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5 Time Saving Instant Pot Recipes
Easy and delicious Instant Pot recipes designed for busy boomers who want quick, healthy, and flavorful meals.

Everyone appears to be using some type of electric pressure cooker these days. The time-saving delicious dishes that come from these machines are remarkable. This marvelous cooking appliance, even without any additional accessories, can create a wide variety of mouth-watering meals.
Everyone appears to be using some type of electric pressure cooker these days. The time-saving delicious dishes that come from these machines are remarkable. This marvelous cooking appliance, even without any additional accessories, can create a wide variety of mouth-watering meals.
There are several electric pressure cookers to choose from, such as the Power Pressure Cooking series, Ninja series, and a host of others. Most have similar features, but I would recommend one that has a stainless steel inner cooking pot to prevent the non-stick coating from peeling off.
My semi-pro tip is to familiarize yourself with the saute/browning/sear feature on these machines. This will prevent all of your proteins from having that 'stew' quality. Even more exciting are the newer models that offer an air fryer lid combo package so you can get that crispy top to some of the dishes in your pressure cooker.
1. Spaghetti
This is my go-to meal in the pressure cooker because it is easy, flexible, and delicious. There is something about the flavors getting infused into the pasta that makes it taste so good.
2. Wings
These tasty morsels can be cooked from fresh or frozen in a fraction of the time it takes in the oven. Like your wings succulent? Drain and sauce them in the pressure cooker. Like them with a little crunch? Break out the crisper lid or finish them in the traditional oven.
3. Chicken Noodle Soup
Forget the canned store-bought stuff. Get the pieces of chicken you like into your cooker, combine noodles and veggies of your choice, and add your secret spice in the mix for the best chicken noodle soup you have ever tasted.
4. Rice
These machines make the best foolproof rice I have ever tasted. Just follow the instructions and make the perfect rice every time.
5. Pulled Pork
You can put a pork shoulder in your pressure cooker with some seasonings and in under 90 minutes be enjoying some of the most delicious pulled pork sandwiches you've ever tasted.