My head isn’t easily turned by the latest kitchen appliance fads.
I prefer the classic, time-tested tools like cast iron, my KitchenAid mixer, and stoneware baking pans.
So when people started talking about these Instant Pot things, I promptly ignored them, as I figured it was just another one of those gimmicky, one-useĀ appliances. Plus, it required electricity. Eh, no thanks.
And once again, Jill ends up eating her words. š
After hearing dozens of glowing reviews, I sheepishly ordered an Instant Pot from Amazon. And I’ve used it non-stop ever since.
Why the Instant Pot Earned a Spot in My Kitchen
- It’s NOT a one trick pony. Not only does it function as a pressure cooker, it also can also be a slow cooker, yogurt incubator, rice cooker, and steamer. Regrettably, it does not do dishes. But hey, you can’t have it all.
- It requires less babysitting than a stove-top pressure cooker. I got nothin’ against stove-top pressure cookers, but the Instant Pot sounded better suited to my absent-minded, multi-tasking ways. You pretty much just push a button, and it’s good to go. And once it’s done, it keeps the food warm for you.
- It seriously cuts down on food prep time. I’ve said it before: I am horrendous at meal planning. I cannot seem to make it happen. Thankfully the Instant Pot makes last-minute stuff a little more attainable.
How I’ve been Using My Instant Pot
If I had more space on my countertops, I’d leave it out all the time, as I’ve been using it nearly every day. So far, here are my favorite foods and instant pot recipes to cook in it:
- Squash. SO easy– just halve, scrape out seeds, and in around 8 minutes it’s cooked to perfection.
- Quinoa. Dump it in with some water, set the timer, and go out to milk the cow. It’ll be ready for breakfast when you get back.
- Chili. You can put DRY, UNSOAKED beans right in with the other ingredients and they cook up in around 40 minutes. I’m serious!
- Beans. I also just cook my regular pinto and black beans this way now, too. Especially for making our favorite homemade refried beans.
- Broth. Man, oh man, this totally simplified my homemade broth making. Pop the bones and veggies in after supper and it’ll be done in an hour.
- Soups. From-scratch soups fast. (Like when it’s 5pm and you’ve forgotten you’re going to be eating supper that day…)
- Potatoes. Need baked potatoes or cooked potatoes for something? Pop 5 or 6 whole spuds in the cooker and they’ll be done in about 15 minutes.
- Whole Chicken. If you forgot to put the chicken in the slow cooker earlier that day, you can put the whole thing into the Instant Pot and cook it in around 20-30 minutes.
The Instant Pot I Got
(This post contains affiliate links)
I ordered my six-quart Instant Pot online– it’s the 7-in-1 model (IP-DUO60) (that’s an affiliate link). I haven’t experimented with other brands of cookers, but Instant Pot is definitely the one getting the most attention right now. If you have another brand of electric pressure cooker or a stovetop pressure cooker, you can definitely still make these recipes.
And no, I’m not being paid to write this post about instant pot recipes and I have zero sponsored affiliations with the company who makes Instant Pots. I make a small commission if you purchase a pot through my affiliate link, but that’s it.
21 Best Instant Pot Recipes
Main Dishes:
How to Cook a Whole Chicken in an Instant Pot
Side Dishes:
Baked Potatoes in the Instant Pot
Acorn Squash in the Pressure Cooker
Refried Beans in the Instant Pot
Pressure Cooker Crispy Potatoes
Breakfast:
Pressure Cooker Breakfast Quinoa
Eggs: 5 Ways in the Instant Pot
Making Yogurt in a Pressure Cooker
Desserts:
Creamy Pressure Cooker Rice Pudding
Chocolate Cake in the Pressure Cooker
More Delicious Recipes:
- Check out My Prairie Homestead Cookbook!
- Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup
- Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe
- 30+ Ways to Use a Whole Chicken
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I got the Instant Pot after reading your earlier post about it. I used it for the first time last night and love it. I cooked a grass fed beef roast that tent to be on the dry side. Not so in the Instant Pot. I have plans to use this on a regular basis.
yay!!
Jill have you tried yogurt in your IP yet? I got one during the big Black Friday sale and have been loving it (especially for bone broth)! I was happy to see that you are a convert too (I’ve been happily making raw milk buttermilk from your instructions for months now). I was hoping to make raw milk yogurt as I just can’t bear the thought of heating my raw milk to 185 ? I know of at least one creamery that uses lower heat for their grass-fed, cream top yogurt and I was thinking I could use it as starter. I don’t mind straining to get it thicker.
