Are you new to the Instant Pot? Here are all of the easiest instant pot recipes for beginners in one place! We show you how to make everything from main dishes to side dishes – even simple desserts!
I LOVE cooking with an instant pot. I also remember when I was brand new and afraid to even turn the thing on, let alone cook with it!
The Easiest Instant Pot Recipes for Beginners
That’s why I always recommend starting with a super simple recipe to get you comfortable cooking with your instant pot. Soon you will see just how non-scary cooking with an electric pressure cooker and how much time it can save you come dinner time!
My favorite recipe to recommend to beginners is Hawaiian Chicken. Not only is it a perfect first-recipe to make in the instant pot, it’s only 3 ingredients and is totally family friendly!
You can grab that recipe on this list along with a handful of other tried and true instant pot recipes for beginners. Once you are more comfortable cooking in your instant pot, you can browse our full list of instant pot recipes.
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Instant Pot Artichokes with Creamy Chili Dipping Sauce
Instant Pot Artichokes are the easiest and fastest way to steam artichokes. Learn how to make them along with a delicious creamy chili dipping sauce in this post!
Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken
Make this sweet and satisfying Hawaiian chicken in your instant pot electric pressure cooker. This is an easy 3 ingredient recipe that you can just mix together and walk away.
Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken
A delicious spin on traditional buffalo wings made quickly in the instant pot. This recipe includes directions for cooking with both fresh and frozen chicken breast.
Whip up a big batch of creamy mashed potatoes with our no-fail recipe for instant pot mashed potatoes! Pressure cooker mashed potatoes really are the easiest way to make mashed potatoes – without having to babysit boiling potatoes on the stove!
Enjoy perfectly cooked sweet corn every time with this recipe for instant pot corn on the cob! With just three simple ingredients – you will have as many or as little ears of corn ready in under 30 minutes!
Instant Pot Applesauce is so easy to make and tastes way better than store-bought applesauce! You can prep this recipe in just 10 minutes and let your instant pot do the heavy lifting! We include directions for both sweetened and unsweetened pressure cooker applesauce, too!
