The Best Vegetarian Instant Pot Recipes

Instant Pot recipes are everywhere, whether they come from the myriad cookbooks dedicated to the multi-cooker, the active community of “Potheads” on Facebook, or the food bloggers and chefs who agree that certain foods are just plain better in the Instant Pot. There’s just one problem.

The Instant Pot works miracles on meat, turning it into tender, juicy, melt-in-your-mouth hunks of goodness. And because of that, the Instant Pot recipe space is crowded with ideas for Instant pot ribs, bolognese, pot roasts and briskets. But what about vegetarians?

We’ve rounded up some of our favourite vegetarian recipes for the Instant Pot, because it’s not just for meat ― it works wonders on beans, soups and other veggie-friendly dishes too. We’ve got mac and cheese, mujadara, lentil curry, vegetarian chilli, creamy rice soups and so much more.