12 Instant Pot Summer Recipes–out of ideas on what to cook for dinner this summer? Here are 12 different Instant Pot recipes that you can make for dinner. They take a limited amount of time and effort and contain fresh ingredients.
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12 Instant Pot Summer Recipes
If you’re like me your love of cooking and being in the kitchen wanes in the summer months. For me it’s a combination of things. My kids are home all day and I just can’t find the time and inspiration that I normally find when I have a few peaceful hours by myself. The other reason is that it’s super hot. And hot food doesn’t seem as tempting to me. Plus I’m hot and I don’t want to stand over a stove and cook.
I’m definitely going to be using my Instant Pot this summer since it seems to make everything just a bit easier. Whether that’s the actual cooking process or the clean up…it is just one less step. Here are a few recipes that I find taste good in the summer!
Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Bowls–the pot-in-pot cooking method allows you to cook cilantro lime rice, seasoned chicken, onions and bell peppers all together and in just a few minutes in your electric pressure cooker. Then they are layered in a bowl with cheese, sweet corn, tomatoes, black beans, sour cream and guacamole. It’s definitely a fiesta in your mouth. Olé!
- 5 Minute Pressure Cook Time/5-10 Minute NPR
Instant Pot Creamy Sloppy Joes–homemade sloppy joe sauce and ground beef are simmered in the electric pressure cooker and then cream cheese is stirred in as a twist to make the best sloppy joes of your life. Serve the meaty sauce on toasted buns or even slider rolls for an easy weeknight dinner. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to serve a crowd.
- 10 Minute Pressure Cook Time/10 Minute NPR
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. You can serve this as a meatless meal or add in chicken for some extra protein. We love this easy and healthy, family friendly meal.
- 20 Minute Pressure Cook Time/10 Minute NPR
Instant Pot Homestyle Chicken and Vegetables–well seasoned chicken, green beans, red potatoes and carrots are all cooked together quickly in your electric pressure cooker. A true one pot meal that is family friendly, tastes amazing and is so easy to put together.
- 5 Minute Pressure Cook Time/5-10 Minute Natural Pressure Release
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 meatless meal that will leave you feeling satisfied.
- 20 Minute Pressure Cook Time/10 Minute NPR
Instant Pot Maple Dijon Chicken and Sweet Potatoes–chicken, sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts drizzled with a sauce made with maple syrup, dijon mustard, rosemary and olive oil. A simple one pot recipe with a delicious flavor!
- 0 Minute Pressure Cook Time/10 Minute NPR
Instant Pot Lemon Butter Garlic Salmon with Homestyle Vegetables–flaky wild Alaska salmon is steamed on the top of red potatoes and carrots in your electric pressure cooker and drizzled with garlic, fresh lemon juice and butter. A one pot meal that is healthy and delicious!
- 4 Minute Pressure Cook Time/5 Minute NPR
Instant Pot Forgot to Defrost Doritos Taco Salad–this fun spin on taco salad is made quickly even with frozen meat straight from your freezer. Use your Instant Pot to cook the seasoned meat quickly. Layer everything on a sheet pan and dig in for a delicious, healthy, family-friendly dinner.
- 9 Minute Pressure Cook Time/Quick Release
Instant Pot Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches–tender shredded beef and green peppers are cooked in your electric pressure cooker or slow cooker. The beef is piled onto toasted buns that are slathered with mustard and mayo and then topped with melty cheese.
- 45 Minute Pressure Cook Time/Natural Pressure Release
Instant Pot Chopped Chinese Pork Salad–pork loin is cooked until tender in your electric pressure cooker and then tossed with shredded cabbage, cilantro, green onions, cashews, quinoa and a homemade sesame dressing. This is a perfect summer recipe and it can be made ahead of time.
50 Minute Pressure Cook Time/10 Minute NPR
Instant Pot Beef Gyros–Tender pieces of beef with soft onions, juicy tomatoes, crisp lettuce, creamy cucumber yogurt sauce all wrapped up in soft, melt in your mouth pita bread. The beef is cooked until tender in your electric pressure cooker in less than an hour.
30 Minute Pressure Cook Time/15 Minute NPR
Instant Pot Chicken Gyros–tender, juicy seasoned chicken and onions piled onto soft pita bread and topped with a creamy cucumber yogurt sauce, tomatoes and lettuce. A perfect meal for any night of the week.
20 Minute Pressure Cook Time/10 Minute NPR
What Pressure Cooker Do You Use?
To make my Instant Pot summer recipes I use a 6 quartInstant 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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