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19 Vegetarian Instant Pot Recipes That Are Easy, Fast and Delicious

vegan instant pot lentil gumbo recipe
Cotter Crunch

The instant pot is seven appliances in one: an electric pressure cooker, a slow cooker, steamer, rice cooker, stockpot, sauté pan and, oh yeah, a yogurt cooker. People love it because it cooks tender meat in minutes, but it makes flavorful and speedy vegetarian recipes, too. Here are a few of our favorites.

instant pot vegan burrito bowls recipe
Detoxinista

1.

Instant Pot Vegan Quinoa Burrito Bowls

The secret ingredient? Store-bought salsa.

instant pot lemon veggie risotto recipe
Lexis Clean Kitchen

2.

Instant Pot Lemon Vegetable Risotto

Standing over the stove for hours? So not your thing.

instant pot creamy dairy free parsnip chive soup recipe
Nyssa’s Kitchen

3.

Creamy Dairy-Free Parsnip and Chive Soup

Ooh, it’s paleo and vegan, too.

vegetarian mushroom portobello pot roast recipe
Gimme Some Oven

4.

Portobello Pot Roast

Who says you have to make it with roast beef?

instant pot mac and cheese recipe
Pinch of Yum

5.

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

It's a little piece of heaven.

instant pot mashed potatoes recipe
Eat Well 101

6.

Instant Pot Buttery Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Hello, gorgeous.

instant pot vegetable rice soup recipe
Yay! For Food

7.

Instant Pot Hearty Vegetable and Brown Rice Soup

Anything but boring.

vegetarian instant pot pinto beans recipe
Heart Beet Kitchen

8.

Vegetarian Instant Pot Pinto Beans

So healthy, so hearty.

vegan instant pot lentil gumbo recipe
Cotter Crunch

9.

Snappy Instant Pot Lentil Gumbo

Frozen okra is your new best friend.

instant pot creamy four ingredient vegetarian chili mac recipe
101 Cookbooks

10.

Creamy Four-Ingredient Chili Mac

It’s every bit as magical as it sounds.

perfect instant pot soft boiled eggs recipe
Skinny Taste

11.

Perfect Hard- or Soft-Boiled Eggs

Bonus: They’re easier to peel than the O.G. version.

instant pot lentil sloppy joes recipe
Show Me the Yummy

12.

Instant Pot Lentil Sloppy Joes

A health-i-fied version of the classic.

instant pot minestrone soup recipe
Life Made Sweeter

13.

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup

Almost as easy as the canned stuff.

instant pot vegetarian pasta rigatoni bolognese recipe
Eat Well 101

14.

Instant Pot Vegetarian Pasta Rigatoni Bolognese

Add this to your weekly dinner rotation.

instant pot tempeh tajine recipe
The Blue Bridge

15.

Tempeh Tajine

We’re ready to devour this immediately.

instant pot lentil bolognese sauce recipe
Platings and Pairings

16.

Instant Pot Lentil Bolognese Sauce

Psst, it’s packed with protein and fiber.

instant pot creamy vegan tomato soup recipe
Hunger Thirst Play

17.

Instant Pot Creamy Vegan Tomato Soup

Prep a huge batch, then stash it in the freezer for a rainy day.

instant pot cheesy southwest lentils brown rice recipe
Platings and Pairings

18.

Instant Pot Cheesy Southwestern Lentils and Brown Rice

As cozy as your favorite fluffy blanket.

easy instant pot vegetarian quinoa lentill veggie chili recipe
Peas and Crayons

19.

Instant Pot Vegetarian Quinoa Chili

It makes 12 whole cups that’ll freeze beautifully.


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From 2017 to 2019 Heath Goldman held the role of Food Editor covering food, booze and some recipe development, too. Tough job, eh?