101 Amazing, Easy, & Healthy Pressure Cooker Recipes {Instant Pot, too!}

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Here are some of the most amazing, easy, and healthy pressure cooker (or Instant Pot) recipes! Bookmark this page and come back often. Better yet, pin your favorites on Pinterest!

Want more? Here's Getting Started with Pressure Cooking, 8 Reasons To Love Pressure Cooking, and our Pressure Cooking eCourse (included with membership in Traditional Cooking School).

Soups & Stews

Instant Pot Tomato Basil Soup {nourishing & THM-friendly!}

With with mineral-rich bone broth, healthy traditional fats, and the natural vitamin C and lycopene in tomatoes, this healthy, creamy, nourishing Instant Pot Tomato Basil Soup is a great choice for fall and winter (and to use up summer's tomatoes)! Even the kids will beg for it! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Creamy Fall Harvest Soup {THM:E, dairy-free}

Trim Healthy Mamas and pressure cooking lovers will enjoy this nourishing, dairy-free Fall Harvest Soup in the Instant Pot for THM:E (energizing) meals! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Stew {potato-free!}

Full of nourishing broth, colorful cooked veggies, and pastured meat, this is one nutrient-dense, healing stew! And perhaps best of all? Without potatoes, it's much friendlier to your blood sugar than traditional beef stew. Via todayindietzville.com.

Low-Carb Buffalo Chicken Soup 

This creamy and spicy soup is so delicious and practically effortless! Via healthstartsinthekitchen.com.

Pressure Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup

Homemade bone broth takes this Mexican-inspired soup from good to GREAT. And it's so easy to throw everything in the pressure cooker and walk away! Via againstallgrain.com.

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup

When you're craving soup, but lack the desire to slave over the stove to make it, this comforting minestrone comes together in a flash. Via dontmesswithmama.com.

Paleo Chicken & Smoked Sausage Gumbo

This is the PERFECT soup to throw in the pressure cooker to warm up a cold day! Via forageddish.com.

Cream of Butternut Squash & Ginger Soup

Creamy and nourishing sophistication just got really easy! Via hippressurecooking.com.

15-Minute New England Clam Chowder

Clam chowder in 15 minutes? Are you kidding me?! Via hippressurecooking.com.

Beef Bourguignon

Traditionally, beef bourguignon is a dish that was reserved for the most aspiring of chefs. But in a pressure cooker? Anyone can do it, including you! Via pressurecooker.com.au.

White Bean & Chicken Chili

Reward yourself with a soup that tastes like it took hours to make, but actually took about 30 minutes. Via babytoboomer.com.

How To Make Any Blended Soup In The Instant Pot

Learn how to make delicious blended soups in your Instant Pot so you can enjoy the healing, blood sugar-stabilizing, nutrient-dense benefits of more veggies in your healthy lifestyle! Via todayindietzville.com.

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Make a spicy, flavorful soup and gobble it up in under 30 minutes. Via playpaleo.com.

How To Make Bone Broth In An Instant Pot

Extract all the nourishment from your bones into a beautiful, gelling bone broth. Via thisissogoodhome.com.

Quick Onion Soup {AIP}

Bone broth, onions, and herbs are the perfect marriage for a quick blended soup {that can also do double duty as a gravy!}. Via meatified.com.

Creamy Fennel and Cauliflower Soup

The creaminess in this soup comes from the cauliflower. And if you're a fennel fan, you're going to love the flavors! Via forageddish.com.

Instant Pot Mexican Beef Stew

In less than 40 minutes, you too can savor this smokey, slightly spicy Mexican-inspired stew — and be sure to go heavy on the toppings! Via todayindietzville.com.

Creamy Dairy-Free Potato Soup With Kale

Grab a spoon and dig into this creamy, veggie-filled soup! Via veggieinspiredjourney.com.

Easy Pressure Cooker Chili Chicken Verde

Tomatillos and fresh green peppers…onion and garlic…fresh cilantro….mmmmmmmm! Via seriouseats.com.

