What should I make first in my new Instant Pot?

When it comes to breaking your Instant Pot in, it's a good idea to start with some basic foods and simple meals you're already familiar with, then slowly expand your Instant Pot repertoire from there. Try making staples like eggs, sweet potatoes, rice, or lentils using just the pressure cooker function.

Can I cook in an Instant Pot?

In general, Instant Pots do so much more than just pressure cooking and can be used as a rice cooker, slow cooker, steamer yogurt maker, sauté pan, and a meal warmer .

Why does Instapot say burn food?

The Instant Pot's burn message simply means that your Instant Pot has detected that its inner pot has gotten too hot . There may be a slight amount of burned food at the bottom of your pot, but not enough to ruin whatever you're cooking.

22 Instant Pot Recipes That'll Convert You Into A Believer (2024)

22 Instant Pot Recipes That'll Convert You Into A Believer (1)

No matter how hard you fight it, an Instant Pot is almost certainly going to weasel its way into your life at some point.

The New York Times has written about it as “The Kitchen Gadget That Spawned A Religion.” Devotees of the appliance have branded themselves as “Potheads.” And almost more significantly, your Aunt Kathy in Florida has been posting to an Instant Pot Facebook group for the past year. Face it, the Instant Pot is officially mainstream.

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Even if you already own two slow cookers and three different types of rice cookers, the Instant Pot can achieve a few things those devices can’t. Among the latest model’s functions are slow cooker, rice/porridge cooker, cake maker, yogurt maker, sauté/sear, steamer, warmer, sterilizer and most importantly for the purpose of this article, pressure cooker.

The pressure cooking function is a lifesaver for anyone who wants to turn big hunks of meat into tender, fall-off-the-bone deliciousness in a freakishly short amount of time. And if you’re someone who cooks a lot of legumes, the pressure cooker allows you to cook dried beans ― which typically require soaking overnight and several hours of cooking ― in less than an hour total, from start to finish. The Instant Pot’s pressure cooker feature doesn’t function much differently than a classic pressure cooker, but it gives you the benefit of being combined with about eight other appliances.

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Pro tip: If you’re looking for Instant Pot recipes that take advantage of the pressure cooker feature, you don’t have to search specifically for “Instant Pot recipes” or buy cookbooks specifically written for Instant Pots (though Melissa Clark’s is exceptional, if you want one). Just search the internet or old cookbooks for “pressure cooker recipes,” which have existed for decades, and use those recipes interchangeably with the Instant Pot.

In the meantime, below we’ve collected some of our favorite recipes from bloggers. They all use the pressure cooker feature of the Instant Pot, so take your pick and find out what Aunt Kathy’s fuss is all about.

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Instant Pot Chicken And Spinach Ramen

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Half Baked Harvest

Get the Instant Pot Chicken And Spinach Ramen recipe from Half Baked Harvest

Life-Changing Instant Pot Beef Stew

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Pinch of Yum

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Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

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Savory Tooth

Get the Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala recipe from Savory Tooth

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Instant Pot Turkey Meatballs And Spaghetti Squash

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Half Baked Harvest

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Vegetarian Lentil Tortilla Soup

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Peas and Crayons

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