I had some raw milk and made yogurt with it the other day. What I did was put the milk out so I got to room temperature then I put it on ‘keep warm’ until it got to 110 then I just did the yogurt cycle for 10 hours as normal. I did not bring the raw milk up to 185. When it was done I put it in the refrigerator and let it sit all day. There was quite a bit away on top so I strain that and the yogurt is perfect. I just wanted to share how I did it because I didn’t want to heat the raw milk to 185 either.
I did the same with my yogurt as you but left it for 12 hours in the IP. The yogurt was thicker, like greek yogurt. Soooo yummy!
I have a IP since about 5 or more years. It’s just amazing and the yogurt feature to do cheese cake tops it absolutely.
Absolutely LOVE my IP and thanks Jill for all your recipes.
They have been on the market for 5 years or more? I thought this was a relatively new thing. I’ve tried it and hate it. It is so limiting. Sure it cooks the one thing in there well but for a complete meal you either have to take that one thing out and start on the side dish or make do with an all – in – one – pan – meal. Not for me, sorry.I like to have all my pots on the stove top where I can test and see what’s what. Maybe for people who don’t know much about cooking but I do.
Dianna, may I ask how long it took to cook the roast beef and how large was it??
I cook my beef roasts in here all of the time! Set to saute and brown with oil 3 minutes each side. Put in broth, carrots/cabbage, potatoes and seasonings and set manual timer for 70 minutes. Quick release and voila, the best roast I have ever had! And this is for a 2-3 lbs roast.
can u cook frozen meat
Yes! You can cook your meals or just meat from frozen.
I put two racks of frozen pork ribs put it on high for 45 and it was perfect fall off the bone
I love our stove top pressure cooker though I can see the benefits if an electric one! We have a Favor 7 quart…not a canning one. It saved us from a power outage one night. I had stew cooking and the power went off half way through. I let the pressure in thier naturally come down and our stew was ready to eat by candle light š I was glad it wasn’t an electric gadget that night!!
Yes, that’s the one disadvantage to this pot. š
I don’t know, here. I believe the Instant Pot, being super-above-boiling-hot AND sealed as well as it is, would do the very same as the stove-top pressure cooker in the same situation. Both are in mid-cooked arena before power goes out, so the Instant Pot Would continue cooking at very high temps just as well. Mine is still bubbling and boiling after a natural cool down.
Yes it would. Same exact thing. š
You could wrap it up and keep it hot for longer.
I’ve used a standard pressure cooker regularly for 50+ years but I recently bought an IP during the Amazon sale. WOW…I love it. I am especially glad that I didn’t buy one with a non stick pot. I’ve always avoided such surfaces.
Oh……. I wish I had seen this sale!
Why avoid non stick? Carcinogenic ?
There are a lot of icky chemicals in non-stick coatings. I try to avoid it whenever possible.
Agreed! I only use stainless, cast iron or ceramic WITHOUT any non stick coating. I had a favorite pot that I used to make potatoes.. until I started seeing black flecks. I do not season potatoes while cooking. I realized the coating was coming off! Ick! It went into the trash, potatoes and all. Never again.
I love stainless steel pots to fry pans though it still can’t beat a good cast iron akillet
I have the Fagor version too and I love it! But whether it is Instapot or Fagor, these things are terrific! I kind of wish you could can in them because I have an All American pressure scanner but can’t use it because we have a glass top stove. Sigh!
Use a camp chef outside for canning, you’ll never want to can indoors again!
Ive canned using pressure canner as well as hot water bath and it has never harmed my glass top range
You CAN can in them. At least in my NuWave Nutripot I can, and I believe you are also able to in the IP. Do some more checking online, because I absolutely do in my NuWave. It even has a button devoted to canning!!
Thx for including my Eggs 5 Ways recipe! I love my IP and my cooking style has changed forever! Now when I see a (regular) recipe, I’m scheming ways to cook it in IP! Love this list and will be checking them out!
You’re welcome! It’s a great recipe!
I’ve never heard of this before! I will totally be checking it out…I am most intrigued by the beans and baked potatoes in 10 minutes?! With out growing family there are lots of times I wish I had another crock pot, perhaps this is a better answer. Also, I just put up a beer cheese soup recipe today on the blog that would be perfect for this š
I really think you’d love it!!
