Name: Mix and Match Instapot Recipes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: ¼ lb protein (per serving (approximately)); 1 tsp seasoning (per serving (or to taste)); ½ cup sauce (per serving (or to taste))

Are you ready to try these mix and match Instapot recipes?

Are you in a dinner rut? Do you need some help to rethink what’s on the menu?

Is your pressure cooker gathering dust in a corner while you surrender and order pizza?

Try these easy mix and match Instapot recipes for a fresh take on dinner. Choose one from each category and you’ll be on your way to dinner. Feeding a crowd or just have more than one pressure cooker to put to use? Feel free to make more than one combo and let your guests decide what to eat.

Choose a Protein:

Depending on your mood, and your family’s preferences, all of these are great choices for pressure cooking. They tend to take a longer time to cook with conventional cooking methods, and they are hard to overcook.

Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
English-cut short ribs
Pork shoulder

Add Some Flavor:

Use your favorite packaged seasoning, or make your own. Either way, you’ll add depth of flavor to your meal.

Seasoned Salt, such as Omnivore Salt
Taco seasoning
Five Spice Blend

Layer in the Instapot with a Sauce:

Homemade barbecue sauce
Homemade teriyaki sauce
Homemade salsa – roast tomatoes, onions, and anaheim and/or jalapeno peppers until charred. Place in food processor with ½ a bunch of cilantro, the juice of one lime, and a teaspoon of salt. Process to desired consistency.

Pressure cook, according to manufacturer’s instructions, approximately 20-45 minutes, depending on the size of the protein, and of your pressure cooker.

Serve with a side of your choice:

Hawaiian rolls
Homemade tortillas
Haiga style rice – Never cooked haiga style rice before? It’s foolproof in your instapot. Measure 2 (US standard) cups of rice and add 1 ½ cups water. Gently swirl the rice to polish and then drain and rinse until water is clear. Place the drained rice in the bottom of your instapot and cover with 2 ⅓ cups water. Level the rice, and seal the instapot; pressure cook for 4 minutes and allow for 10 minutes natural release, before a manual release.

And Finish with a Side of Slaw:

Napa cabbage slaw
Cilantro lime
Classic coleslaw – dress shredded cabbage and carrots with a dressing of: ½ cup mayonnaise, 1 T sugar, 1 T apple cider vinegar, ½ t celery seed, ½ t ground mustard and salt and pepper to taste.

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