33 Instant Pot Italian Recipes (2024)

Classic Italian Bolognese sauce is a must for every cook and our Instant Pot recipe comes with step-by-step instructions and images making it easy for anyone to make.

Highlights: beginner-friendly, easy, nutritious, family-favorite, kid-friendly.

This meat-free version is made with red lentils and mushrooms, pressure cooked in a gorgeous, rich tomato sauce. You’ll be surprised by how satiating and hearty this dish is, making it a worthy rival to its traditional meaty cousin.

Highlights: vegan, vegetarian, plant-based, gluten-free.

A great hearty recipe for cooler weather is this ragu. It’s paleo and Whole30 friendly, gluten-free, high in protein and iron, and full of flavour. Perfect for weekend meal prep.

Highlights: paleo, whole30 friendly, gluten-free, meal prep.

A perfect balance between a hearty chili and a brothy soup. Outstanding in flavor and will warm you up with beans, meat, and pasta. Pasta E fa*gioli means pasta and beans. Pasta E fa*gioli is a traditional Italian dish introduced as a peasant dish for its inexpensive ingredients.

Highlights: crowd-friendly, vegetarian, vegan, budget-friendly.

This isn't your ordinarymac and cheese, it has a rustic Italian flare to it. With the addition of olives, artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes, and a hearty helping of mozzarella, this vegetarian wonder will have you drooling for days.

Highlights: vegetarian, rustic, kid-friendly.

This Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana is authentic Italian in one bowl with cannellini beans, carrots, celery, kale, zucchini, and bacon. Just break up some crusty Italian bread to go with this yummy deliciousness.

Highlights: soup, nutritious, family-favorite.

This Instant Pot chicken scarpariello recipe is a pressure cooker version of the American-Italian classic dish made with poultry and sweet and sour sauce of pickled roasted red peppers and rosemary. This sensational dish can be served over your favourite pasta, polenta, rice or vegetables.

Highlights: gluten-free

Learn how to make simple Instant Pot Orzo with lemon, Parmesan cheese and spinach for a perfect, hearty side dish or main. This lemony, cheesy orzo recipe only takes 20-25 minutes from start to finish.

Highlights: vegetarian, one-pot, quick, beginner-friendly.

Rich in Italian tomato sauce with herbs and garlic and meat falling off the bone are great to serve with pasta, rice or veggies.

HIghlights: accessible, affordable, gluten-free, paleo and whole30-friendly.

Braised in red wine and tomatoes, these Instant Pot beef cheeks are rich and melt-in-your mouth soft. Enjoy 4 ways from pasta to tacos.

Highlights: versatile, budget-friendly, make-ahead.

Learn how to make easy, delicious Instant Pot spaghetti with garlic butter shrimp scampi and Parmesan cheese for dinner in under 30 minutes.

Highlights: quick, easy, one-pot meal, kid-friendly.

Juicy, tomato meatballs, squishy mozzarella, fresh tomato and aromatic basil are sandwiched together for a perfect bite in this Instant Pot recipe.

Highlights: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly, easy lunch, entertaining.

If you love an Italian minestrone or a good Bolognese sauce, you will love this gorgeous, Tuscan pork and beans stew. It's an absolute family favourite, featuring ground pork meat, juicy tomatoes and legumes of your choice.

Highlights: Budget-friendly, nutritious, freezer-friendly.

This Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta is seasoned with Italian herbs and tossed with sun-driedtomatoes, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, and cream.

Highlights: quick and easy, one-pot, beginner-friendly.

Easy homemade tomato basil sauce is a fresh tomato sauce, light, tangy and sweet, with hints of aromatic herb, perfect for pasta or stews.

Highlights: seasonal, homemade, versatile, vegan, freezable.

This delicious recipe combines tender beef, nutritious barley, and a variety of savory herbs and vegetables to create a comforting and filling meal. What really sets this soup apart is the addition of pesto, which adds a bright and zesty burst of flavor.

Highlights: hearty, comforting, cozy, one-pot meal.

