Best Instant Pot Recipes

Do you ever look at recipes online and wonder, are these really as delicious as they seem? Yeah, same. So over the last 6 weeks, we made 10 of the Internet’s BEST Instant Pot recipes.

Do you ever look at recipes online and wonder, are these really as delicious as they seem?

So over the last 6 weeks, Krista (our shoot assistant at POY and a blogger at Destination Delish) and I together made 10 of the Internet’s BEST Instant Pot recipes. Whoa.

We decided to pick out ten recipes from blogs and websites around the Internet that seem to have people all in a tizzy with their high reviews, pins, saves, comments, and all-around popularity, and actually put them to the test.

We grocery shopped, we sautéed, we natural-pressure-released, we sampled and sampled some more, we took notes, we raved, we critiqued, we felt happy eating a lot of really good food. There were chicken recipes, soup recipes, pasta recipes, and more.

And here it is today – our big report. Our big Best Instant Pot Recipes report.

And at the end, we attempted the impossible and picked our top three recipes out of this list that we think you NEED to try.

Best Instant Pot Recipes: Pot Roast

The best Instant Pot recipes for easy dinners! This collection of recipes includes chicken, beef and vegetarian recipes, plus more dinner ideas. Start with this comforting Instant Pot Pot Roast recipe.

Prep: 25min

Total: 125min

Yield: 8

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 428 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Protein 36 g, Fat 22 g, Saturated Fat 9 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 117 mg, Sodium 592 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 4 g, unSaturated Fat 13 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 3 pound boneless beef chuck roast
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion (coarsely chopped)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 ½ cups low sodium beef broth
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
• 6 medium carrots (cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 1 ½ pounds whole baby potatoes
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch (optional, for thickening gravy)
• 2 tablespoons water (optional, for thickening gravy)

Instruction:

1. Cut the beef roast in half.
2. Season the beef on all sides with the salt and pepper.
3. Heat the oil in the Instant Pot using the sauté function until hot.
4. Place the beef in the pot and brown, 3-4 minutes per side. Transfer to a clean plate.
5. Add the onion to the pot. Cook until softened and lightly browned, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and turn off the Instant Pot.
6. Add the tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Stir well and scrape up any browned bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pot.
7. Put the beef back in the pot. Add the fresh thyme sprigs or dried thyme.
8. Close the Instant Pot lid and move the steam release valve to the sealing position. Pressure cook on high pressure for 60 minutes. When the cook time ends, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes and then quick release any remaining pressure by moving the valve to the venting position.
9. Open the Instant Pot lid and add the carrots and potatoes on top of the beef. Close the lid, seal the pot, and pressure cook for 5 more minutes on high pressure. Then let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes. Quick release any remaining pressure.
10. Remove the beef and vegetables from the pot, leaving the juices in the pot. Discard the fresh thyme stems. Use two forks to shred the roast into chunks.
11. Thicken the juices in the pot (optional): Turn on sauté. Stir together 2 tablespoons each of cornstarch and water and then stir into the liquid in the Instant Pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until gravy has thickened slightly.

Top 10 Instant Pot Recipes OF ALL TIME!

FAQ

What is the best things to cook in a Instapot?

• Rice. Instant Pot. …
• Flan. Taste of Home. …
• Ramen. Half Baked Harvest. …
• Chicken Noodle Soup. Cooking Classy. …
• Salmon. Savory Tooth. …
• Beef Bourguignon. Taste of Home. …
• Ribs. Damn Delicious. …
• Short Ribs. My Korean Kitchen.

What should I make first in my new Instant Pot?

1. Instant Pot Ribs. Ribs are probably the most popular recipe to make in the Instant Pot! …
2. Instant Pot Whole Chicken. …
3. Instant Mississippi Pot Roast. …
4. Instant Pot Boiled Eggs. …
5. Instant Pot Applesauce. …
6. Instant Pot Mac and Cheese. …
7. Instant Pot Taco Soup. …
8. Instant Pot Spaghetti.

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