40+ Quick Dinner Recipes for Your Instant Pot
When you need to get dinner on the table FAST, use your Instant Pot to make one of these 40 quick dinner recipes.
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Chicken Pesto Pasta
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 24 minutes
This creamy and easy Chicken Pesto Pasta is the perfect family dinner! Made in the pressure cooker with curly cavatappi, store-bought pesto, and juicy chicken.
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Active Time 6 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
Instant Pot Chicken and Mushrooms is an easy and delicious weeknight chicken recipe made with garlic and parmesan cheese in a creamy tomato sauce and tender chicken breasts.
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Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli over Rice
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 14 minutes
This Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli recipe features bite-size pieces of chicken and crisp-tender broccoli, smothered in a creamy cheese sauce and served over fluffy white rice you cook pot-in-pot. You'll have this family favorite on your table in under 30 minutes!
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Rosemary Bacon Mac and Cheese
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 14 minutes
Creamy Instant Pot Rosemary-Bacon Mac and Cheese has melted Gruyere, fresh herbs, and smoky crumbled bacon on top.
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5-Cheese Baked Ziti
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 20 minutes
This 5 Cheese Baked Ziti is an Instant Pot pasta recipe inspired by Olive Garden’s cheesy, crispy baked ziti with alfredo and marinara sauce.
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Poppyseed Chicken
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 34 minutes
This Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole has a crispy crumb topping from Ritz Crackers, and a creamy, cheesy center with sour cream, parmesan, and cream cheese.
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Shrimp Alfredo Pasta
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 24 minutes
This easy Shrimp Alfredo Pasta is an Instant Pot dinner made with juicy shrimp and rotini in a creamy parmesan-garlic sauce.
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Meatball Sandwiches
Active Time 3 minutes Total Time 6 minutes
These quick and easy Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches are made with frozen meatballs and homemade marinara, served on toasted sub rolls with melted cheese.
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One-Pot Tortellini
Active Time 2 minutes Total Time 12 minutes
Easy One-Pot Tortellini in the Instant Pot is a fast and flavorful weeknight pasta dinner with tomato sauce and cheese-filled pasta perfect for Meatless Monday.
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Frozen Ground Beef Chili
Active Time 10 minutes Total Time 55 minutes
This is the easiest Instant Pot Ground Beef Chili, made using frozen ground beef, beef broth, dried spices, and canned tomatoes for a weeknight meal you'll love!
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Cheeseburger Soup
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 40 minutes
This easy Cheeseburger Soup starts with frozen ground beef and pre-chopped potatoes and is finished with plenty of melty cheese for a family favorite dinner that cooksk up quick in your Instant Pot.
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Chicken Scampi
Active Time 3 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
This Chicken Scampi Pasta recipe is a fast and easy weeknight dinner made in an Instant Pot with dried seasoning, red onion, bell pepper, and melty cheese.
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Easy Sloppy Joes
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 22 minutes
This Easy Sloppy Joe Recipe has a mustard-spiked sauce and are made with chicken gumbo soup for a quick weeknight recipe.
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Bacon Chicken Ranch Sandwiches
Active Time 7 minutes Total Time 27 minutes
This Instant Pot Ranch Bacon Chicken recipe has a rich, creamy cheese sauce and smoky bacon for sandwiches, salads, and more easy dinners.
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Hawaiian Meatballs
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
This recipe for Instant Pot Hawaiian Meatballs starts with frozen meatballs for a quick appetizer OR a full dinner when served with rice and sides.
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Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 15 minutes
Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs is a quick and easy 15-minute pressure cooker dinner with frozen meatballs, your favorite spaghetti sauce, and Parmesan cheese.
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Chicken Bacon Penne Pasta in a Garlic Cream Sauce
Active Time 3 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
This Chicken Bacon Pasta is a quick, easy, one-pot meal that's rich, creamy, and delicious! It's pure comfort food with a creamy garlic sauce, fresh spinach, and tomatoes, that's ready in about 30 minutes.
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Chinese Lemon Chicken
Active Time 3 minutes Total Time 13 minutes
Instant Pot Chinese Lemon Chicken cooks up quick and features tender pieces of chicken in a sweet lemon sauce, seasoned with just a hint of ginger, garlic, and red pepper.
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Instant Pot Egg Roll Bowls
Active Time 2 minutes Total Time 15 minutes
All the flavor of an egg roll in an easy-to-make, easy-to-serve bowl. Since the cabbage and carrots come preshredded, you can have a tasty, low-carb meal on the table in under 30 minutes!
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Creamy Chicken Lazone
Active Time 3 minutes Total Time 20 minutes
Chicken Lazone features seasoned chicken tenders fried in butter, pressure cooked until tender, served over pasta with a rich cream sauce. Believe it or not, you can get this decadent meal on your table in under 30 minutes!
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Active Time 3 minutes Total Time 15 minutes
Cook your pasta and homemade meatless marinara sauce at the same time in the same pot—all done in 3 minutes at High Pressure.
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Quick Broccoli Cheese Soup
Active Time 1 minute Total Time 16 minutes
This delicious Broccoli Cheese Soup has a 1-minute pressure cook time and a creamy texture with bites of broccoli and carrots!
