Plenty of bloggers and cooks are fans of the Instant Pot and have figured out how to make chicken, soups, rice, and even cheesecake in the appliance. If you're curious about experimenting with an Instant Pot — and potentially replacing your slow cooker — read ahead for more recipes to start with.
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Every garlic-lover will swoon over this soup that has 40 (yes, really) cloves of garlic. When sauteed in an Instant Pot and cooked down with broth, they become soft and tender, adding creaminess to the soup without any actual cream.
Steel-cut oats typically take at least 30 minutes to cook on the stovetop, so your breakfast routine will be totally transformed by this 15-minute version.
No joke: cooking chicken in an Instant Pot takes eight to 10 minutes. Add just a few minutes to dinner prep to make the homemade pesto, and you've got a balanced meal in no time at all.
Inspired by caprese salad, these meatballs have a surprise in the form of mini mozzarella balls inside. After just 30 minutes, you can serve these meatballs as an appetizer or over a bed of pasta for dinner.
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You can cook this barbecue chicken in a slow cooker or in the Instant Pot. Bonus: the Instant Pot allows you to reduce the runny sauce on the high setting after you remove the chicken until it becomes thick and glaze-like.
Did you know you can essentially pressure-cook a cheesecake? This Oreo cheesecake, loaded with cream cheese, crushed Oreos, vanilla, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce, "bakes" for about 40 minutes in an Instant Pot.
This flavorful congee, or rice porridge, only takes an hour to make in an Instant Pot with ground pork, chicken broth, short-grain rice, ginger, cabbage, and fish sauce.
Use your favorite jarred salsa verde to add loads of flavor to this easy chicken dish, which you can use to meal prep your lunches or dinners for the whole week.