This does have a slow cooker feature too. We live it for our growing family!
i am getting ready to buy another but it will be the 7 in 1. the first one is the 6 in 1. I don’t do yogurt much to use that feature but might try one day. I love the IP. I’ve had it a month and already have made 6 dishes in it. lasagna the other day with uncooked noodles. YES!! so much faster. 25-30 minutes. pepper steak, shrimp alfredo, chicken broth & then upgraded to chicken & dumplins. finally, today just boiled chicken legs with beans & rice 15 minutes. Walmart now has the 8 in 1 but looks elongated crock pot.. go figure.
Remember that the times are for after it reaches pressure which takes a while. Even though it is longer though it doesn’t require watching and doesn’t boil over. I love mine and purchased a second even though there’s just two of us. The flavors and the ease are worth it
Yeah, I don’t see the point in putting squash or rice, or other veggies that only take a few minutes on the stovetop. My general rule is that, if it takes less than 30 – 40 minutes on the stove, I’m not going to bother with the pot, because after you’ve waited on the pressure to come up, you’ve invested 25 to 35 minutes anyway. It generally takes about 15 to 18 minutes for pressure to build. Before that 8 minute squash is done in the pot, I could already be sitting down to my plate.
CarolC – Mark Bittman, the chef, explains the benefits of cooking veggies in an Instant Pot – see his point #2. “I finally understand the Instant Pot hype.” – halfway down that post he discusses veggies. http://www.grubstreet.com/2017/12/mark-bittman-year-in-cooking.html
it does take about 10 minutes for pressure to come up. I agree with the few here that say it’s easier to just cook an 8 minute veg on the stove or microwave than in the pot because it’s less time
I steam asparagus in mine for 1 minute, not so much for the time factor but for the result. It comes out so gorgeous! like everything else, you pick your battles. So far, I haven’t found anything that the instant pot doesn’t do faster, better, or easier than my old method.
Bread! It does not do bread better ?
HI. I just bought the instant pot (8 qt ) an you tell me how long to pressure cook a 5lb whole chicken?
Thanks
Bill
Pasta complete with sauce and meatballs all cooked together in 11 minutes, and frozen chicken to pulled chicken in 23 minutes!
I have this exact one. Thanks for sharing your recipes!
Do you include pressurizing and depressurizing times in your totals?
Will you use it for canning?
No, it’s not supposed to be used for canning, so I’ll be sticking to my All American canner for that.
I’ve used mine for canning the last two test and haven’t had any issues. Though it only fits a few jars since its smaller.
Good to know!
Yes, it can be used for canning
You can can in the NuWave Nutripot, and also in the newer IP models I believe.
I believe the handbook it comes with says not for canning.
My instruction booklet has a section on canning
We ordered ours the end of October. I’ve used it every day this week and a counting my pennies (and nickels, dimes & quarters) to buy a second inner pot! Plus I discovered that my glass lid for the stock pot I have fits perfectly for storage in the frig!
There’s a FB page with lots of recipes and everyone is very helpful.
Yes, I think a 2nd pot would definitely be handy!
Where is the FB site for recipes ? Just got my pot and traveling in RV for 3 months. Wanting to try your favorite meals!!
Awesome
Great o know there’s a FB page
Ty
Is it made in China?
Canada
Company is Canadian, product is made in China. Quality is excellent. Design, too.
It was designed in Canada, but is made in China.
I used my Instant Pot for the first time tonight. It was incredible. I was cooking a couple of chicken breasts for stir fry. I started the Pot with the meat (cooking time: 20 minutes) and then I began pre- cooking the vegetables. By the time the chicken was ready–the vegetables were mostly done. I added the meat in and cooked it all a bit longer to pick up flavors and it was wonderful!!! Can’t wait to try your recipes!!!
Thank you so much for featuring my pressure cooker cake. I was surprised at how well it turned out! The instant pot is on my to-buy list, just need to figure out where the counter space is going to come from
Never heard of it! Wow! Beans in 40 minutes? That is worth the purchase. I am always forgetting supper and standing trying to figure out what I can make in an hour. š
Dont have this brand but have had s similar one from another company. Use it constantly unlike other kitchen “fad” appliances I have purchased. The soup feature is especially nice.
Have looked for similar Appliances, but none seem to have the sautƩ option. I especially like the stainless steel insert. The crocks can be so cumbersome to take out for cleaning.
