Pressure Cooker Recipes (2024)

Author: Amy Fulwood | Published: Jan 7, 2019 | Modified: Jul 9, 2023

This is a collection of all my favourite pressure cooker recipes. I love pressure cooking because it locks in so much flavour while cooking food in super quick time!

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Tips for cooking with a pressure cooker
Pressure Cooking FAQs
Recipes

Pressure cookers are an amazing way to cook all kinds of different recipes. They fill with pressurised steam which cooks things quickly while locking in loads of flavour and nutrients.

There are various different brands of pressure cookers including instant pots or the pressure king pro which is the brand that I use. They all work fairly similarly and these recipes will work in whatever type you have.

Keep scrolling to get all my best pressure cooker recipes!

Tips for cooking with a pressure cooker

Pressure cooking is great for cooking big batches of food. I love to use it for meal prep because you can make a big batch of food and then use it for lunches and dinners all week
Most pressure cookers also have a slow cooker function so you can cut down on unnecessary gadgets by using the pressure cooker for both functions

Pressure Cooking FAQs

What foods can you cook in the pressure cooker?

The best thing about the pressure cooker is that you can cook pretty much anything in it and so much more than you would think! My favourite things to cook in the pressure cooker are curries, one pot pastas and chicken dishes.

What are the advantages of pressure cooking?

Food cooks much more quickly in the pressure cooker than with conventional cooking. It is also more energy efficient because less water is required to complete the cooking so it takes less energy to heat. You can also use pressure cookers to sterilise bottles and jars as well as for the sealing process during canning

Can pressure cooker recipes be used in the instant pot?

Yes, absolutely! All of the electric pressure cooker recipes below can also be used for an instant pot. The instant pot is a brand of pressure cooker and the recipes easily convert to any brand you are using.

Why does food cook faster in a pressure cooker?

Without getting too science-y the increased pressure inside the cooker means that heat is builds faster the temperature is maintained better than in an open pot.

What not to do with a pressure cooker?

There are a few key things to avoid when using a pressure cooker. Make sure you don't open the pressure cooker during cooking (it's not usually possible to open modern electric pressure cookers during cooking but it's important not to try as it can be dangerous). Don't release the pressure before the timer finishes to ensure that the food is properly cooked. Finally, don't overfill the pressure cooker, there is usually a fill line about ⅔ of the way up the pot.

Recipes

1. Pressure Cooker Vegetable Curry

Pressure Cooker Vegetable Curry

This pressure cooker vegetable curry is easy, healthy and the perfect way to pack in loads of veggies! Make it as spicy as you like and add in any veg you have on hand.

15 minutes minutes

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2. Pressure Cooker Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Pressure Cooker Creamy Mushroom Pasta

With just a few simple ingredients you can have this pressure cooker creamy mushroom pasta on the table in 20 minutes. It's so easy to make this one pot vegetarian dinner.

15 minutes minutes

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