Here’s everything you need to know about making Instant Pot barley using both presoak and no-soak methods. You’ll have a nutty, tender grain for a side dish, grain bowl, or taco filling in minutes! Why You’ll Love This Recipe These fool-proof methods for cooking barley take the guesswork out of making tender and flavorful grains for your favorite side dishes and grain bowls. Plus we’ve included instructions for the soak and no-soak methods.  We’ve been testing and perfecting ways to cook all kinds of grains in the Instant Pot for years, and we love that barley offers a slightly nutty, c ..read more

Instant Pot One-Pot Ravioli has all the cheesy goodness and flavor of lasagna without the prep work. Made with frozen ravioli pork sausage, tomato sauce, spinach, and cottage cheese for a rich, satisfying dinner in no time.  Why You’ll Love This Recipe With this recipe, you make a delicious homemade meat sauce at the same time as the ravioli cooks. Not to mention, it has a super-quick two-minute cooking time! We love making quick and easy one-pot dinner recipes, especially using freezer-friendly and pantry staple ingredients. This is a twist on our crowd-favorite one-pot tortellini rec ..read more

Find out why you need InstaFresh Cookbooks and how they’ll help you prep delicious and easy pressure cooker freezer meals to have on hand for busy nights.  Our friends (and freezer meal magicians) Marci and Maegan have been publishing seasonal cookbooks full of Instant Pot freezer meals that make dinner time a breeze.  They’ve just released their Spring edition, and it is full of tasty, healthy, and convenient meals that you can have at the ready! We’ve written up a full review of InstaFresh Meals and their cookbooks so you can see why you’ll love having some of these meals on hand ..read more

Everything you need to know to make dried black beans in an Instant Pot, including how to know they’re cooked, how long to cook them, and how to serve them. With no-soak, quick-soak, and overnight soak instructions. WHY YOU’LL LOVE MAKING BLACK BEANS IN AN INSTANT POT This is the most foolproof method for making easy and tender black beans from scratch. When you have freshly cooked beans on hand, you’ll always have a healthy, simple meal in the fridge to whip up! Making beans in the pressure cooker is one of our old standbys, and we recommend it to everyone who’s new to the Instant Pot. Hom ..read more

This gooey, melty Instant Pot Homemade Queso Dip is a hearty Tex-Mex-inspired cheese sauce made with ground pork sausage, beans, jalapeño, and diced tomatoes. It’s great with tortilla chips for a game day or any party.  Why You’ll Love This Recipe This flavor-packed queso dip has everything going for it: it’s hearty and meaty, just a bit spicy, and has three kinds of cheese for the richest flavor and silkiest texture. We love making Tex-Mex-inspired dinners, and this queso blanco is an absolute must at all of our parties.  This is one of our favorite Instant Pot appetizer recipes ..read more

This easy homemade lemon curd uses the sous vide method to cook a sweet-tart spread made with fresh citrus juice, sugar, butter, and eggs in Mason jars. WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS LEMON CURD RECIPE Lemon curd is a crowd-favorite spread for breakfast toast and pancakes, ice cream, cheesecakes, and more. It’s super versatile and easy to make in the Instant Pot–there’s no need to babysit a pot on the stove or worry about burning anything. We’ve been making preserves, spreads, and sauces in the Instant Pot for years. We love serving lemon curd for Easter brunch, so it was time to make our own version ..read more

Instant Pot Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oats are a creamy, healthy breakfast made with fresh carrots, chia seeds, and whole grain oats topped with pecans, and soft, sweet raisins. It’s a kid-approved morning meal that tastes like dessert. We’ve been making this carrot cake oatmeal recipe for spring breakfasts for years. It’s a favorite during the spring, especially for Easter breakfast.  This is one of our favorite Instant Pot breakfast recipes, especially for spring. If you love making easy, creamy porridges in your pressure cooker, be sure to try our classic Creamy Instant Pot Oatmeal, Break ..read more

This Instant Pot Carnitas recipe is made with tender-cooked pork shoulder seasoned with the perfect blend of spice and a splash of citrus, and served street-taco style WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE It cooks up easy, has great flavor, and most of the cook time is hands-off. Best of all, it’s ready in a fraction of the time it would take to make traditional oven-roasted carnitas. I first had pork carnitas at a small local restaurant about 10 years ago, and I’ve been in love ever since. The fresh orange juice brings a fresh zing that really sets these easy street tacos apart. It’s an easy way to ..read more

Make Instant Pot dipping chocolate for chocolate-dipped strawberries by turning the pressure cooker into a double boiler! Keep your chocolate a precise temperature so it stays melty and silky from the beginning to the end! Why you’ll love melting chocolate with your Instant Pot Using your Instant Pot to make chocolate fondue is the easiest way to ensure that your chocolate says melty without burning or drying out. The Sous Vide function keeps the chocolate at the perfect temperature. This is our go-to method for making chocolate-covered strawberries for Valentine’s Day treats! We love maki ..read more

The Instant Pot Easy is a stripped-down, ultra easy model that offers the very basic features for a bargain. Read our full review to find out if it’ll be a good fit for your kitchen. Curious if the Instant Pot Easy really lives up to its name? We’ve been cooking in it for a couple of months now, including slow cooking, and we’ll tell you everything you need to know before you buy as well as how to get started cooking in it! (more…) The post Instant Pot Easy Review & Get-Started Guide appeared first on Pressure Cooking Today ..read more