My hard boiled eggs did not turn out. I put 7 eggs in the instant pot, set on high pressure, 5 minutes, QR the steam and put the eggs in an ice bath. Sadly all 7 eggs were not cooked through…the outside white was semi-firm, the inside white was runny and the yolk was soft cooked. It was total fail and I’m so disappointed. Not sure if I will waste another batch of pasture-raised eggs to try again.
I received a Sunbeam automatic egg cooker for a wedding present (38 years ago and it still works great!). It is the best for hard boiling eggs; add the amount of water for how ‘hard’ you want the eggs, poke a tiny hole in the end with the poker that’s built in, turn on and wait until it automatically shuts off, remove the eggs and chill in cold water. I have my own chickens, so I have really fresh eggs and they always peel easily! Very rarely do I get an egg that doesn’t want to peel.
Try cooking them on high pressure using the Manual button set to 8 minutes and then quick release. That’s how mine turn out great!! š
I make eggs every week. 1 c water 6 min low pressure (if you have it otherwise hi is fine) 6 min natural release then ice bath. Perfect every time no matter if I make 8 or 18 eggs.
I can’t wait to try eggs in mine!
We tried this exact method for our hard boiled eggs and they were perfect. Shells came off in two or three pieces and and color was perfect. My wife loves hard boiled eggs and this makes it so much easier and consistant
I made hard boiled eggs in the IP and they came out great. The recipe I used said 6 minutes on high pressure, NPR (natural pressure release) for 6 minutes and then put them in Ice water for 6 minutes. Worked like a charm. Peeled much easier also.
Anita/Idaho
Forgot to mention put in 1 cup water.
I did the same thing Anita from Idaho. They were cooked just right! My name is Anita. I am from N.C now – originally from Vermont!
[sigh] I knew I shouldn’t have read this. Guess I’ll start saving for it!
Me too Linda. My only reservation is the 1,000 watts of power. I have an older house & thinking it might blow fuse. And also wonder about using it in camper for same reason. Any problems, experienced users???
I realize this post is a couple months old, but I figured someone else might have the same question;) I have the Instant Pot Smart, and use it in our camper all of the time(50amp). The only problem I’ve had regarding power in my camper is that I cannot plug the pot into any kind of “power strip”. It trips it every time. It must be plugged directly into the wall outlet. I’ve never had it trip a breaker that way, and it works perfectly.
Mine is plugged into a very sensitive power strip. As long as I don’t try to run the coffee maker or hot plate at the same time it works like a champ! I was so relieved! I live in a house but plan to RV with my Instant Pot as I’ve seen others do. There’s also a 3M super stick velcro RV folks can use to be able to leave their Instant Pot out on the counter at all times. Amazon has it.
I’m late to this conversation, but thought I’d mention, InstaPot now makes a 3 qt. version, the Duo Mini, that is supposed to be perfect for RVs.
Thanks for posting this Jill. Found some new pressure cooking resources!
I love my Instant Pot and have used it regularly over the past two years. It’s so nice not to have to babysit a stovetop PC. It can also save your dinner: one of my early uses was a recipe where there was too little liquid. A stovetop would have ruined the food by the time I smelled the burning, but the Instant Pot detects the overheating. In this case, it turned off the cooker before food was completely ruined and saved the meal! If I’ve not taken time to plan ahead it’s OK because there are many recipes where you can put meat in the pot straight from the freezer. I love it especially in the summer as it doesn’t put heat into the kitchen the way a stovetop PC does. It is safer for those who have small children–the outside doesn’t get hot as with a stovetop. My only complaint is they need to make an 8 quart version!
Good sources for reliable recipes and tips:
http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/
http://www.hippressurecooking.com/
They do! I just bought one on Amazon. I usually feed 15 for dinner every weeknight. I can make enough in a much shorter time. I’ve only had mine for a week but have used it several times already.
Ruth, can you share your favorite use/recipe? Thank you!
Seems like the holy grail of the kitchen?! hah! I’m very sure my lazy home needs this! Thank you so much for sharing Jill!
Enjoy Kimberly!
Will these recipes also work for a stove top pressure cooker? I just got the pressure canner/cooker that you recommend for Christmas but I haven’t used it yet.
Yes, they should mostly work for a stovetop cooker too.
I have been so curious about these pots. Just reading the comments, I can see I am going to give it a serious look.
Can it be used for pressure canning?
No, unfortunately it cannot be used for canning.
Love this, thanks! I just got mine and am totally in love. I have made yogurt, beans, rice, and broth.. This opens my mind even more!
