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When you need some easy dinners with minimal effort, your trusty instant pot can really be a game changer for those busy weeknights when you need to pull together a delicious meal ASAP. Many of these easy recipes are low carb, and all of them are gluten free.
Healthy Instant Pot Sweet Pork (Cafe Rio Copycat)
Tender, juicy pork infused with smoky, sweet, and spicy flavors. This Cafe Rio copycat tastes like it simmered all day, but is so quick to pull together when you use an instant pot.
Fork Tender Pot Roast - Easy Instant Pot Recipe
Flavorful, fall-off-the fork tender beef is so easy with an instant pot! It will taste like it cooked for a long time, but can be on your table in less than 2 hours. And the gravy is made in the bottom of the pot, so no extra dishes.
Creamy Low Carb Mashed Potatoes - Instant Pot Easy!
Healthy food meets comfort food in this easy recipe that the whole family will love. No one will believe that one of the main ingredients is cauliflower! The instant pot will soften the strong cauliflower taste as it cooks with the potato, and you'll end up with a silky, steamy, dreamy dish of mashed potatoes, with a little extra dose of added protein, too.
Juicy Instant Pot Chicken Breast - Easy Meal Prep
Meal prep is almost no effort when you use an instant pot to cook chicken breasts. Tender chicken simmered in chicken broth is the starting point for a week's worth of meals. Instant pot chicken is so juicy and delicious, you will find yourself eating it plain 🙂
Instant Pot Easy Peel Eggs (Steam Setting)
Boiling eggs is one of those simple kitchen tasks that somehow feels complicated, unless you find a method that really works. This is my go-to recipe for making a big batch of boiled eggs every week. Use the quick release for jammy yolks, and a natural release for perfectly set, creamy egg yolks - just like in the picture.
Low Carb Half Calorie Rice
Are you looking for a way to lower your blood sugar levels without giving up your favorite grain? Look no further than this delicious, low glycemic, low carb rice! This amazing rice recipe combines cauliflower rice, real rice, and coconut oil in an instant pot that totally cancels out the strong cauliflower flavor as it pressure cooks to fluffy perfection!
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
ou'll love the balance of flavors in this simple recipe for fresh and citrusy rice. Dotted with green chiles and a hint of garlic, this steamy side dish is sprinkled with fresh chopped cilantro for the perfect finish. This can be made in either an instant pot or a rice cooker to add welcome variety to a healthy meal.
Gluten Free Mac and Cheese in an Instant Pot
This simple recipe can be made in an instant pot in only 20 minutes. The sauce is rich tasting and smooth, with a tangy, sharp flavor coming from both parmesan and cheddar cheese, and the gluten-free pasta is cooked to perfection. This is absolutely the best gluten-free mac and cheese I've ever had!
Instant Pot Blueberry Coconut Oats
One of the easiest of my gluten-free recipes, steel cut oats are softened in the instant pot to creamy, coconutty perfection, with sweet little bite sized bursts of blueberry and maple flavor. Make a batch for a week's worth of healthy breakfasts in only 20 minutes!
Easy Instant Pot Beef Stew
Beef stew is the perfect one pot meal on a cold winter night. But if it's a weeknight, you're not going to have time for it to simmer in the slow cooker or stove top for hours. If you want juicy, fall-apart beef and tender vegetables that taste like they were cooked for a long time (and are low carb, too!) you've gotta make my Instant Pot Beef Stew.
Instant Pot Bean with Bacon Soup - Campbell's Copycat
This comforting soup is made with creamy navy beans, smoky bacon and paprika, and tender carrots in a thick and tangy tomato-infused broth. This soup is one of those hearty meals that slow you down and fill you up in the best of ways. And your friend the electric pressure cooker is the fast track to getting there.
So if you're looking for some gluten-free meals the whole family will love, or if you cook for one or two gluten free family members in a wheat-eating family (like I do at my house!), you'll find something beneficial 😉 on my gluten free recipe page.