Creamy Cauliflower Soup Pressure Cooker Recipe

You're going to wonder why you waited so long to try soup in a pressure cooker once you taste this almost-loaded-baked-potato-soup! Via happy-mothering.com.

Light & Hearty Vegetable & Barley Soup

A wholesome soup for any day of the week with nourishing and nutty barley. Via archanaskitchen.com.

Upgraded Bone Broth

If you're used to bone broth taking hours on the stove or in the slow cooker, get ready to have your socks blown off! Here is bone broth — in just 90 minutes! Via healthfulpursuit.com.

Main Dishes

Instant Pot Lemon-Dill Salmon & Asparagus (grain-free, paleo, keto)

This Instant Pot Lemon-Dill Salmon & Asparagus cooks in minutes in your pressure cooker and is an easy weeknight meal that’s also fancy enough for guests! You’ll love this keto-friendly, grain-free, nourishing meal and side dish cooked in 1 pot! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Instant Pot Mediterranean Lamb Roast With Potatoes

This Instant Pot lamb roast recipe is amazing because of the herbs and garlic rub — it fills up the house while it’s roasting and when you take your first bite… wow. Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Pressure Cooked Bone-In Ham With Maple-Honey Glaze

If you're still looking for inspiration for your next holiday dinner — you've found it! Via simpleawesomecooking.com.

Asian Fusion Instant Pot Short Ribs

Never fear unfamiliar cuts of meat again! These tangy short ribs are oh-so-tender and have an Asian twist! Via todayindietzville.com.

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Whole Roast Chicken

Perfectly moist and juicy! Never fear dry chicken again! Via mommypotamus.com.

Frozen Chicken Breasts In An Electric Pressure Cooker

Did you forget to thaw out the chicken again? No worries! Now you can use your pressure cooker to save the day! Via afunandfrugallife.com.

Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala {Paleo, Whole30, THM:S}

Classic Indian comfort food is made simple in the pressure cooker. The sauce and the chicken cook at the same time! Via todayindietzville.com.

Instant Pot Citrus Herb Basque Chicken

This Instant Pot Citrus-Herb Basque Chicken is full of bold flavors from spicy chorizo, fragrant thyme, sweet orange juice and briny olives and sun-dried tomatoes. Enjoy with roasted vegetables or a bowl of rice. Via prepareandnourish.com.

Pressure Cooker Kahlua Pig

A traditional Kahlua pig takes 16 hours. In the Instant Pot? You're just 90 minute away from juicy Hawaiian flavor. Via nomnompaleo.com.

Pressure Cooker Mexican Beef

You'll be thankful for leftovers after you try this Mexican Beef! Via nomnompaleo.com.

Delicious Crispy Beef Tongue

MOST people will love tongue. MOST people will only know what they’re eating if you tell them. So give this fun and nourishing Instant Pot recipe a try! Via eatbeautiful.net.

Instant Pot Jambalaya

Jambalaya is comfort food, plain and simple. A batch of this is an easy meal and will give you leftovers for days! Via todayindietzville.com.

Instant Pot Cajun Sausage Risotto

Risotto is typically a time-consuming meal, but not with the Instant Pot! Via divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com.

Instant Pot Mediterranean Spinach-Feta Pie {grain-free}

For a nourishing breakfast, brunch, or dinner, this Instant Pot Mediterranean Spinach-Feta Pie will remind you of spanakopita! It's low-carb and grain-free. Instructions for other electric pressure cookers and stovetop pressure cookers are included! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Pressure Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

If you don't tell anyone that this old favorite took less than an hour, they'll never know. 😉 Via premeditatedleftovers.com.

Pressure Cooker Chicken Marsala

This is what you'll want to make on your next at-home date night! Via relish.com.

Super Simple Salsa Verde Chicken {Paleo, Whole30}

With just a few basic and easy-to-find ingredients (holla!) and your Instant Pot or slow cooker, you can have a nourishing dinner on the table that literally takes less than 5 minutes of hands-on time. Via TodayInDietzville.com.

Lentil Tacos in the Instant Pot

This frugal dish will have everyone excited for Taco Night and no one missing the meat! Via myplantbasedfamily.com.

