Let’s face it: the Instant Pot just makes healthy cooking easier. And I’m all about easy, automatic changes. So here is a collection of my favorite healthy Instant Pot recipes, from breakfast to side dishes to dessert and more.
PS: My favorite 6-quart Instant Pot is on SALE right now for a really good price. Go check it out HERE.
Already have an Instant Pot? Here are some of my favorite accessories:
- Huge Accessories Kit for Instant Pot (the best value)
- Extra Silicone Lids for Food Storage
- Extra Inner Pot
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Instant Pot Breakfast Recipes
Did you know you can make breakfast in your pressure cooker? The Instant Pot really helps streamline the morning routine. So whether you prefer eggs or muffins for breakfast, there’s a great recipe for you to try below:
1. Pressure Cooker Scotch Eggs
2. Chocolate Zucchini Muffin Bites
6. Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
7. Breakfast Apple Cranberry Steel Cut Oats
9. Pressure Cooker Vanilla Latte Steel Cut Oats
10. Breakfast Quinoa
11. Pressure Cooker Paleo Banana Bread
Instant Pot Soup Recipes
Healthy soup used to take hours of careful oversight. But these simple Instant Pot soups make clean eating easy! Several of the recipes below are approved for Paleo, Whole 30, and gluten-free eating plans.
13. Instant Pot Vegetable Broth
14. Lasagna Soup
15. Butternut Squash and Apple Soup (whole30)
16. Instant Pot Cream of Asparagus Soup
17. Minestrone Soup (gluten free)
19. Lemony Garden Vegetable Chicken Soup
20. Sausage Kale Sweet Potato Soup
21. Paleo Chicken Vegetable Soup
22. Instant Pot Paleo Thai Carrot Soup
23. Texas Red Chili
Instant Pot Chicken Recipes
Hearty chicken recipes take a fraction of the time in your Instant Pot. By combining the saute function with the pressure cooker setting, you can make most of these recipes in one pot – it saves on time and it saves you on dishwashing, too!
24. Instant Pot Whole Roast Chicken
25. Instant Pot Curried Lemon Coconut Chicken
26. Buffalo Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
27. Butter Chicken
29. Easiest Paleo Italian Chicken
30. Easy Salsa Shredded Chicken
31. Paleo Sweet & Sour Mango Chicken Thighs
32. Gluten Free Sweet and Sour Chicken
35. Paleo Green Coconut Curry with Cilantro Mint Herb Pate
36. Cranberry Apple Chicken with Cabbage
38. Instant Pot Chicken Marsala with Spaghetti Squash
40. Pressure Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken
Instant Pot Beef Recipes
Here are some fast and easy beef recipes for your pressure cooker. Forget about slow-cooking your beef to tenderness – the Instant Pot will produce melt-in-your-mouth recipes so much faster than you ever could before.
47. Instant Pot Ground Beef (how to unfreeze quickly)
49. Paleo Swedish Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy
50. Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with Tomatoes and Onions
51. Spiced Cranberry Pot Roast
53. Pressure Cooker Skinny Sloppy Joes
Instant Pot Pork Recipes
Pork is another meat that can be tricky to cook to the point of perfect tenderness. The Instant Pot saves the day again! Plus, the pressure cooking method actually infuses the pork with all the delicious flavors in these recipes, which makes them even more mouth-watering.
54. Pressure Cooker Pork Roast with Mushroom Gravy
55. Pork Carnitas
56. Pork Roast with Mushroom Gravy
57. BBQ Pulled Pork
60. Bone in Ham with Maple-Honey Glaze
Other Instant Pot Main Dishes
Here are a few bonus meat dishes you can try in your pressure cooker:
61. Moist and Tender Turkey Breast
62. Pressure Cooker Lamb Shanks
63. Instant Pot Ground Lamb Curry
Instant Pot Vegetarian/Vegetable Recipes
Looking for healthy vegetarian recipes? The Instant Pot is the master of all things vegetarian, too. Try one of these healthy recipes below:
66. Butternut Squash in an Instant Pot
68. Brussels Sprouts in an Instant Pot
69. Sweet and Orangey Brussels Sprouts
71. Garlic Rosemary Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
72. Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes
73. Instant Pot Green Beans, Bacon, and Mushrooms
75. How to Cook Artichokes in a Pressure Cooker
76. Pressure Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes
77. Corn Cob Recipe
79. Instant Pot Smothered Cajun Greens
Instant Pot Fruit Recipes
Yep, fruit belongs in the Instant Pot, too! These easy recipes use fruit to make delicious, healthy dishes your whole family will love to eat.
80. Instant Pot Stuffed Peaches
83. Naturally Sweetened Cranberry Sauce
85. Pressure Cooker Berry Compote
86. Spiced Pumpkin Apple Butter
87. Easy Orange Marmalade Recipe
88. Pressure Cooker Raspberry Curd
89. Crockpot Cinnamon Apples Recipe
Healthy Dessert Recipes in Your Instant Pot
This collection wouldn’t be complete without a few healthy desserts. Did you know you can make low-carb cheesecake in your Instant Pot? Life isn’t complete until you’ve tried it. 😉
90. Pressure Cooker (Low Carb) Cheesecake
94. Orange Dark Chocolate Cheesecake
95. Tapioca Pudding
96. Gluten Free Chocolate Cheesecake
97. Molten Chocolate Mini Lava Cake
98. Borlotti Bean Brownie Cake
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Hi Elizabeth! What a fantastic array of recipes! I’m always looking for new ideas. Pinned and shared. Thanks!
Thanks, Marge! So glad you liked this collection. 🙂
Thanks for posting my Butternut Squash Apple Soup. I can’t wait to try some of the recipes in this post!
Thanks for the awesome recipe!! 🙂
loving this Thanking you so much pinned and will be trying these recipes kind regards
So glad you liked this post, Victoria! 🙂
Are these recipes available as a PDF file?
No, I’m sorry, not right now. 🙂
In your book you recommend sautéed vegetables, but not broccoli. Which ones would you suggest?
Broccoli is probably fine if cooked well and you don’t have any thyroid issues. Plus there’s a big difference between eating a pound a day and eating it 1-2 times per week. 😉
Honestly, all veggies have their pros and cons. I wouldn’t worry too much about the cons if you’re eating a variety and they don’t seem to bother you. Carrots, peas, leafy greens, peppers, all that good stuff. 🙂
I just got an Instant Pot Cooker as a gift and really don’t like the kitchen. I have a picky eater and I don’t like red meat but your variety of recipes are outstanding.
Do you have any picky eater meal plans and things that will go with it???
Thanks
So glad you like the recipes! I haven’t put together a picky eaters collection but that is such a good idea. I have a little too much experience in that area, lol.
Just got my pot. Can not wait thanks for the ideas.
I need new recipes for our new instant pot.
Yes, pdf would be awesome!
Thanks for including me!
Of course! 🙂
So many great ideas in one spot. Thanks for including mine.
So happy to feature yours! 🙂