I have a vegan menu plan for your week and it’s full of Healthy Instant Pot Recipes. These are all simple to make if you’re an Instant Pot Newbie or have been cooking in your electric pressure cooker for years.
Are the Weeknight Instant Pot Recipes Quick and Easy?
Why yes they are! Go in the order they are in below or at least use the first 5 recipes to make your weeknight dinners.
Choose from oil-free recipes like tomato soup, mushroom and veggie curry, refried beans, Vegetable Bolognese, and Jackfruit White Bean Chili.
I bet you even have what you need to make the tomato soup or the chili in your pantry right now.
What About the Weekend Instant Pot Meals?
It’s chilly and we’re probably going to spend a lot of the day indoors this weekend. So I added in fun to make recipes that your family can help you with.
The tamales will go fast after you make the first few. I suggest making a double recipe. Put half in the freezer for another night that you don’t feel like cooking.
I’d do the same with the Instant Pot dumplings, only maybe triple the recipe. You can either half-cook the ones you want to freeze or freeze them uncooked on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Once frozen place all the dumplings in a resealable bag.
Healthy Instant Pot Recipes for Winter Days
A Healthy Instant Pot menu plan that's perfect for winter week!
This soup is as easy as the condensed soups but free of the corn syrup and preservatives. You need a few things from your pantry, then you can make it in your slow cooker, Instant Pot or on the stove-top. Please note that you can easily halve this recipe and just use 1 can of either type tomatoes you happen to have on hand.
Here’s a whole Indian meal made at the same time. The creamy mushroom and veggie curry is served over the subtly spiced basmati rice. From The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot by Kathy Hester, published by Page St. Publishing
I love saving money by cooking dried beans – it’s just so much cheaper than canned beans. It also opens up a world of new bean varieties like these Instant Pot Refried Mayacoba Beans. Who knew a little yellow bean could cook up so creamy? If you can’t find Mayacoba Beans just sub pintos or black beans. … Read More about Instant Pot Refried Mayacoba Beans
This Instant Pot Vegetable Bolognese has zero percent meat, of course. It’s full of hearty texture courtesy of all the shredded vegetables. The mushrooms add lots of umami. You’ll surprise yourself just how many veggies you can get into vegetable haters with this sauce! Can Vegetables Really Make a Bolognese Sauce? Looking to squeeze in more … Read More about Plant Based Instant Pot Vegetable Bolognese
Jackfruit is the perfect substitution for shredded chicken in some of your old family recipes. I use it in my Instant Pot Jackfruit White Bean Chili recipe. The jackfruit gives this white chili the perfect texture combined with the Great Northern beans. It’s seasoned with mild ancho chili powder, green chilies, and ground cumin. It’s fall … Read More about Vegan Instant Pot Jackfruit White Bean Chili
These Pumpkin Instant Pot Tamales are perfect to cook in your electric pressure cooker. Many tamales are full of oil, but these keep their moisture by using pumpkin, and it makes them oil-free too. You can double this recipe or even stuff them with beans or veggies if you want. Plus they freeze great! What … Read More about No Oil Vegan Instant Pot Tamales
Have you used your Electric Pressure Cooker’s steam function? You’re going to love making your own steamed vegetable dumplings at home in your Instant Pot! How to Cook Dumplings in Your Instant Pot I used an 8-inch 2 layered bamboo steamer to cook my steamed vegetable dumplings in. You will still add water to your … Read More about Vegan Instant Pot Steamed Vegetable Dumplings
More Recipes to Try
- Instant Pot Vegetable Soup with Teff
- Online Instant Pot Class – Easy Bean, Grain, and Veggie Soups
- Easy Instant Pot Uttapams: Savory Indian Pancakes
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