Jill have you tried yogurt in your IP yet? I got one during the big Black Friday sale and have been loving it (especially for bone broth)! I was happy to see that you are a convert too (Iāve been happily making raw milk buttermilk from your instructions for months now). I was hoping to make raw milk yogurt as I just canāt bear the thought of heating my raw milk to 185 ? I know of at least one creamery that uses lower heat for their grass-fed, cream top yogurt and I was thinking I could use it as starter. I donāt mind straining to get it thicker.
I haven’t tried yogurt yet, but it’s on my list!
Awesome! Hope we can compare notes. I have a cheesecake cooling now and plan to give a small batch of yogurt a try this weekend! I have a big bag of wild berries in the freezer that needs to be cooked down into jam, cheesecake, yogurt topping ?
Whyyyyyyyyy does everyone say the Instant Pot is instant?? You can have squash in around 8 minutes, you say?? You fail to mention the 24 minutes it takes to bring the pressure up, not to mention releasing the pressure (which for me, every time I’ve had to do “natural release” that hasn’t happened in less than 40 minutes thus far, and I’ve used my IP a LOT this past few weeks. Even Quick Release takes at least 3 minutes, in my experience). It’s SO misleading!
That being said, I LOVE my IP and thank you for the recipe! I just wish you (and everyone else) wouldn’t lie about the darn thing. I had stars in my eyes when I first bought mine and read the manual. “Hey, honey!! It says you can make steel cut oats in 3 minutes! This is going to save me so much time!!” Riiiiiiight. Reality: That 3 minute recipe took 45 minutes start to finish. Minimum.
Bummer! Mine will be here Tuesday. I have the same misconceptions you had š
I starry with warm water or use the saute function to heat while I’m putting stuff in. I have almost nothing that takes minutes. Your gonna love it.
I agree with the previous reply. I turn the pot on sautĆ© to heat the water up while I’m doing the prep work for a pot-in-pot recipe. If I’m cooking right in the pot/liner, I always use hot liquids and if It’s a liquid that won’t burn or scorch, I turn on the sautĆ© feature as well. That always decreases the time it takes to come to pressure.
Also, the fuller the pot is, the longer it takes to NPR. I almost never do a full NPR. I usually do 10-15 minutes, then quick release the remaining pressure. For pastas I always do a quick release by releasing little bits at a time. Usually takes about 3-4 minutes.
Another big advantage for me is I can cook a lot of dishes easier, spaghetti or macaroni and cheese, all in one pot, mashed potatoes are easy too, no draining the liquid on any of them. So, less clean up.
I noticed my natural pressure release and quick release take longer if I leave the keep warm ON. Duhhhh. If it was boiling when I got the pressure released enough to open and peek, the keep warm feature would take it right back up to pressure if I put the lid back on! I’m much happier now with the time required.
I have a question, sorry if it has already been asked…can you cook boxed (or bagged) rice mixes in the PC? I know it uses less water, is there a ratio to follow?
I’m sure you can– however, I don’t use rice mixes, so don’t have any personal recommendations for you. Sorry!
How do you find the 6 qt capacity? I’m torn between this and an 8qt by fagor- Lux multipot. I’ve compared them extensively and can’t find much difference besides the 2 qt additional capacity. We often have meals for 3-4 adult kids and grand babies so thinking I’ll appreciate the extra space.
It hasn’t been a huge issue for me so far, but an 8qt definitely wouldn’t hurt!
I haven’t had an issue with the 6 at size either. We had 5 adults plus 17 and 13 year old boys here for 2 weeks. We had plenty of room in the 6 qt one. That being said, Instant Pot does make an 8 qt version. I hoped that would go on sale, but it hasn’t. So, I bought a second 6 qt and there are times I use both to cook 2 different things at once.
There is an 8 at Instant Pot now.
I purchased the 8 quart insta pot just 2 months ago. I love love it. As for the comments about it taking a long time to pressure up, that is so but keep in mind that is time you don’t have to be babysitting, stirring, ensuring it doesn’t burn time. I find myself getting to make play dough with my kids and other things i normally have no time for as a result. Also it is still a ton faster! I cooked frozen chicken in it the other day and it was done before my rice. Also squash, put the whole thing in walk away and forget. Timers are the other thing no one had mentioned yet. I can prepare the food before I leave for swimming lessons with the timer set and come home to dinner ready. e Come the food just tastes better too. Check out the health inof coming out on these pots.. it’s supposed to increase antioxidants in the food. Roasted garlic. . Ya! Have fun everyone. .
