This quick homemade barbecue sauce is simmered with shredded cabbage, which becomes almost undetectable when paired with shredded chicken. It’s a nice way to increase your vegetable intake without much effort. Serve this tangy chicken with the crunchy slaw on top for a nice contrast of flavors and textures. SERVES 4 Prep:
This easy weeknight shrimp dish features a perfect combination of creamy coconut and tart lime. Served with cauliflower “rice,” which conveniently cooks in the same pot, it’s a low-carb meal with plenty of veggies to keep you feeling satisfied. A word of caution: don’t be tempted to pressure cook the shrimp as
Orange chicken is a takeout favorite, but it’s far from healthy when the chicken is deep-fried. In this version, boneless chicken thighs and lots of vegetables are smothered in an easy and delicious orange sauce. I cook a bowl of jasmine rice in the same pot for serving, but you could also
I give Mongolian beef a healthy makeover by simmering steak and veggies in a naturally sweetened garlic-ginger sauce. I cook a bowl of whole-grain bulgur at the same time as the beef for an easy one-pot meal. Using 100 percent grass-fed beef naturally lowers the fat content, and I pair this with
If you’d like to change up your usual taco routine, try this quick casserole for a nutrient-rich alternative. When shopping for ground beef, look for an organic brand (from cows raised without the use of antibiotics or hormones) that is 85 to 90 percent lean. Grass-fed beef is naturally lower in fat
Salmon is loaded with healthy omega-3 fatty acids and cooks very quickly in the Instant Pot, making this Thai-style curry a fast weeknight dinner. While you don’t have enough time to cook pot-in-pot rice, you could easily cook any grain on the stove before starting the curry, or make cauliflower “rice” ahead
This creamy chicken dish is Italian comfort food at its finest. When you cook cauliflower at the same time as the chicken, the cauliflower becomes extremely tender and easily mashed into a low-carb mash similar to mashed potatoes. Served with a dairy-free garlic cream sauce, this one-pot dinner is totally irresistible. SERVES
This is total comfort food, but with less saturated fat and more veggies than traditional recipes. Using spaghetti squash as the noodles makes this dish lower in carbohydrates and higher in nutrients, and because you cook it all at once along with the sauce, it makes for a convenient weeknight meal. SERVES
Shepherd’s pie often requires two pots cooking on the stove at once, but the Instant Pot makes this dish super streamlined. This vegetarian version is loaded with comforting vegetables and protein-packed lentils, which are then topped with fluffy mashed cauliflower for a lighter meal. Because red lentils cook so quickly, they dissolve
Salmon is an excellent source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids, and it comes to perfection in just minutes in the Instant Pot. Because the broccoli cooks even faster than the fish, you add it at the very end of the cooking process to ensure it doesn’t turn to mush. Whip up