Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes - 365 Days of Slow Cooking and Pressure Cooking (2024)

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Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes

The Instant Pot is a great tool to make vegetarian soups and pasta dishes. In addition there’s not a better tool than the Instant Pot to cook dried beans, peas, lentils, wheat berries, barley, quinoa and other grains. If you’re looking to incorporate more vegetarian Instant pot dishes into your diet I’ve got several ideas to get you started!

Note: Some cheeses are not vegetarian, including Parmesan cheese. You can buy supermarket versions of vegetarian Italian-style hard cheeses. Just check the label to be sure it is vegetarian.

Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa and Black Beans—flavorful quinoa with salsa, black beans and sliced avocado. A fast and easy Instant Pot vegetarian recipe.

Mexican Quinoa and Black Beans

Instant Pot 3-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese–creamy, cheese mac and cheese with toasted panko breadcrumbs on top.

3-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

Instant Pot Tomato Basil Parmesan Rice—creamy rice with a punch of flavor from cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. This rice is made quickly and is a great summer Instant Pot vegetarian recipe or side dish.

Tomato Basil Parmesan Rice

Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese–if you’re looking for a lower calorie and lower carb way to enjoy mac and cheese this recipe is for you. Spaghetti squash is cooked quickly in your electric pressure cooker and then a cheesy sauce is stirred in with the squash strands to make a comforting meal.

Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese

Instant Pot Lentil Stew–a comforting bowl of stew that can be make vegan or can be made with smoked sausage. Lentils cook so quickly in the electric pressure cooker! The leftovers make a great lunch the next day too.

Lentil Stew

Instant Pot Tomato Basil Parmesan Tortellini Soup–a creamy tomato basil soup with cheese tortellini that is made quickly in your electric pressure cooker. You won’t miss the meat when you eat this Instant Pot vegetarian recipe for dinner!

Instant Pot Mexican Stuffed Peppers–bell peppers are stuffed with brown rice, black beans and salsa and cooked perfectly in your electric pressure cooker.

Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Instant Pot Penne in Cajun Mustard Cream Sauce–a quick and easy weeknight meal. With options to prepare it with andouille sausage or vegetarian you can make everyone happy.

Penne in Cajun Mustard Cream Sauce

Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce–this Instant Pot vegetarian recipe for spaghetti sauce is so delicious you’ll be licking your plate. The funny part is that it only takes a handful of easy ingredients and a few minutes in your pressure cooker.

Easy Spaghetti Sauce

Instant Pot Colorful Wheat Berry Salad–Wheat berries with a lime dressing, black beans, avocados, grape tomatoes, red peppers, jicama, red onion and cilantro. It’s got the crunch, the chewiness and the bright flavors all in one salad.

Wheat Berry Salad

Instant Pot Tomato Basil Parmesan Orzo–orzo pasta is tossed with fresh basil, garlic, halved cherry tomatoes and parmesan cheese for a vegetarian instant pot meal.

Tomato Basil Orzo

Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Mac and Cheese–creamy, cheesy pasta with fresh spinach and chopped artichokes is a perfect way to indulge while sneaking in some greens.

Spinach Artichoke Mac and Cheese

Instant Pot Creamy Polenta with Roasted Tomatoes–easiest to make polenta ever, thanks to your electric pressure cooker! Creamy polenta is served hot with balsamic drizzled roasted tomatoes, mushrooms and garlic and then topped with tart goat cheese. A perfect Instant Pot vegetarian recipe that will leave you feeling satisfied.

Creamy Polenta

Instant Pot Spinach Mushroom Pesto Pasta–an easy, tasty and fast meatless meal of your favorite type of pasta enveloped in a basil pesto sauce with plenty of sauteed mushrooms and spinach.

Spinach Mushroom Pesto Pasta

Instant Pot Santa Fe Beans and Rice–brown rice, kidney beans and black beans are simmered with salsa, corn and seasonings in your electric pressure cooker. The beans and rice are topped with garlic lime sour cream and grated cheddar cheese.

Santa Fe Beans and Rice

Instant Pot Pasta Primavera–A vegetarian pasta and vegetable dish. Rigatoni pasta is cooked quickly in your pressure cooker along with tomatoes, fresh green beans, carrots, mushrooms, garlic and zucchini. The whole dish is tossed with grated parmesan cheese.

Instant Pot Pasta Primavera

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup–thick and creamy, with loads of fall flavors. This healthy soup is made quickly in your electric pressure cooker. It tastes great served with crusty bread or a handful of garlic croutons.

Butternut Squash Soup

Instant Pot Cheesy Enchilada Rice–brown rice is pressure cooked with enchilada sauce and spices in minutes and then topped with sharp cheddar, diced avocado and a wedge of lime.

