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The Instant Pot (commonly known as the programmable pressure cooker) is our new favorite kitchen appliance. It isn’t required for freezer cooking, but it certainly does help, because you can cook your meals directly from the freezer. No thawing!
To get you started, we have adapted the instructions for 50 of our best comfort food recipes to make them instant pot freezer meals. We also have resources, tips, and an Instant Pot Meal Plans to introduce you to freezer cooking with an Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Resources
- What is an Instant Pot? (Includes a Buyers Guide!)
- 4 Ways to Transform Your Freezer Cooking with an Instant Pot
- Instant Pot Tips and Tricks: Our best tips for Instant Pot recipes!
- Troubleshooting Instant Pot Recipes: Hints on adjusting, adapting, converting, and more!
- Crock-Pot VS Instant Pot: Pros, Cons, Recipes, Videos & more!
- Pot-in-Pot Method: Learn what and how this method works!
- 101 Instant Pot Freezer Meals: 101 MORE meals to cook from frozen!
Get started with an Instant Pot Meal Plan!
Instant Pot Meal Plans come with:**
- Organized Grocery Shopping List
- Prep Instructions
- Step-by-step Cooking Instructions
- Individual Recipe cards
- Labels
- Thaw sheet
**paid members have access to these printable resources
ALL INSTANT POT MEAL PLANS ALL INSTANT POT RECIPES
Learn how to create your own custom plan from these recipes using our Membership.
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You’ll be able to:
- search the 13,500+ freezer recipe database with hundreds of filters available.
- build and save for later use up to 3 meal plans of 5 recipes each.
- favorite recipes you find and want to try later or have cooked and love.
- view nutritional data of each recipe.
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Instant Pot Freezer Meals
- Instant Pot Honey Bourbon Chicken – Traditional Version *our most popular Instant Pot recipe!*
- Instant Pot Honey Bourbon Chicken – Gluten Free Dairy Free Version
- Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches – Gluten Free Dairy Free Version
- Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches – Traditional Version
- Instant Pot Potato Soup
- Instant Pot Cheesy Potato Soup
- Instant Pot Granny’s Italian Beef
- Instant Pot White Bean Chicken Chili
- Instant Pot Tender Braised Short Ribs
- Instant Pot OAMM’s Favorite Pot Roast
- Instant Pot Root Beer Pulled Pork
- Instant Pot Buttermilk Herb Chicken
- Instant Pot Balsamic Chicken with Pears and Mushrooms
- Instant Pot Healthy Roots Chili
- Instant Pot Citrus Herb Chicken
- Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Stew
- Instant Pot Hearty Beef Stew
- Instant Pot Taco Soup
- Instant Pot Jalapeno Popper Chicken Chili
- Instant Pot Honey Pork Chops
- Instant Pot Gluten Free Dairy Free Chicken Ranch and Rice Soup
- Instant Pot Chicken Taco Soup
- Instant Pot Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
- Instant Pot Ham and Pineapple Fried Rice
- Instant Pot Paleo Mongolian Beef
- Instant Pot Orange Infused Steel Cut Oats
- Instant Pot Chicken Parmigiana
- Instant Pot Savory Spaghetti Sauce with Bacon
- Instant Pot Johnny Marzetti with Cheesy Noodles
- Instant Pot Paleo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Instant Pot Chicken Taco Filling
- Instant Pot Cheeseburger Meatball Sandwiches
- Instant Pot Apple Cherry Pork Loin
- Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken
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Members must be logged in to add the freezer version of these recipes to their custom freezer meal plan. Learn more about membership here.
- Instant Pot Kalua Pig by Nom Nom Paleo (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup by Healthy Slow Cooking (freezer version)
- Smokey Cajun Black Eyed Peas Pasta by Veggie Inspired Journey (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup by Unsophistocook (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Lamb Shanks with Ginger and Figs by Gutsy by Nature (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Turkish Short Ribs by AIP Lifestyle (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Paleo Turkey and Gluten Free Gravy by Gutsy by Nature (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Thai Chicken Thighs by 365 Days of Slow Cooking (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Mexican Beef by Nom Nom Paleo (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Spiced Cranberry Pot Roast by Gutsy by Nature (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Lentil Vegetable Soup by Healthy Slow Cooking (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage by Gutsy by Nature (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Shitake and Tomato Beef Short Ribs by Nom Nom Paleo (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Beef Stew by Gutsy by Nature (freezer version)
- Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash by Nom Nom Paleo (freezer version)
More Instant Pot resources:
55 Comments
Join the discussionThe first two links are the same – they both go to the gluten/dairy free version.
