Using a pressure cooker has made my life so much easier! I use my instant pot 3-4 times a week for quick and easy dinners. Here are some of my favorite healthy pressure cooker recipes.
Never heard of a pressure cooker?
It’s amazing! It’s more than a basic food cooker—it’s a machine designed to cook food super fast.
Imagine a sous vide machine. Except not enormous and taking up half your kitchen.
The Pressure Cooker I Use: Instant Pot
If you’re at all considering buying a pressure cooker I recommend the instant pot. They go far and beyond a basic crock pot. Plus you can make all these delicious (and healthy) recipes! It’s a great purchase for so many reasons.
How I Use My Pressure Cooker
I find new ways to use my pressure cooker all the time but here are some of the foods I prep weekly for my family
Beans – Each week I make a batch of beans, either black or pinto. I soak the beans overnight (or during the day if I forget to soak them the night before) and pressure cook them on the bean/chili setting for 30-40 minutes. The beans cook perfectly on this setting and I love that I don’t have to have them cooking all day long like I use to with my crock pot!
Whole Chicken & Broth – I’ll cook a whole chicken in my pressure cooker, remove the meat, add veggies and make broth.
Steamed Artichokes – My family LOVES artichokes! One of the easiest ways to cook artichokes is in a pressure cooker on the steam setting. I trim the artichokes, add water and the steam basket, then steam them for 20 minutes.
Potatoes – I peel and cut my potatoes and cook them in water for 5-8 minutes. I store the taters in my fridge until I’m ready to use them. I’ll toss them on my salads, mash them and add butter (easy mashed potatoes) or toss them in my cast iron with coconut oil and make breakfast potatoes.
20 Healthy Pressure Cooker Recipes
Below are 20 kitchen tested healthy pressure cooker recipes!
1. Easy Instant Pot Deviled Eggs
3. Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash
11. Pulled Pork Carnitas Lettuce Wraps
12. Chicken Tortilla Soup
14. Pressure Cooker Cacciatore
16. Easy To Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
20. Cauliflower Smoked Cheddar Soup
I came across your “Pressure Cooker” recipe link (20 Healthy Pressure Cooker Recipes). They look great!
Do you have information on how to implement/convert your recipes using a Fagor stove top pressure cooker as opposed to the “Instant Pot” cooker? Don’t have one of those…
Thank you
Tiffany—Thank you for your generosity of recipes—my grandaughter is autistic and likes sweets along with being a vegetarian so these gummy recipes are wonderful! I read all of your variations and thank you for being “A test kitchen”
for all your readers. Your children are very lucky to have you as their mom, helping them enjoy eating and keeping them healthy. I am glad I found you!
Sande