I have always used my regular pressure cooker for fresh green beans with bits of bacon. After the pressure comes up, 3 minutes and they are done. We love them this way! Can I achieve the same results with the Instant Pot?
Yes– should work just the same in the IP.
I’ve read elsewhere that for recipes designed for a standard pressure cooker, you need to add 15% to the cook time in the Instant Pot. For example, if a pressure cooker recipe calls for 10 minutes, it would be 11.5 (12) minutes in the Instant Pot.
JILL,
I just got a 6 quart Instant pot and love it. I have not tried many recipes but have made some
very tasty soups.
My problem is this. I was preparing all ingredients for a chicken veg soup. I had a dish full
of the ingredients, turned and poured contents into my pot. To my utter amazement, I did
not have the aluminum container in the pot and all the juices began running out and on the
floor. I immediately dumped all contents in another dish.
Do I have a problem with the element and can I use the pot, or have I ruined it?
Thank you for your reply.
Oh no! I’m not sure about this– maybe contact Instant Pot customer service and see what they say?
Hi, I did the same thing, TWICE, and both times I quickly opened up the bottom (unscrewed ) and carefully dried out the liquid. I let it dry for about a day and then used it. No Problems!
Good luck!
I’ve heard of people not having the pot inside when they pour in liquidy stuff. I have my fingers crossed and try to never leave it without the pot inside (once it’s washed). The one thing I do know is that an electrical thing has to be dry before electricity flows through it again. Totally dry. Any moisture causes electricity to make connections it’s not supposed to make and short out, usually kill the beloved thing. (Like cell phones not left in the rice long enough.)
I have three IP’s, 2 six qt and an 8 qt. You can speed up the time it takes to come to pressure by starting the pot while you are prepping. For example I saute the onions, garlic etc add the liquid for soups and have it heating while I chop and add the rest of the ing.
Love it!
I do the exact same thing. I once made sweet potato soup for a pitch in at work. Sauteed the onions while I peeled and cut up the potatoes. Dumped them in the pot on top of my onions. Threw in the other ingredients (herbs and spices, broth), then took the whole thing to work. Plugged it in on high, then used an immersion blender to make the soup smooth when it was ready to eat. Easy, peasy, and everyone enjoyed fresh hot soup!
Pat, do you need to adjust recipes originally written for the six quart version when using your eight quart pot? I think I read that they have different psi levels? I just ordered the 8 quart but I know most recipes I see online are made in the 6 quart version.
Anne, did you ever figure this out?? i just got my 8qt and I worry because i’m not a great cook and adjusting volumes and measurements is NOT going to work for me.. it was a gift though. I’ve done 2 recipes in it so far, i didn’t adjuster anything, and they came out fine.. hopefully I don’t need to! lol
Thank you for a very useful post, I am always on the lookout for new recipes (oh nooo, not a chocolate cake please :-))). I have had my Instant Pot for over a year now and it still the most used appliance in my kitchen. I have never tried it for deserts though. If I may add to your list above, this is one of my old favourites http://www.cooksandcookers.co.uk/recipes/rice-mince-stuffed-peppers/ Before Instant Pot I would normally make stuffed peppers in the oven, but I prefer this by far.
You’re welcome Olga! The stuffed peppers look wonderful!
Good list! I guess it’s too late to submit my dairy-free Instant Pot Butter Chicken recipe.
NomNomPaleo’s Crispy Potatoes is one of my favorites!
What’s the link Raj? I’ll add it! š
Thanks Jill!
http://www.theprimaldesire.com/pressure-cooker-butter-chicken/
Ghee is a milk-based product. It is a version of clarified butter. So, your Butter Chicken may be delicious, but not dairy-free. My husband is extremely lactose intolerant (can’t even tolerate margarine), so I know I’d have to substitute oil.
I am late to the Instant Pot party (I only heard of this thing 2 or 3 weeks ago), and I was skeptical, too, until I read your post. My main concern was that I had just invested in a programmable slow cooker three years ago, and I love it. But the 6-quart IP will take up less counter space and is the same capacity as my slow cooker, so …
I ordered one last night for my birthday, and it’s scheduled to arrive ON my birthday! Thanks for all the links to IP recipes. I’ve already created an Instant Pot board on Pinterest and am pinning this post. I’m in!