Thanks for letting us know. The Traditional link should be working now. 🙂
Please fix the link for the traditional version of the honey bourbon chicken.
That link should be working now. 🙂
I am literally bursting I am so excited to try these. I am going to prep 5 of these recipes this weekend. So here’s my question – I want to do this because my son’s football schedule is about to kill me and makes dinner a nightmare. I am essentially gone from 4-7 pm. So . . . let’s say I take something out of the freezer and prep it for cooking. Can I use the delayed timer (set when I leave at 4 pm) to go on say at 6 pm for the desired time (assuming due to being frozen, it will take about 20 – 30 min to reach pressure) so when I walk in, it’s essentially done? I know you shouldn’t use delayed timer with fresh meats all day (so don’t leave the house at 8 am with raw meat to go off at 4 pm), but do you think this would work?? Please say yes!!! 🙂
We often sing the praises of freezer cooking and how it saves our busy weeknights. We think you should be fine as long as you have a programmable Instant Pot and can set the timer and then have it set to “warm” until you get home. It would probably be best to try it on a weekend first, just so you can see how the meal turns out cooking and warming for the time that you will essentially be gone. Let us know how it turns out for you!
Sure it would work! I love the delay timer feature.
This is probably a silly question, but I just started looking at all of the recipes and noticed that some ingredients are in orange and some are in black. Is there a significance to the colors add to when things are added such as at freezing or cooking. Thanks!
Hi Karen! The ingredients listed in orange are direct links to purchase those ingredients (mostly on Amazon), for your convenience. 🙂
I think you should add an Instant Pot Jambalaya recipe to your list. We love jambalaya at my house & I’ve prepared it as a freezer meal many times. Gumbo too.
Thank you for letting us know! We will be sure to pass this along to our MenuBuilder team!
Can you use these recipes with a stovetop pressure cooker?
You could but these recipes are specifically for an electric, programmable pressure cooker so cooking times may vary.
Cook beans for 2
Yes, you can cook beans for 2 in your IP!
I got an instant or for Christmas. I love your recipes.
Thanks, we hope you’re having fun and enjoying it!
This list is awesome! However, I wish there was a menu list for each type of meat. When prepping freezer meals I like to buy a lot of whatever meat is on sale and prep meals with just that meat. It’d be great to have a chicken, pork, beef, and vegetarian meal list with grocery planning.
With membership that is possible. If you have questions about membership, we’d be happy to chat with you in the bottom-right hand corner of the site.
if your recipes are based on 4 servings, if I divided them in half for 2 servings per freezer packing, how would that affect the Instant Pot cooking time?
As a member, you would have the ability customize serving sizes. If you have questions about membership, we’d love to chat with you in the bottom-right hand corner! We include a disclaimer on all of our IP recipes that states what the original serving size was when we made it fresh and that if cooking different amounts the time might need to be adjusted. We encourage you to consult the Instant Pot Time Tables for reference: http://instantpot.com/cooking-time/ Enjoy!
I don’t eat pork or shellfish. Which menu might be the best for me?
You might like to start with our vegetarian menu, Meredith! We do also have vegetarian Instant Pot recipes. Enjoy!
Do you have any instant pot weight watcher friendly freezer meals?
Hey, Nicole, we do! With membership, you would be able to better filter for these recipes. But here are a couple! https://onceamonthmeals.com/recipes/instant-pot-cilantro-lime-chicken/ and https://onceamonthmeals.com/recipes/instant-pot-paleo-chicken-lettuce-wraps/ and https://onceamonthmeals.com/recipes/instant-pot-pork-chops-with-brussel-sprouts/
We include nutrition information for all our Diet and Paleo recipes so that would be a great place to start! If you have more questions, we’re always happy to chat in the bottom right-hand corner! Happy cooking!