Low-Carb {Pressure Cooker} Pork Roast With Mushroom Gravy

Tender and delicious, smothered in gravy — you can even start with a frozen roast! Via healthstartsinthekitchen.com.

“Carnitas Under Pressure” {Pressure Cooker Chicken Carnitas}

You'll want to have this meal again and again because it's easy and tasty! Via callhimyeschef.com.

Maple Smoked Brisket

“Pretty dang close to smoked with an outdoor smoker”…need I say more? Via barerootgirl.com.

Pressure Cooker Sweet & Tangy Pulled Pork

Extra juicy and flavorful, this is sure to make it into your meal rotation. Via grazedandenthused.com.

Shrimp Low Country Boil

A hands-off, family-size, Southern favorite! Via epressurecooker.com.

One Pot Cranberry-Apple Chicken With Cabbage

Simple and full of flavor, this is a one-stop shop for easy dinner! Via paleocajunlady.com.

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken & Sweet Potatoes

You may not have extra hours in your day, so you can put a whole foods dinner + side dish on the table with this easy, spicy main dish! Via predominantlypaleo.com.

Caramelized Mushroom & Onion Crustless Quiche

This crustless quiche features caramelized mushrooms, sauteed onions and loads of tender kale. The cheese, raisins and lemon all take it to a new and special level. Via eatbeautiful.net.

Key Lime-Glazed Duck

Make your next dinner party look like you worked hard with this elegant meal! Via kitchen-tested.com.

Chola/Chana Masala (North Indian Spiced Chickpea Curry)

This famous Indian dish comes together in a pinch, and a cucumber salad or sliced tomato make it a complete meal. Via archanaskitchen.com.

One Pot Chicken, Black Beans & Rice Burrito Bowl

Who doesn't need a simple, frugal, quick meal like this?! Via hippressurecooking.com.

Sides

10-Minute Make-Ahead Instant Pot Gravy

Never again will you have to wait until the last minute to scrape the pan and make gravy. You can make it in just 10 minutes and BEFORE the meal, if you like! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Pressure Cooker Mashed Acorn Squash

Soft, caramelized squash that scrapes right out of the skin! Via dadcooksdinner.com.

The Best Sweet Potato Casserole Ever {in the Instant Pot!}

An Instant Pot sweet potato casserole didn't exist on the Internet before this one — and it's so delicious, allergy-friendly, and has NO marshmallows! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

How To Cook Wild Rice In The Instant Pot

Enjoy wild rice in a creamy soup, pilaf, or by itself. It comes out perfectly tender in the Instant Pot! Via todayindietzville.com.

Perfect Soaked Rice {Instant Pot or Any Pressure Cooker}

It may not be the sexiest thing you can make in your pressure cooker, but it's a basic staple that you'll be happy you know how to do! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Pressure Cooker French Fries

Say goodbye to soggy fries! Whoever knew crisp fries were this easy? Via epressurecooker.com.

Bacon-y Green Beans & Mushrooms In The Instant Pot

Green beans are a side dish that never get old — and they get dressed up with bacon and mushrooms here! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Pressure Cooker Spaghetti Squash

Large spaghetti squashes take for.ev.er to bake in an oven, don't they? Speed it up with your pressure cooker! Via domesticsoul.com.

Refried Beans

Here's an easy side dish you can make in advance and warm up throughout the week to go with your meals! Via aroundmyfamilytable.com.

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Here's a fun, new way to boil your eggs! Via predominantlypaleo.com.

Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin

“Thinly sliced potatoes surrounded with a rich, creamy, cheese sauce and crowned with a crispy panko topping. The perfect side dish for a holiday dinner, or to make any weeknight meal special.” Via pressurecookingtoday.com.

How To Cook Artichokes In A Pressure Cooker

Artichokes are no longer unapproachable when you have a pressure cooker on your side! Via kalynskitchen.com.

Pressure Cooker Corn On The Cob

Yes! You can cook corn on the cob in your pressure cooker! Via epressurecooker.com.