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Chicken Shawarma
Active Time 10 minutes Total Time 20 minutes
This Chicken Shawarma is made with spices you probably already have in your cupboard. A Middle Eastern meal, tender chunks of seasoned chicken thighs are served on lettuce leaves with Tzatziki sauce.
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Chicken Enchilada Pasta
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 19 minutes
This Chicken Enchilada Pastais a fusion of Tex-Mex and Italian. It’s a quick, one pot meal, perfect for a busy weeknight. If you have an air-fryer lid, you can even brown the cheese on top right in the cooking pot.
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Pulled BBQ Chicken
Active Time 6 minutes Total Time 31 minutes
I’ve adapted one of my 30-minute meals, the Instant Pot Shredded Barbecue Chicken recipe from my cookbook, The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook. I often use this chicken for both sandwiches and salads—it’s one I often keep on hand.
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American Chop Suey (aka Beefaroni)
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 21 minutes
American Chop Suey is a classic comfort food made with macaroni, ground beef, onions, and bell peppers—then loaded with mozzarella and crisped until golden brown. Makes a big batch to feed a crowd and ready in under 30 minutes.
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Easy Instant Pot Pasta and Sauce
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 25 minutes
Instant Pot Pasta and sauce is the perfect weeknight meal—quick, easy and delicious! The bow-tie pasta cooks in the sauce so you only have one pot to clean up.
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Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole
Active Time 4 minutes Total Time 24 minutes
This Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole has all the flavors of stuffed green peppers BUT it's much easier to make in this Instant Pot casserole.
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Honey Sesame Chicken
Active Time 3 minutes Total Time 25 minutes
Make this quick, easy to make Instant Pot dinner that tastes like one of your family's favorite Asian carry-out meals! This Honey Sesame Chicken features tender, bite-size chunksof chicken in a sweet, sticky sauce.
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Thai Chicken Thighs
Active Time 9 minutes Total Time 25 minutes
These tender Chicken Thighsare cooked in a Thai-inspired peanut sauce—cooked in your Instant Pot and on your table in under 30 minutes!
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Chicken Taco Filling
Active Time 15 minutes Total Time 28 minutes
This chicken taco filling is so versatile! It's great for taco salads, enchiladas, burritos, and more! And it's SO convenient for busy nights—you don't even have to remember thaw the frozen chicken!
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Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Active Time 3 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
If you love BBQ chicken and Hawaiian chicken teriyaki, you'll love this easy-to-make Hawaiian BBQ Chicken. A mash up of flavors with tender chunks of chicken and sweet pineapple in a tangy barbecue sauce.
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Kalua Chicken
Active Time 12 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
This tender chicken recipe is a juicy, flavorful alternative to Kalua Pork. You can have these easy Instant Pot chicken thighs on the table in 30 minutes.
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Pressure Cooker Pork Tenderloin Marsala and Penne Pasta
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 45 minutes
This Pressure Cooker / Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin Marsala is a quick and easy dinner that's also gluten free.
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Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
Pressure cooker chicken and wild rice soupis a cream-based soup loaded with chicken, long grain and wild rice, carrots, onion, and celery. A quick-cooking, hearty soup recipe you'll want to make again and again!
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Pressure Cooker Pepperoni Pizza Pasta
Active Time 6 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
ThisPressure Cooker Pepperoni Pizza Pasta is a perfect family meal. It’s a 30 minute meal with an irresistible golden, cheesy top. It cooks up even quicker when you brown it in your Ninja Foodi or with your Mealthy Crisp Lid!
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Artichoke Chicken
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
Artichoke chickenis a quick, easy, Instant Pot chicken dinner recipe. Smoked paprika gives thisArtichoke Chicken tons of flavor as well as a pretty color—plus, you can make it in your Instant Pot with ingredients you likely have in your pantry!
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Homemade Beef and Broccoli
Active Time 12 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
This dish features tender, thin-sliced beef and broccoli in a rich sauce that is salty and sweet, with just a little heat from the red pepper flakes. It's better than take-out and comes together in about 30 minutes!
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Mongolian Beef
Active Time 12 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
This is our pressure cooker version of PF Changs' popular mongolian beef recipe. We make it with thinly sliced flank steak cooked in alightlysweet, garlic ginger sauce until tender.Plus, it's ready in about 30 minutes!
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Pressure Cooker Indian Butter Chicken
Active Time 5 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
This Butter Chicken has classic restaurantflavors but it's easy to make at home. You'll love the combination of tender chicken thighs and a creamy, buttery tomato sauce—and it's ready in about 30 minutes!
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Cauliflower Fettuccine Alfredo
Active Time 6 minutes Total Time 25 minutes
This Olive Garden recipe is packed with a TON of veggie goodness! Dreamy, creamy fettuccine alfredo—ready in under 30 minutes!
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Easy French Dip Sandwiches
Active Time 10 minutes Total Time 30 minutes
French Dip Sandwiches don't get much easier than this! Just toss the meat ingredients into the cooking pot and walk away while dinner makes itself. These Easy French Dip Sandwiches work great in the Instant Pot or any brand of electric pressure cooker.