I just ordered the 7 in 1 6 qt IP today for my own Christmas present. I too am creating a board on Pinterest for recipes, lol. Great minds think alike! I have never read so many glowing reviews as there are for the IP. Excited to start using it!
Hope you love it as much I love mine, Suzy! š
I just received my instant pot 2 days ago. I googles potato soup recipe and made it in 10 min!! LOVE LOVE!! Got a question though…How do you figure out how long it takes to cook your own recipes? I’m a bit confused on that.
Thanks!
Michelle
Usually trial and error. š Sometimes I google until I find a similar recipe and then use that as a guideline.
Everything you said Jill, plus I tried for years to justify my stove-top PC. Instantpot is more than just Electric; it is pressure contained, no steam or flavor lost during cooking process.
I’ve been tempted before …. you sent me over the edge and I just ordered one. Can’t wait to play!!!!
Yay! you will love it!
At the same Vermont Fermentation Festival , that I wrote about earlier, I took a class(on behalf of my vegan daughter) on making soy yogurt from scratch. The instructor used an Instant Pot. I took voluminous notes and sent them to my daughter. I told her about the InstantPot. She lucked out!!! 2 weeks later she was at a Goodwill store and found one, brand new, never used, for $10.00!!!!!!!! She is now totally in love with it. I plan on saving up for one when I can go back to work, as she and I have very different budgets, but I can’t wait!
What a find! Lucky girl! š
Hi Jill-
Thanks for featuring this amazing product. As a small local business owner, I am sad that you are promoting Amazon. I believe that people are blind to the fact that they are putting small local businesses like their own town book store out of business. Most often, Amazon drives prices down to the point that only very large corporations who can buy in huge quantities can afford to offer items at such a reduced rate. Some companies even have small sub companies so that it may look like you are buying from a mom and pop when you aren’t. I know that affiliates are awesome ( we have a few) but please make sure that you link to their personal website and not Amazon. I’ll step down off of my big soap box now. I really am one of your biggest fans…I just don’t like Amazon!
As a senior on a fixed income Amazon often means I can afford something I couldn’t locally. Thanks for listing the Amazon links to products! If priced competitively I will buy locally.
Hi Sarah, sorry you don’t like Amazon, some people don’t, but, we all have choices! I realize it hurts the local business owner, but, that is the way the world is now, however, I do not believe that is why they do it, they want to save money just like anyone else and get free shipping if they qualify! Personally – I don’t know what I would do without it! If I need or want something I check with Amazon.com and if they have it, which they usually do, I order from them instead of paying more from shopping channels – i.e. QVC, HSN & etc. Plus, I don’t have to spend $35 or more to qualify to get it with free shipping and it gets delivered in 2 days!
Lots of comments that were made saying they had purchased from Amazon! They are just sharing where they purchased the Instant Pot! I got mine there and love it!
If you have an Instant Pot, please share with us – we don’t care where you purchased it! Just looking for new ideas/recipes!
I actually found a better deal on the Instant Pot at Kohl’s counting in their 20% off sale last week and kohl’s cash back and could have gotten an equally good deal as Amazon at Meijers Grocery store here in the Midwest. Trying to support businesses with local locations (i.e. jobs/donations for my community) sometimes I find that I end up with the better price.
I have go agree that it seems that Amazon is conquering the retail world and it’s sad to see local businesses, especially Mom & Pops and unique bookstores, but even department stores we have known forever as part of our history. I do have one thing though that makes Amazon, or even just internet shopping, important. I am a disabled access consultant and just recently have had to start using a wheelchair myself. I have tried to go out shopping — just spent the day shopping with my daughter — but it is so difficult that being able to shop on the Internet is very important to me and other disabled people. Not only is there never any available parking near the entrance, but the doors are usually not automatic and are too heavy, others don’t seem to look where they are going or to notice someone in a chair, aisles are too narrow and I bump into things, knock things off racks, etc, if I can even get to them, things are too high to reach and there are no sales people, there are no signs directing to the elevators — the list goes on! Many stores, after more than 25 years of the law, are not even legal. So yes, Amazon can be a blessing!
I purchased an IP about a year ago and like it for many things, except beef roasts. Does anyone else find they just don’t turn out the same as in a crockery lined slow cooker, as opposed to the stainless steel liner? I’ve tried it under pressure and just used the IP as a slow cooker, and not liked the results. Anyone else?