Quick Pressure Cooker Potato Salad

Summer's not far off — and that means potato salad for Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day cookouts! Via pressurecookingtoday.com.

Pressure Cooker Short Cut Baked Potato

Cut your potato-cooking time by half — and in the summer time, don't heat up your house! Via hippressurecooking.com.

Fluffy Soaked Quinoa In The Instant Pot

Using your Instant Pot to cook perfectly fluffy quinoa in just 4 (yes, you read that right) minutes is truly a wonder! Give it a long soak first to reduce phytic acid and saponins for better digestion! Via todayindietzville.com.

Dairy-Free Queso {nourishing & budget-friendly!}

A completely cheese-free queso that's as close as possible to the amazingly delicious Velveeta-based queso often found at parties and get0togethers. You'll never believe the “cheesy” ingredients! Via todayindietzville.com.

Dessert & More

Raw Milk Yogurt {Instant Pot}

The Instant Pot has changed my yogurt-making forever! Get thick raw milk yogurt with very little hands-on work! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Easiest Homemade Yogurt Evah!

You won't believe how easy it is to make yogurt in a pressure cooker! Via theprovisionroom.com.

Orange & Dark Chocolate Cheesecake In The Instant Pot

My daughter Haniya loves chocolate, essential oils, cheesecake, and her Instant Pot… so she combined them all to create this delicious recipe! Via TraditonalCookingSchool.com.

Borlotti Bean Brownie Cake!

Looks like cake, slices like cake, tastes like creamy fudge! Via hippressurecooking.com.

Allergy-Friendly Apple Cranberry Crisp

Highlighting all the flavors of mulled cider with a twist of cranberries, this allergy-friendly crisp is also free of gluten, grains, dairy, and eggs! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Apple-Delicata Squash Porridge

This AIP- and GAPS-compliant porridge can also be chilled and served as pudding! Perfect for breakfast, dessert, and packing in school lunches! Via eatbeautiful.net.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie with Maple Sugar Crust

Have you tried “baking” in your pressure cooker yet? If not, this is THE recipe you need to start with! It's creamy-dreamy delicious with nourishing, healthy ingredients, sooooo easy, and can be made even more allergy-friendly with a dairy-free option! Via todayindietzville.com.

Instant Pot Bread Pudding with Caramelized Pears {Paleo, grain-free}

If bread pudding is calling to you, make it faster and easier in your pressure cooker! With raw milk and maple syrup drizzled on top, it's a nourishing breakfast or dessert. Via eatbeautiful.net.

Pressure Cooked Upside-Down Apple and Ricotta Cake

Now you can make dessert in a flash out of almost any fruit that's past its prime! Via hippressurecooking.com.

Instant Pot Rice Pudding

So cozy, comforting, and frugal, rice pudding no longer requires standing over a stove — because now you have the Instant Pot! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Easy Instant Pot Blueberry Jam {just 2 ingredients!}

Using just blueberries and raw honey, you can create a pressure cooker jam in minutes and with NO pectin! Substitute other berries, if you like! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Cranberry Sauce In The Instant Pot

Naturally sweetened homemade cranberry sauce… it's soooooo much better than the canned stuff and easier than you ever imagined! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Pressure Cooker Baked Apples

A deceptively easy recipe that's easy and delicious. Via hippressurecooking.com.

Easy-To-Peel Chestnuts

Lovers of tradition still roast their chestnuts over an open fire… but if you want to start a Christmas tradition in your own home with chestnuts, try making them in the Instant Pot. It's quicker and the peel snaps right off! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Instant Pot Applesauce

You'll want to have this recipe in your back pocket when apple season rolls around! Via provincialpaleo.com.

Nourishing Christmas Pudding In The Instant Pot

Starring traditional Christmas flavors, this simple but nourishing Christmas pudding is also free of gluten and refined sugar. It even uses coconut oil instead of suet. And the best part? The Instant Pot makes this pudding so quick and easy! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Pressure Cooker Paleo Banana Bread

What?! Now we're baking in the Instant Pot? This has got to be too good to be true! Via thepaleogypsy.com.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Pudding (allergy-friendly!)

