12 Recipes That Prove the Pressure Cooker Is Your New Best Friend

Locking in all the flavors and textures of split peas and ham hocks in a pressure cooker ensures the soup is the perfect consistency (not too thick and not too thin) and doesn't lose any flavor to evaporation.

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Instead of taking the time to braise a pork roast in the oven, throw it in a pressure cooker and have dinner ready in just over an hour.

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Cut back on time by making fall-apart beef for french dip sandwiches in a pressure cooker instead of a slow cooker, and get just as juicy results.

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A great alternative to frying chicken wings is baking them, but using a pressure cooker is even easier. The wings cook for a mere nine minutes in the pressure cooker before you broil them for a few minutes to achieve a crispy exterior.

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This shoyu chicken, or Hawaiian sesame chicken, is glazed with a sweet and sticky sauce of apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and toasted sesame oil.

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This tender pulled pork cooks in just an hour, as opposed to a slow-cooker version that could take five times as long.

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This restaurant-style dal makhani, a vegetarian Indian dish made of lentils, kidney beans, spices, and cream, is the definition of comfort food.

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As an alternative to mashed potatoes, simmer cubed butternut squash in a pressure cooker until it's soft enough to mash until smooth. Top it with a rich brown butter sauce flavored with earthy sage.

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Prep and cleanup on taco night will never be the same once you discover how to cook a juicy batch of carnitas in the pressure cooker.

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Mushrooms get a boost in flavor from coriander, turmeric, and chili powder in this marinated rice dish.

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Risotto typically requires careful attention and constant stirring over the stove, but you can place the rice, mushrooms, onion, white wine, and stock in a pressure cooker for a much easier version.

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Chicken, mole sauce, and veggies combine for a 10-minute dinner you can whip up in a pinch.

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