I used my IP for the first time yesterday and made a roast with pressure setting. It was dry as far as the meat but the drippings were very flavorful. I may have cooked a little too long as I vacumn seal my meat and didn’t have the weight to know how long to cook it. I will start putting the weight sticker with what I seal so I know next time.
With any kind of meat, you have to be sure to use the natural release. if you use the quick pressure release it will cause the meat to dry out. Try cooking it a little less time. you can always cook it a little more but you never can uncook it.
Had my IP for a couple years. Tried cooking rice and failed to wet. Never used it again. Would like to try again where do I start
I use 2 parts water with 1 part rice– perfect every time!
I use 1 to 1:25 ration of rice to water, as that’s what it said in my IP guidebook. That’s for brown rice. Comes out perfect every time.
What’s funny is don’t use the rice button to cook rice. Not sure why it’s there then if instructions say to use the “manual” button even. We do brown rice and 2 cups rice, 2.5 cups homemade broth. Perfect every time.
Your recipe links aren’t working….
I am so happy to have found this site. I got an IP as a Christmas gift, and it’s still sitting in the box. I’ve never used a pressure cooker, and read about the complications of learning to use one, so I haven’t even tried. I am inspired to give it a gp. Any tips are most welcome.
My AMAZING sister has bought one for my other sister’s for their birthday. I’m supposed to be getting mine for my birthday in April. I’m super excited about this gadget!
Cool stuff!
I never imagined you can use instant pot for cooking all these recipes.
I would definitely try some of the recipes.
This is the instant pot I borrow from my friend until we get our own. We use it more so she lets us keep it at our house, but amazing product! Yogurt, soup, chili, roasts, Mongolian beef, shredded chicken, and looking for more recipes my family would love. Worth getting!
I have a Power Pressure Cooker XL, 6 qt. What is the difference in the two?
Sealing rings
I think you might be interested in the offer I found on Amazon of a sealing rings for their Instant Pot, they have a cost of $ 25.99 but in the offer this is $ 10.47 for a limited time:http://amzn.to/2rcn2K5
In case you are interested
Is there a way to print all of these recipes at the same time? I am not finding a print option…
Oh, hilarious – I read the title of the post and thought, “Wow, instant pot? Things sure have changed since I was a hippie in the 70s, wonder how you cook with it?!?” Then I opened the post and realized my mistake. But it provided a few laughs!
I am intrigued but when I went to Amazon there are several different brands that say they have more functions than the Instant Pot brand and can be used for canning. How did you decide on Instant Pot over all these other brands?
Has anyone ever put their inner cooking pot in the fridge then put it in the base to reheat something? I’ve never seen this question before.
I googled recipes for wild game, venison to be exact. I used my Instant pot the other day for a venison recipe, with no pre marinating to get rid of the gamie taste. Usually I have to marinade for at least a day prior to cooking the meat. This was the best venison we have ever had. Tender, not chewy, fell apart or came apart with a fork. I used the slow cook feature on my pot and was absolutely amazed at how nice it came out. My slow cooker cooks at such a high temp that it bubbles out the liquid or burns my dinner.
my wife told me about the IP so we ordered one . we live in Alaska and we need some wild game recipes and pressure times. does any body have some to share ?
Michael
These recipes should work with all of the modern electric pressure cookers, but I have found you have to learn the nuances of your particular model. The main variations come from the time to get up to pressure and the options to release the pressure.
I find myself using mine most for recipes where those variations donāt matter so much like soups and stewed meats.
So I bought the 8 QT but Iām
Wondering if it is too much and will be hard to adjust recipes up since most seem to be written for 6 QT. Should I exchange is for a 6 QT before I start using it?
What’s with all of those LARGE Ads on your page lately ?
I have a Cuisinart Electric Pressure Cooker that has been sitting on my panty shelf like forever !!!! I need to get it out and try some of your recipes…They all sound so yummy !
Your style is really unique compared to other people I’ve read stuff
from. Many thanks for posting when you have the opportunity, Guess I will just bookmark this site.
Just tried your instant pot recipe for hard boiled eggs… the best, thank you!!!
I liked it too…
Will surely try your recipes. Thanks.
Love this massive list! I cook in my Instant Pot every week. Love not having to nurse something on the stove and how it tenderizes meat like pork belly. My favorite Instant Pot dish is braised pork belly!
Hey Fanny! We’re so glad you find this list helpful! Isn’t it crazy how quickly you become used to tools like instant pots and crock pots when you’re cooking? It’s awesome when you find a tool that helps make something so much easier.
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