This recipe proves that special doesn’t have to be difficult. Just stir together all the ingredients, pour, cook, and chill — that’s really it! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Instant Pot Lemon Pudding Cups

These Instant Pot lemon pudding cups cook right in their serving jars — no need to transfer or dirty more dishes. Once they're set, simply put them into a lunchbox, pack them in a picnic basket, or toss one into your purse for a quick snack or dessert on the go! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Gluten-Free Chocolate Cheesecake in the Instant Pot

An old-time favorite just got easier! Via instantpot.com.

Make Ricotta Cheese with the Instant Pot

This easy cheese for beginners can be made in the Instant Pot too! Via hippressurecooking.com.

Pressure Cooker Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

You will be SHOCKED at how amazing cheesecake can be when it's made in a pressure cooker! Via healthstartsinthekitchen.com.

Instant Pot Maple Flan

With just a few wholesome ingredients and the helping hand of your beloved Instant Pot, this Maple Flan is a breeze to make. Best of all, it's not cloyingly sweet and has the perfect creamy texture! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Easy Instant Pot Chocolate Sourdough Cake

With the addition of lemon syrup, this cake is wonderfully fresh, slightly tangy, and so lemon-y. And because the recipe calls for a soaking stage beforehand, einkorn — already more digestible than wheat! — becomes even more tummy-friendly.It's the BEST chocolate cake ever — in the Instant Pot! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Coconut Rice Pudding

Dress up rice pudding with orange zest and coconut milk! Via peggyunderpressure.com.

Instant Pot Applesauce in 3 Minutes

You'll be blown away by how fast, easy, and delicious applesauce can be. Via recipestonourish.com.

Instant Pot New York Cheesecake

Bonus points if a crackling fire and a favorite book are included! With nourishing ingredients, this grain-free, dairy-free dessert is also perfect for harvest parties and a healthy fall brunch! A rich and satisfying classic cheesecake is made simply and in just 25 minutes! When was the last time you had truly great cheesecake? Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Instant Pot Chai Spiced Apple Cake {grain-free & dairy-free!}

Bonus points if a crackling fire and a favorite book are included as you enjoy this lovely cake!! With nourishing ingredients, this grain-free, dairy-free dessert is also perfect for harvest parties and a healthy fall brunch!  Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Instant Pot Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

With the addition of lemon syrup, this cake is wonderfully fresh, slightly tangy, and so lemon-y. And because the recipe calls for a soaking stage beforehand, einkorn — already more digestible than wheat! — becomes even more tummy-friendly. Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Blackberry, Ginger, & Peach Rice Pudding {stevia-sweetened & THM:E!}

Our beloved traditional foods, like sprouted brown rice, raw milk yogurt, and cultured cottage cheese, have found their way into this creamy, not-too-sweet, THM:E rice pudding. A spicy-sweet-tangy Probiotic Ginger Drizzle will have you going back for more! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Nutritional Egg Custard

Breakfast or dessert, this silky custard can be either! Via missvickie.blogspot.ca

Homemade Dog Food In The Instant Pot

TCS writer Lindsey saw a radical change in her dogs' health when she switched to homemade dog food. Then she discovered how time-saving and easy it was to make it in her Instant Pot! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

The Best, Healthiest, Easiest Instant Pot Zucchini Cake {grain-free, gluten-free, nut-free}

Got an abundance of summer zucchini? Use them up in this cake: The Best, Healthiest, Easiest Instant Pot Zucchini Cake! This healthy summer cake is grain-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and dairy-free and made from scratch with Real Food ingredients! Make this Instant Pot Zucchini Cake today! Via TraditionalCookingSchool.com.

Do you have an Instant Pot or pressure cooker? What Instant Pot recipes are your favorite?

Want more? Here's Getting Started with Pressure Cooking, 8 Reasons to Love Pressure Cooking, 11 Surprising Things You Can Make In The Instant Pot, and our Pressure Cooking eCourse (included with membership in Traditional Cooking School).