Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes

One of the most popular cooking appliances right now is the Instant Pot. This is similar to a slow cooker in that you dump everything in and turn it on, but unlike a slow cooker, it cooks your food rapidly. An Instant Pot actually pressure cooks your food, so it is healthy and cooked in a matter of minutes. Here are some different Instant Pot vegetarian recipes you can try out.

Vegetable Curry

A lot of curry-based dishes do indeed have chicken in them or another meat product, but you don’t need meat to have a delicious curry! You can also make a really yummy one that is vegetable based, but still has that kick from the curry powder. You can even make it right in your Instant Pot. For example, if you really like chickpeas, then you can make a batch of potato chickpea curry. Some ingredients you would need for this dish are chickpeas that have been soaking overnight, tea bags, cardamoms, potatoes sliced up, and of course all your spices. It takes less than 10 minutes to cook in your Instant Pot. 

Pasta Dish

If your family enjoys pasta, then they can have a really yummy vegetable pasta in a matter of minutes with the Instant Pot. The veggie pasta can really include any vegetables you like, along with a healthy pasta that is added to the pot. You also need enough liquid, so go with low-sodium vegetable broth. Some recommended seasonings are garlic, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano. If you want a spicy pasta, you can also add in some red pepper flakes. The pasta should only take about 8 minutes to cook in the Instant Pot.

Spaghetti Squash

Did you know you can make a pasta substitute with just spaghetti squash? Not only is this possible, but you can put the entire thing in the instant pot without cutting it in half, and have it done in about 10 minutes! If you were to do this in an oven, you would need to cut it in half and let it cook a lot longer, usually around 45 minutes to an hour. Once your spaghetti squash is cooked, let it cool a bit, then remove it from the Instant Pot, and cut it in half. Use a fork to make shreds of the squash flesh, making it appear like pasta. You then use this for your pasta dsih.
