32 Instant Pot Recipes You'll Have On Repeat

Ah, the humble Instant Pot. Not only is this thing a breeze to cook with and clean, it's multi-functioning too! With such a variety of cooking functions, you can make just about anything, from Risotto to Butter Chicken.

Better yet, it'll make weeknight cooking 1,000 times with little to no food prep required. In other words, we're obsessed with this innovative kitchen gadget, and chances are, you are too!

For a selection of 32 easy Instant Pot recipes, keep reading...

If there's one thing we find magical about Instant Pots, it's how quickly and perfectly they cook chicken and rice. The rice is the perfect texture and the chicken is insanely tender. This is the meal we cook in the Instant Pot the most often.

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Butter chicken is your favourite Indian takeaway dish that you can now make faster than delivery. Full of flavour, this dish will become a weekly staple. Chicken thighs become extremely tender under all the sauce that you'll want to soak up with plenty of naan.

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There's no need to wait for a large piece of stew meat to tenderise for hours when your Instant Pot can do it in 25 minutes. This is a warm, comforting bowl of hearty beef stew with very little effort and in a fraction of the time. It's exactly what you need an a cold winter's night!

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Is there anything more comforting than a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup? This Instant Pot recipe makes light work of this homestyle classic. Using the sauté feature, you can easily develop flavours by cooking the mirepoix (that's onions, carrots, and celery) before adding the remaining ingredients.

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These easy boneless pork chops have the most incredible creamy lemon sauce. And it all comes together in the Instant Pot—no stovetop or oven required. Even though it takes a little over an hour, it's so easy, you'll be adding it to your weeknight dinner rotation soon enough.

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If there's one thing the Instant Pot does well, it's chilli. The pot takes away all of the legwork of standing and stirring over the stove for forever. This is now our favourite Chilli Recipe. It's so flavourful! Swap in different beans or use minced turkey instead. It will all come out delicious!

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Instant Pots are amazing for soup. You simply add ingredients, set your Instant Pot to high, and press go! Soups are done in less than 20 minutes.

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Homemade mac and cheese is usually a lengthy process. You need to shred a ton of cheese, make a roux, make a cheese sauce, cook the pasta, then bake it with bread crumbs (if you want a crispy topping). But this recipe seriously cuts down on the process. Everything—pasta and sauce—cooks together in the pot.

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Is there anything more comforting or satisfying than a big batch of mashed potatoes? They’re the ultimate side dish. Make room on the stovetop by turning to your Instant Pot.

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Cooking with dried black beans is always better than using canned. And while it's easy to cook black beans, it can take a long time and some forethought. There is no need to think ahead with the Instant Pot. You can cook dried beans in 35 minutes, meaning you can still use them in that Nacho Soup you were planning on making tonight. Easy peasy.

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Who doesn't love a big tray of nachos? These are particularly good, considering they're loaded with delicious, tender braising steak.

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We're always searching for the best way to make the fudgiest brownies, and we might have found it in the Instant Pot. This is a straightforward and easy recipe that won't heat up your kitchen during the summer. Win, win, win.

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Love homemade pancakes? Feeding a crowd? We got you. This easy recipe requires no flipping, and it's ridiculously fluffy and delicious.

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No standing over the stove and stirring with this insanely easy applesauce! We like ours on the less-sweet side, but if you're finding yours a little too tart, you can always stir in more sugar after they've been cooked.

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You turn to spaghetti when you have nothing else in the house and need a meal fast. Throwing everything together in the Instant Pot means you still get dinner fast (but with a homemade marinara instead of the jarred stuff).

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Golden and speckled with herbs on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside: Is this not everything you want for dinner? If you're busy running around the house doing other things, this is the perfect recipe to make tonight. With just 10 minutes of hands-on time, these chicken breasts practically cook themselves.

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We love our Instant Pot for making roasts because it tenderises it SO quickly. What would normally take hours in the oven takes only one hour in the Instant Pot and you can cook everything at once—and even sear it, too!

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This easy instant pot chicken and butternut squash curry is seasoned with cumin, coriander, sweet paprika, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and cayenne. We like to serve it with a big dollop of whole milk yogurt and sliced almonds over rice.

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Thanks to a little slurry of flour and hot chicken stock or water, the gravy that comes with these chicken thighs is luxuriously smooth and full of chicken flavour. We think it's the best thing you can do with those magical chicken fat drippings!

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When cooking rice, a lot of things can go wrong. But not in this stupid easy recipe. Instant Pot, we 💖 you.

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The Instant Pot is a machine. It takes all of the arm workout out of making risotto. Start with warm stock just as you would with a stovetop risotto and you'll have a creamy risotto in no time.

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This recipe is the perfect jumping off point for any of your favourite types of wings. Not a fan of buffalo sauce? Use your favourite barbecue sauce instead! Looking for something a bit more adventurous? Make a batch of sauce from our Spicy Asian Chicken Wing recipe and use it to coat your wings. Spice lovers will FLIP. 😍

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While not exactly instant, this Instant Pot recipe takes half the time most braised ribs recipes call for. The richness of bacon and short ribs shines against the mildly sweet background of sherry wine, carrots, and star anise.

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It's one of the oldest soups we eat, dating back to the Roman ages. At its most basic, it's a soup made from dried spit peas and ham.

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With just around 10 minutes of hands-on time, this perfectly cooked pork tenderloin comes together in under 30 minutes.

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Loaded with cabbage, cauliflower, bell pepper, and courgette, this vegetable soup is a healthy way to warm up this winter.

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The nature of the Instant Pot is to steam things and that's why a Banana Bread is so very good after being cooked in one. The banana bread will be perfectly moist and so tender. It might take just as long as it would in your oven to bake, but the results are out of this world.

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For when you need cheesecake stat.

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Love lasagne? This recipe might take a couple short cuts, but it's loaded with layers of flavour. We like popping the cooked lasagne under the grill for a second to get some colour, but it's totally optional if you'd rather not turn on your oven.

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