Cheesy Enchilada Rice

Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans and Rice–the easiest and tastiest rice ever! Brown rice is cooked in flavorful salsa with garlic salt, a bay leaf and cumin. Canned black beans make this recipe very convenient. And my favorite part is a squeeze of lime juice and a dollop of sour cream on top.

Mexican Black Beans and Rice

Instant Pot Parmesan Risotto–Creamy, no fuss and no stir risotto made in just a few minutes in your electric pressure cooker.

Parmesan Risotto

More Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes…

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Instant Pot Potato Salad

Instant Pot Cran Apple Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf

Instant Pot Mashed Ranch Cauliflower

Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oats

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Potato Salad

Instant Pot Homestyle Vegetables

Instant Pot Feta Dill Sweet Potato Mash

Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash

Instant Pot White Bean Garlic Hummus

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Quinoa

Instant Pot Hummus

Instant Pot Ranch Potatoes

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Cilantro Lime Rice

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Black Beans

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese with Green Chilies

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What Pressure Cooker Do You Use?

I used a 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

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Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes - 365 Days of Slow Cooking and Pressure Cooking (2024)

FAQs

Why not to use Instant Pot as slow cooker? ›

If you are interested primarily in slow cooking, you should buy a dedicated slow cooker. They're more reliable with a range of slow-cooker recipes than an Instant Pot. We found Instant Pot multicookers specifically could not successfully slow-cook dense, high-volume recipes such as beef stew or pot roast.

Can you slow cook something and then pressure cook it? ›

Generally, if your slow cooker meat, soup, or stew recipe calls for 8 hours on the low setting or about 4 hours on the high setting, it should be fully cooked in about 25 to 30 minutes in the Instant Pot. For chicken or turkey, use the 15-minute poultry button.

Do I vent the Instant Pot when slow cooking? ›

Another tip, taken from an Instant Pot Facebook group, is to open the valve all the way on your Instant Pot lid when slow cooking. This allows some moisture and steam to release and keeps the Instant Pot from overcooking your slow cooker recipes.

What is the difference between normal and more on Instant Pot slow cooker? ›

The cooking mode can be set to normal (which is equivalent to low on most slow cookers), more (which is equivalent to high), or less (which is a the same as a keep warm mode). You can also get a glass lid for your Instant Pot to use while slow cooking.

Which is better slow cooker or pressure cooker? ›

Slow cookers are much better for cooking root vegetables and tough cuts of meat because the long, low-temperature cooking process is great for adding moisture and breaking down fat. Pressure cookers can get hot enough for meats and vegetables to brown in them when cooking, but slow cookers can't.

Does pressure cooking taste as good as slow cooking? ›

There is no difference in taste, provided the food is seasoned equally. The issue here is texture, and the time it takes to cook. A pressure cooker will cook very quickly, and depending on the cut of meat can take up to 1/2 the time or less. The food will come out very tender, also.

Can you cook something too long in a pressure cooker? ›

Steam penetrates food easily under pressure. So connective tissues in cubes of beef for soups or stews soften in 15 minutes or less, and a pot roast will be medium-rare in 30 minutes. Be sure to follow instructions carefully; at this speed, it's easy to overcook things in mere minutes.

What happens if you pressure cook too long? ›

Unfortunately, once you overcook a piece of meat in the pressure cooker, there's no going back. You'll be left with a pile of dry, crunchy, tasteless fibers and no amount of additional pressure cooking is going to put that moisture back into the meat. Earlier, I explained how ingredient size affects the cooking time.

Do you close pressure valve when slow cooking? ›

If you were using a pressure setting, make sure the Steam Release Valve is in the “Seal” position. Otherwise, the Steam Release Valve should be placed in the “Release” position if you were trying to use a non-pressure setting (like Slow Cook).

Are Instant Pots still popular? ›

As NPR reported, sales of “electronic multicooker devices” (a large chunk of which are Instant Pots) hit $758 million in 2020. But those numbers weren't tenable. Sales in the category dropped by half by 2022, and in the first quarter of 2023, Instant Brands' sales dropped 22 percent compared to last year.

How do I convert a slow cooker time from low to high? ›

If a recipe calls for cooking on the HIGH setting for three hours, you can cook it for seven hours on the LOW setting instead. Or if a recipe calls for eight hours on HIGH, it can be cooked for up to 12 hours on LOW.

Can you speed up slow cooking? ›

It's no surprise that pressure cooking is faster than slow cooking, but did you know that you can get the same fall-apart tender results using a fraction of the energy too? Here's an infographic with side-by-side comparison of slow cooking in the crock pot or braiser vs.

Can crockpot be used as pressure cooker? ›

A crockpot is a slow cooker that uses moist heat to cook food over a long period of time. A pressure cooker, on the other hand, uses high pressure and steam to cook food quickly. The two appliances have different designs and safety features, and it would not be safe to attempt to convert one into the other.

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