If you have an Instant Pot and you know how to use it, you may know that you can make just about anything with it in record time. An Instant Pot is a great way to make healthy meals any day of the week even on busy weekdays.
While there are great cookbooks you can buy to help you lose weight with your Instant Pot, we decided to put together a list of 15 of our favorite healthy recipes because sometimes it’s easier to pull up a recipe on your smartphone than flip through a cookbook.
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Creamy Tomato Soup with Crispy Parmesan Chickpeas
This delicious recipe is vegan and gluten free. There’s also a stove-top version if you don’t own an Instant Pot, or if you’re using it to make another recipe to enjoy with this soup.
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Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
If you’re looking for a clever way to get your kids to eat more veggies, this clever mac and cheese recipe is for you. You won’t even taste the cauliflower.
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Cashew Chicken Rice
While you can make this delicious Chinese recipe in just 30 minutes, for really busy weeknights, you can plan ahead by chopping the veggies and making the rice ahead of time. Then when you’re ready for dinner, you can throw everything in your Instant Pot and have dinner ready even faster.
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Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
If you’re on a Whole30 or paleo diet, this is a meal you’ll definitely want to try. It’s filling and delicious.
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Instant Pot Eggs Benedict
Eggs have so many wonderful health benefits.
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Low Carb Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
Yes, cheesecake is on a list of healthy recipes. Yes, you can make it in your Instant Pot.
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Vegetarian Chili
This recipe is perfect for a cold winter night or to enjoy while watching a football game.
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Chicken Burrito Bowls
It only takes 25 minutes to cook an entire chicken in your Instant Pot!
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Beet Salad with Arugula, Goat Cheese and Walnuts
No, you’re not actually cooking the whole salad in the Instant Pot, just the beets.
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Baked Sweet Potato Taquitos
These healthy and delicious taquitos can be prepared ahead of time for lunch boxes or quick snacks.
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Chocolate Cake
Yes, you can have cake on a diet, and you don’t even need an oven to make it. This paleo recipe cooks in your Instant Pot in just 15 minutes.
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Lemon Pepper Salmon
The Instant Pot will give your salmon a perfect, silky texture.
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Strawberry Trail Mix Oatmeal
This is a quick and easy breakfast your whole family can enjoy.
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No-Knead Whole Wheat Rosemary Bread
Prepare this bread ahead of time and enjoy it with your favorite Instant Pot soup recipe!
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Pot Roast
You can enjoy this classic Sunday dinner any night of the week since it’s ready in about an hour.