Easy Instant Pot Recipes for Back-to-School

Send them off to school with a breakfast that will last until lunch! Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Apples and Cinnamon is a creamy, fall-spiced breakfast with fresh apple and healthy oats enriched with butter and cinnamon. 

This creamy and comforting Instant Pot Breakfast Quinoa is hearty and filling, and it cooks in a flash with your Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Apple Breakfast Risotto is a comforting and quick recipe made with creamy arborio rice, dried cherries and apples for bite, and finished with cinnamon and brown sugar.

This filling breakfast casserole is jam-packed with your favorite breakfast meats, made quick and crustless in your Instant Pot.

Make a sweet breakfast treat for weekday mornings with this light and airy berry breakfast cake.

This Caprese Breakfast Casserole is an easy savory breakfast to make ahead for the week. It's packed with cheese, sausage, and sun-dried tomatoes for a satisfying meal.

Instant Pot Chicken Salad Sandwiches with grapes, pecans, and a tangy sour cream-mayonnaise dressing are a classic lunch or dinner any time of year. I like to keep the filling separate from the croissant in the lunchbox, so it doesn't get soggy.

Creamy, traditional Egg Salad Sandwiches—made in an egg loaf in the Instant Pot—make a crunchy, tangy, and satisfying lunch with mayonnaise, sour cream, and fresh chives.

There's nothing more comforting than homemade turkey noodle soup, and this Instant Pot recipe makes it easier and faster to make than ever. Send a little comfort in a thermos for back-to-school.

This Instant Pot One-Pot Taco Rice recipe is easy to customize with kids' favorite savory, cheesy, and creamy toppings. It's one of the few recipes I'll let him pack a big batch of chips with.

This hearty and cheesy potato soup is one of my son's favorites to eat at school. I like to make a big batch for dinner and then send some in a thermos the next day.

Instant Pot Greek Tacos made with tender  chunks of seasoned pork braised in lemon juice served on warm pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, and Tzatziki sauce.

Instant Pot Applesauce is a healthy, sweet, delicious snack (or dessert) made with two kinds of apples and your favorite seasonings. Enjoy this seasonal treat warm or cold!

Make a batch of high-protein egg bites for breakfast or after-school snacks with any of your family's favorite seasonings.

Your Instant Pot is the easiest way to cook perfect crack-free hard-boiled eggs for portable snacks.

Instant Pot Cheesecake Bites are the perfect make-ahead treat to surprise your kids with at the end of a hard day! (I like to keep them ready-to-go in the freezer and pull out one for us each to have after school.) Smooth, creamy cheesecake balls dipped into rich milk chocolate and decorated with your favorite toppings.

This easy make-ahead Instant Pot Monkey Bread has a bright citrus glaze and starts with frozen dinner rolls. While it's a great breakfast, this is another one I keep in my back pocket for an after-school snack after a tough week.

Flavor-packed Instant Pot Ground Beef Tacos with kid-approved seasoning is always a hit at dinnertime! Use fresh or frozen ground beef for this foolproof recipe.

Easy One-Pot Tortellini in the Instant Pot is a fast and flavorful weeknight pasta dinner with tomato sauce and cheese-filled pasta perfect for Meatless Monday. 

This Instant Pot Lazy Lasagna is perfect for a busy weeknight. Everything you love about lasagna in an easy, one pot lasagna casserole.

Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Pasta is a delicious fusion of Tex-Mex and Italian flavors. It’s a quick one-pot meal perfect for a busy weeknight

This fast Asian-inspired dinner is made with a savory teriyaki sauce and crisp-tender broccoli for extra greens. (My kids never fuss about broccoli when it's coated in this sauce!)

Layer tender and juicy Instant Pot beef and mushrooms over butter noodles for a classic German-style dinner at home.

Pork chops are quick and easy to make in this Pressure Cooker recipe with a savory tomato sauce.

Creamy Instant Pot Rosemary-Bacon Mac and Cheese has melted Gruyere, fresh herbs, and smoky crumbled bacon on top. 

Instant Pot Salsa Lime Chicken is a fast dump-and-go dinner recipe you can cook from frozen. Plus, it's topped with melty cheese.