13 Surprising Healthy Meals You Can Make in the Instant Pot

By Sarah Sarway

The Instant Pot is a major game changer when it comes to making fast, healthy meals. (No, really. Read our love letter to the kitchen gadget, here.)

From easy clean-up and meal-prep to the variety of things you can cook quickly, there are so many reasons to make room on your countertop. (And let’s not forget how appealing it is to be able to make a hearty dinner without turning on the oven when the weather warms up.)

Here, we share a few of our favorite surprising, low-effort healthy Instant Pot recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Healthy Chocolate Steel-Cut Oats
Take a cue from A Virtual Vegan and make a large batch on Sunday nights for no-fuss, delicious breakfast all week long.

Sous Vide Egg Bites
Platings and Pairings totally aces the DIY, cleaner version of the popular Starbucks breakfast food.

Crustless Tomato Quiche Spinach Quiche
Improve your brunch game with very little effort.

Homemade Yogurt
A few ingredients later and you’ll have a delicious base for all your favorite fruit and nut toppings, courtesy of Oh Sweet Basil.

No Knead Whole Wheat Rosemary Bread
Delish Knowledge serves up a brilliant hack for making a gourmet loaf.

Tempeh Tajine
The Blue Bride combines sweet potato, ginger, and tempeh to create an amazingly hearty, nutrient-dense vegetarian meal.

Vegan Lasagna Soup
It sounds weird, but with lentils, veggies, and lasagna noodles, Vegan Richa’s creation totally works.

Salmon With Chili-Lime Sauce
Make perfectly cooked fish (with a flavorful sauce) in less than five minutes, thanks to Savory Tooth.

Potato Carrot Medley
Vegan in the Freezer offers up a nutritious, yummy side dish that will pair well with almost any protein.

Cauliflower Bolognese With Zucchini Noodles
Inspiralized recommends eating this chilled for a refreshing summertime dinner.

Pulled BBQ Jackfruit
Even carnivores will fall for this “meaty” plant-based recipe by Nora Cooks.

Veggie Chili With Quinoa and Butternut Squash
Chili is a more “expected” Instant Pot dish, but Yummy Yummy Kitchen adds nutrient-dense ingredients like quinoa and squash.

Wild Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts
This dish from Sweetpeas and Saffron is filled with plant- and fungi-based health benefits.

(Photos: Shutterstock, TheBlueBride.com)