Upgrade Your Weeknight Dinner With These Crazy-Delicious Instant Pot Recipes

Cooking dinner in an instant sounds too good to be true — until you meet the Instant Pot. If you don’t already have one (or maybe you’re wondering, what is an instant pot?), this multi-cooker can simplify your life by cutting down on the number of appliances on your counter. It works as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer and more. Trust us, it's not hard to find tons of easy and healthy Instant Pot recipes to make the most of this superstar kitchen tool, starting with our handy round-up!

Use the slow cooker function on your Instant Pot for cozy soup recipes or warming chili recipes that'll make your house smell amazing as they cook all day. Or, try the pressure cooker function for fattier cuts of pork, beef or chicken that usually take hours to roast but cook in the Instant Pot in a fraction of the time. Plant-based cooks, we've got options for you too! We compiled plenty of vegetarian Instant Pot recipes, like the easiest-ever, no-stir risotto or savory, eggy bread pudding. Not ready to commit your whole meal to the magical multi-cooker? No worries, cook up side dishes instead like rice or other grains while you deal with your main, or use it to steam veggies to enjoy alongside your favorite protein.

Once you start using your Instant Pot for weeknight dinners or weekend project cooking, we have a feeling you’ll never go back. For more time-saving (and seriously delicious!) recipes, check out the Good Housekeeping Instant Pot Cookbook.