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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.
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.
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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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 handalready!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
These Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are creamy, fluffy, and full of rich, buttery flavor. Ready in a fraction of the time, they’re the perfect easy side dish for any meal!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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!
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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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.
So many amazing IP recipes! Think I’m gonna start with some tacos.
These recipes looks really good! Can’t wait to try them all!
Instant Pot french dip is my favorite on this list. Bookmarking this page!
I love cooking in the Instant Pot. And here are so many delicious recipes!