Instant Pot Kabocha squash, rosemary, and pea risotto recipe is a delicious vegetarian-friendly dinner meal that is easy to make in your pressure cooker.

Highlights: one-pot, easy, vegetarian.

A lasagna cooked in the pressure cooker makes a delicious comfort food meal that tastes just like classic lasagna but takes much less time to make. We love this recipe from Spaceship & Laser Beams.

Highlights: crowd-pleaser, family-favorite, kid-friendly.

Cacciatore means “hunter” in Italian and this old Italian “hunter-style” dish is usually madewith tender chicken, tomatoes, bell peppers, kale, carrots and sliced mushrooms. A comforting rustic dish that’s perfect for busy weeknights.

Highlights: paleo, keto, ,ow-carb.

ThisChicken Piccatais made with zesty lemon and capers for that light citrus flavor. It’s perfect to serve over angel hair pasta.

Highlights: frozen chicken.

Vegan and gluten-free, this detox-friendly Instant Pot vegetable soup is hearty and nutritious, filled with veggies, greens and mushrooms. It’s a great example of a traditional Italian farmhouse soup.

Highlights: vegan, gluten-free, detox-friendly.

Are you hesitant to try a pot roast in the Instant Pot? This roast is amazinglytender! Enjoy it with cauliflower rice or make sandwiches. Make sure to make enough for leftovers!

Highlights: keto, high-protein, one-pot.

Bring a little Tuscany into your kitchen with these succulent Instant Pot lamb shanks served over soft white beans and tomatoes.

Highlights: grain-free, dairy-free and gluten-free.

Have you tried pearl barley? This one comes with delicious Mediterranean flavors of tomatoes and thyme and is topped with fresh marinated feta. The combination of bold flavors and unique textures will make you love it.

Highlights: one-pot, family favorite

Traditional Italian meatballs are made with half beef and half pork, this recipe uses ground beef only and it's gluten-free, paleo and Whole30 friendly. So these meatballs contain no breadcrumbs or other fillers and the sauce is made from in the pot rather than using a pre-made jar variety.

Highlight: gluten-free, whole30, paleo, homemade.

This delicious Instant Pot osso buco dish is made with veal shanks and ripened tinned tomatoes and we have thrown in the rice to turn it into a hearty, one-pot, family-friendly meal. It can be made with regular beef steak, pork chops or even chicken.

Highlights: gluten-free, family-friendly meal.

This classic dish is a staple in Italian-American cuisine and is sure to satisfy your taste buds. Pile juicy, beefy goodness high on a roll, slather on some zesty giardiniera, cheese, and dip away in a pool of savory au jus.

Highlights: lunch idea, meal prep, crowd pleaser.

A super quick and easy recipe forInstant Pot fish braised in Italian brothof cherry tomatoes, olives, capers, and roasted peppers. It’s bursting with Mediterranean flavors, and you can make it with frozen white fish or salmon.

Highlights: gluten-free,paleo,low-carb, whole30, frozen fish.

Budget-friendly Instant Pot tortellini alfredo with Italian sausage. At $2.16 per serve, this crowd-pleaser recipe won’t break the bank.

Highlight: crowd-pleaser, budget-friendly

Chickpeas are the basis for this savory Italian stew, which gets an extra kick from a spoonful of intensely flavoured pesto at serving time. This recipe is a one-pot meal to give you plenty of time to make some homemade pesto if you so desire. From Epicurious.

Highlight: one-pot meal, homemade, vegetarian.

You can't say Italian without the image of spaghetti and meatballs. And to make it truly Italian, you have to make huge meatballs that take up the whole plate.

Hightlights: gluten-free and egg-free.

This dense, fudgy Italian flourless cake is typically made in the oven, but making it in an Instant Pot keeps it moist without drying it out. From All Recipes.

Highlights: fudgy, gluten-free, entertaining, special occasion.

If you love coffee and you love cheesecake – this dessert is just for you! Your guest will love seeing these served in cute 4 oz. mason jars and your belly will thank you for portion control.Recipe from Sandhya's Kitchen.

Highlight: portion control, make-ahead dessert.