Pot! Fool-proof method that are ready in just minutes.
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A bowl of food on a plate, with Chicken and Dinner
4.50 from 6 votes

Instant Pot Crack Chicken

Instant Pot Crack Chicken – a delicious combination of cream cheese, chicken, ranch dressing mix, bacon, and cheddar cheese that all comes together in a creamy and delicious meal!  
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Instant Hard Boiled Eggs - make the perfect hard boiled eggs anytime in just minutes using your Instant Pot!
4 from 1 vote

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Instant Hard Boiled Eggs – make the perfect hard boiled eggs anytime in just minutes using your Instant Pot!
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A close up of a sandwich on a plate, with Pork
4.75 from 8 votes

Instant Pot Pulled Pork

Instant Pot Pulled Pork – the most tender and delicious pulled pork. This easy pulled pork recipe comes together in the Instant Pot and gets dinner on the table in no time!
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close up square image of chicken fajitas on a white plate
4 from 3 votes

Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas

Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas – make classic chicken fajitas in no time using your Instant Pot! Juicy, flavorful chicken, onions, and bell peppers come together in a delicious and easy dinner.
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close up mashed sweet potatoes
5 from 3 votes

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes – The fastest and easiest way to cook sweet potatoes! They are ready in 30 minutes and come out perfectly silky smooth every time!
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chicken tacos on a plate
4.56 from 9 votes

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos – make taco night extra tasty with this flavorful and easy chicken!  Great for tacos, salads, quesadillas, burritos and more all week long!
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pressure cooker corn on the cob stacked on a white plate with pat of butter on top
5 from 3 votes

Instant Pot Corn on the Cob

Instant Pot Corn on the Cob – an easy side dish you can make all summer long.  The corn comes out juicy, tender, and perfect every time! 
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Insant Pot Mashed Potatoes 5 square
5 from 2 votes

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes – Make the perfect creamy, tender buttery mashed potatoes with this super easy recipe!
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Instant Pot Bolognese - make Italian style bolognese sauce in the Instant Pot. So rich and delicious and ready in a fraction of the traditional recipe!
5 from 4 votes

Instant Pot Bolognese

Instant Pot Bolognese – make Italian style bolognese sauce in the Instant Pot. So rich and delicious and ready in a fraction of the traditional recipe!
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cropped chicken adobo close up
5 from 1 vote

Instant Pot Chicken Adobo

Instant Pot Chicken Adobo – a Filipino comfort food made with chicken thighs. Tender thighs coated in a sweet and savory glaze with a kick of heat from black peppercorns taste absolutely delicious.
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close up of bowl of white rice
5 from 2 votes

Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

Instant Pot Jasmine Rice – make the perfect rice every time with your Instant Pot! Just a few minutes and you have fluffy jasmine rice.
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Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin - a tender and juicy pork tenderloin that is cooked in the instant pot with an easy mushroom sauce! 
4.58 from 14 votes

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin – a tender and juicy pork tenderloin that is cooked in the instant pot with an easy mushroom sauce! 
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Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches - make super tender and juicy french dip sandwiches in a fraction of the time using the instant pot!
5 from 10 votes

Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches

Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches – make super tender and juicy french dip sandwiches in a fraction of the time using the instant pot!
Mexican shredded beef in a square bowl garnished with cilantro and a lime wedge.
5 from 4 votes

Mexican Shredded Beef

Juicy Instant Pot Mexican shredded beef is easy to make from tender chuck roast cooked in a flavorful sauce. Perfect in tacos, enchiladas, or served over rice. Crock Pot directions included!
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Close up of a bowl of Zuppa Toscana
5 from 1 vote

Zuppa Toscana

This copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana in rich, hearty, and loaded with sausage, potatoes, and kale. It's healthy, delicious, and only takes 45 minutes in the Instant Pot.
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Instant Pot Pork Tacos - these pulled pork tacos are super tender and so delicious. Topped with a creamy Mexican slaw and avocado sauce!
4.98 from 43 votes

Pork Tacos

Instant Pot Pork Tacos – these pulled pork tacos are super tender and so delicious. Topped with a creamy Mexican slaw and avocado sauce!
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close up dipping celery into buffalo chicken dip
5 from 2 votes

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip

This Buffalo Chicken Dip is a game day classic that you can make in the Instant Pot. Creamy, cheesy and all the buffalo chicken flavor you know and love
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A bowl of shredded pork topped with pepperoncini peppers
5 from 1 vote

Mississippi Pork Roast

Mississippi pork roast is full of tender, juicy, and rich meat, with spicy pepperoncini peppers. It's hearty and comforting, and easy to make in a crock pot or Instant Pot.
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cropped close up instant pot whole chicken on a cutting board
5 from 1 vote

Instant Pot Whole Chicken

This Instant Pot Whole Chicken is the fastest and easiest way you can cook a whole rotisserie style chicken at home. Super easy to make and you can even turn the juices into gravy!
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close up sliced corned beef on a plate
5 from 1 vote

Instant Pot Corned Beef

Instant Pot Corned Beef – make the most tender and delicious corned beef in your pressure cooker! Completely with potatoes, cabbage and carrots for the perfect St Patrick's Day dinner.
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Welcome to Dinners, Dishes, & Desserts where my love of food meets my busy life. My name is Erin and I’m a casual home cook who loves to feed people. On this blog, you’ll find hundreds of quick and easy recipes made mostly from scratch. My days are spent in the kitchen, creating new recipes to share with family and friends.

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5 Comments

  1. I love this so much! I use my Instant Pot constantly, and I’m always looking for new recipes. I’m bookmarking this for later.