• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Healthy Instant Pot Recipes
  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
  • Recipes
    • Recipes by Course
      • Breakfast
      • Appetizers & Snacks
      • Dinner
      • Side dishes
      • Desserts
    • Recipes by Ingredient
      • Beef/Pork
      • Chicken Recipes
      • Pasta,Rice, Beans & Grains
      • Seafood
      • Soups, Stews & Chili
    • Recipes by Special Diet
      • Clean Eating
      • Keto Recipes
      • Paleo
      • Vegan Recipes
      • Vegetarian
      • Whole 30 Recipes
  • Instant Pot 101
    • What is an Instant Pot ?
    • Getting Started
  • How-To
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • Instant Pot 101
  • How-To
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Home

    Instant Pot 101

    What is an Instant Pot?
    What is an Instant Pot

    There is a reason (actually many reasons) Instant Pot has sold millions of units and taken the world by storm!

    The Instant Pot is an electric, programmable multi-cooker that performs many functions such as pressure cooking, slow cooking, steaming and sautéing. It’s also a rice cooker, a yogurt maker, a warming pot and you can even bake it in! So many functions in one easy to use appliance.

    Everyday cooking is simplified by the Instant Pot’s hands-free style of cooking. With just the push of a button the Instant Pot does all the work, in many case in much less time than traditional cooking methods. Preparing healthy nutritious home cooked meals just got a whole lot easier!

    Unboxing and Set-Up

    It just takes a few minutes to un-pack your Instant Pot and get it set up to use. Each model is slightly different so I would refer you to the manual that came with your Instant Pot for this quick and easy set-up. If you tossed the manual when you took the pot out the box, no worries, the official Instant Pot website has the manuals online and you can check them out here.

    Once you've got your Instant Pot set-up you'll want to perform a water test (Initial Test Run)

    Performing the Water Test (Initial Test Run)

    Whether you’re new to Pressure cooking and/or cooking in an Instant Pot you’ll want to perform a “Water Test” before cooking your first meal.

    The “Water Test” is essentially an initial test run that allows you the opportunity to get familiar with the Instant Pot (and the sounds you’ll hear while the Instant Pot is on) as well as to make sure everything is operating properly. Click the image below for all the details on how to do the initial water test.

    How to do the Instant Pot Water Test

     

    How to : Use

    In this section you'll find tips and trick on using your Instant Pot. Things like 1) Whats the difference between a Natural Pressure Release and a Quick Pressure Release (and how to do both) 2)  Adjusting your cook times if you live at a high altitude 3) How to clean your Instant Pot.

    This section is "dynamic"- meaning as new posts with How To: Use tips and tricks are posted they will appear in this section (so check back frequently to see the latest).

     

    Instant Pot How to Use

    How to: Cook

    The Instant Pot makes cooking staples like rice, beans, potatoes, hard boiled eggs, steel cut oats,  a whole chicken (it's fall off the bone deliciousness!) and more so simple! In this section you'll find info on How to : Cook  staples and basics.

    This section is also "dynamic" - meaning as new How To: Cook posts become available they will appear in this section.

     

    Instant Pot Cooking Times Printable Graphics

    Recipes

    Now let's get to cooking! Explore healthy Instant Pot recipes.

    explore recipes

    Recipe Categories

    Healthy Instant Pot Recipes is organized by categories. You can search for recipes by recipe type (main dish, side dish, breakfast  etc) by ingredient (chicken, beef/pork, seafood etc) and by style of eating (Vegan, Vegetarian, Keto, Paleo, Clean Eating etc.)

    explore categories

    Primary Sidebar

    Hi! Thanks for stopping by Healthy Instant Pot Recipes . A site dedicated to all things Instant Pot! Find new recipes (organized and easy to find by category) plus "How-To's" to help you master and get the most out of your Instant Pot. Read More…

    Never miss a recipe!

    Instant Pot Essentials

    Instant Pot Altitude Adjustments

    Instant Pot High Altitude Cooking Time Adjustments

    Instant Pot Natural Pressure Release vs Quick Release

    Instant Pot Natural Pressure Release vs. Quick Release

    Footer

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter

    Looking for Something?

    Privacy Policy & Disclosures

    Copyright © 2023