The Instant Pot Miracle Cookbook: Over 150 step-by-step foolproof recipes for your electric pressure cooker, slow cooker or Instant Pot®. Fully authorised.

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Sarah’s choice of Arroz con Pollo was a weeknight wonder, as the longest part of the recipe is waiting for the Instant Pot to depressurize. Easy to put together and incredibly flavorful, this recipe was something she did not know she was missing, but is so happy she found it. It also makes incredible leftovers—if you ever end up with any. Portobello Alambres cook up in just 20 minutes, and Sarah thought they were absolutely fantastic. This was a hearty, spicy vegetarian main that she can see herself enjoying frequently. Sarah used an 8-quart Instant Pot (though the cookbook calls for a 6-quart), and it turned out perfectly. We spent about a year developing the recipes, and they became more adventurous over time,” Kimball says. “Miso, gochujang, sumac, and countless other ingredients play very well in an Instant Pot.” This book also goes into the various functions of the Instant Pot (like yogurt!) so you no longer have to wonder what each button does. The pictures are full of fresh colors and you can almost taste the flavors. Runner’s Up Best Instant Pot Cookbooks The Instant Pot College Cookbook Madhur Jaffrey’s Instantly Indian Cookbook, like Pitre's book, focuses on Indian cuisines, but the two volumes couldn't be more unique. A beautifully designed book with some great photography, Jaffrey's makes use primarily of the Instant Pot's pressure-cooking setting to develop some seriously tasty recipes. Delivering consistent results with incredible flavor, Jaffrey's book proved that the Instant Pot really is a game-changer when it comes to re-creating your favorite Indian recipes at home. You can cook almost anything in an Instant Pot, and there are cookbooks to help show you how. Some are general and cover a little bit of everything, while others cater to specific types of foods or diets. Your taste and dietary needs will help you choose the right one for you.

Which recipes have you made from Dinner in an Instant, or from the other nominated books? Let us know in the comments! The team decided to start with the the Road Map: Mac & Cheese (“road map” meaning “customizable” here). This was a true test of the Instant Pot, as all three of us had tried recipes in the device where the pasta turned out mushy and the cheese curdled. This one was a resounding success! The pasta was perfectly cooked, and the sauce was incredibly creamy. Even the leftovers were amazing. This is one of many “Road Map” recipes in the book, meaning the final results are adaptable to your own personal ingredient preferences. Rosa selected the Arroz con Tres Leches. Unfortunately, this recipe was not exactly a success. When Rosa opened the Instant Pot after the allotted time, she was greeted with very soupy rice. While it was tasty, it was not the creamy rice pudding she had hoped for. Rosa decided to improvise, using the sauté function to help get the pudding closer to the correct consistency. Rosa chose Limón’s Barbacoa Pollo as her second dish: It was fall-apart tender and super easy to put together.The easiest-to-follow Instant Pot cookbook ever: 100 delicious recipes with more than 750 photographs guiding you every step of the way Julia Warren is the Senior Vice President of Commerce Operations at The Spruce Eats. In addition to Instant Pot cookbooks, she has also written about the best Mexican and vegan cookbooks. One source Julia trusts for sous vide recipes in particular is America's Test Kitchen: "The times and temperatures that you need to sous vide perfectly need to be precise, and [they're] one of the few sources I trust to test out all my favorite recipes," she says. The cookbook is divided into sections based on functions, like pressure cooking, slow cooking, and steaming. You’ll read a detailed explanation of how the cooking method works, when and why you should use it, and some of the pitfalls you might run into along the way. The organization of the cookbook and the thoroughness of its explanations earned it high marks among many reviewers; some do note, however, that a few of the recipes didn't turn out as flavorful as they expected.

Another small disappointment is that overall the recipes are a bit too pedestrian and there is a strange focus on a certain cream cheese product (Boursin) that appears in a half dozen offerings. Weird. Vegan doesn’t mean just eating vegetables. From dairy-free yogurt to risotto and dessert, you will find something for everyone here. Entertaining guests with plant-based meals will no longer be a mystery.Some cookbooks are more utilitarian, while others are like works of art with beautiful photography and gorgeous styling. If you're one who likes to linger over your cookbooks or display them, this may be more important to you. On the other hand, if your cookbooks end up stain-splattered and you’re fine with that, you’ll probably be more interested in the actual words rather than the appearance.

Every flavor-filled recipe in this book is illustrated with clear photographs showing exactly what to do in each step. There are no surprises: no hard-to-find ingredients, no fussy extra techniques, and nothing even the most reluctant cooks can't master in moments. What you see is truly what you get, in delicious and simple dishes such as: Say your kid wants an artichoke with his dinner (don’t laugh, it's happened!). Why boil it for over an hour when you can have a perfectly cooked artichoke in 25 minutes? Or perhaps you want to hard-boil a dozen eggs for some healthy lunches? In the Instant Pot, it takes just 3 minutes (plus a little bit of time to come to pressure, of course). Want to make chili with dried beans and can the canned ones? Don’t worry about soaking them—with an Instant Pot, dry beans take just a bit longer to cook than it does to open a can. For us, as for many of you, the Instant Pot has opened doors to fulfilling weekday meals without too much fuss, and we were excited to put this workhorse to the test to find the best cookbook to go with it. An Instant Pot is an all-in-one cooking appliance that features functions that allow you to sauté, pressure cook, slow cook, make yogurt, and cook sous vide. The Instant Pot is a brand of electric pressure cooker that, well, cooks food under pressure, which allows for a much faster cooking time than traditional stovetop or oven cooking. The dessert section holds little interest for me aside from custard because the moisture content for this appliance is necessarily high. I wouldn't want cheesecakes and brownies that turn out that way. But a big part of the appeal for the Instant Pot is the fact that many techniques can be accomplished within an electric pressure cooker and that makes its convenience of use a big draw. Perhaps nine different methods are not the ideal way to get a recipe done. The notion that some version can be created while using only one machine is very attractive. Limón’s book has a similar aesthetic to Indian Instant Pot Cookbook, as it looks more like a manual, with few photos. The consensus: Not all the recipes were a home run, but there are some true hidden gems in here that are sure to win you over.Robin also made Baingan Bharta, a tasty mashed eggplant dip. After charring the eggplant using the Instant Pot’s sauté mode, the eggplant is then cooked under pressure, transforming it into sweet, smoky goodness. Three cooks, five books, and dozens and dozens of delicious recipes—so what does it all add up to? In the end, which Instant Pot cookbook reigned supreme? Drumroll, please... Melissa Clark's Dinner in an Instant! All three of us made Pitre's Paneer. We had never made cheese before and were happy to learn that making your own paneer is extremely easy with an Instant Pot (and Pitre's recipe).