This is great. I’m still learning all the ways to use the Instant Pot. Today I made Brussel Sprouts with bacon and garlic. I’ve made this before on the stove top using pots and pans, but this was so much simpler and faster. Keep the recipes coming. I really enjoy them – and so does my family.
Wonderful, wonderful!! Thank you for sharing, Steve!
Hello! We have just bought our first pressure cooker and I have really only made sweet sausage, peppers and onions for sandwiches last week. I couldn’t believe how easy it was to make. The part that took the longest to do, was cutting the onions and peppers! Oh wait! I forgot that I have also made mac and cheese! Both have been easy, quicker and delicious! All this to say that I am really excited to learn more and get some delicious meals to make!
God’s Speed! Cindy
Wonderful!!
I would love to see a collection of Paleo Instant Pot freezer meals. I had to choose between freezer meals and Paleo when I signed up.
Hi, Susan, with membership there is a way to filter for Paleo Instant Pot Freezer Meals. ALL our meals are freezer friendly so you won’t have to choose between one or the other. If you have more questions, please pop into chat in the bottom right-hand corner – we’re here and happy to help!
Hi! Do you have a way to filter for just low FODMAP safe meals? I know it’s a long shot – still a pretty new way of eating – but figured it’s worth asking 🙂
Yes, members are able to filter for Low FODMAP recipes. If you have more questions we’d love to chat with you in the bottom right-hand corner.
What does all the quarter mean when talking about meat? Example: chicken park recipe says 1 pound quarter chicken, buttermilk herb chicken calls for 2 pounds quarter chicken (both about breasts), pulled pork calls for 2 pounds quarter pork roast etc.
I’m not sure what the quarter part means. Thanks!
When something says to quarter meat it just means to cut it into 4 same size (or as same size as possible) pieces.
Would love to know how to buy an instant pot in Australia, they aren’t available here I don’t think
I think you are correct, but I believe others have had success ordering off of the UK Amazon site. Good luck!
How do I begin? I would like to get the instant pot with the package of menus, grocery list, index cards, etc! TIA
Pam, we would love to help you get started! You can talk to one of our Customer Engagement staff members on live chat at the bottom of your screen, or you can go to this link to get started: https://onceamonthmeals.com/join/
I am trying to figure out how to help my son who is diabetic and lives 600 miles away from me. any suggestions-can I make these meals and send them in dry ice to him and would he warm them in a microwave ?
Hi Annette — I’m not entirely sure how to send frozen meals. UPS has some guidelines and suggestions you could follow – I found this link that may be helpful
https://compass.ups.com/tips-for-shipping-with-dry-ice-or-gel-packs/
We do have 2 diabetic menus you could check out for some recipe ideas.
https://onceamonthmeals.com/menus/?s=diabetic
Hope this helps! ~OAMM
I really love the recipes, I would like to cook some of them immediately rather than freezing them. Would the cook time be the same?
Hi! We have 3 sets of instructions on our recipes 1) Make it Now, 2) Freeze for Later, and 2) Make From Frozen. You can use #1 to make it now rather than freezing. Happy Cooking! ~ OAMM
The recipe I have for corned beef calls for 3-4 lbs and cook for 90 minutes. I have a 2lb corned beef brisket – do I still cook for 90 minutes?
Tina, more than likely, no. We would recommend trying between 30 and 45 minutes instead.
Can I do deep fried chicken in my instant pot?
Hi Norma! We wouldn’t recommend trying to deep free anything in your IP, but there are lots of tasty breaded chicken recipes on our site available to members made specifically for the instant pot.
What is the freezer life of the frozen meals for an instant pot?
Hi Ronda! Most meals will last between 3-6 months. Here is a really helpful article that will help answer the question better!
Our children gave us an Instant Zest, Rice & Grain Cooker. It is the 8-cup size. I would like to do more than just rice and grains, but I’m having difficulty finding recipes that are just the 8-cup size. Where do I look?
We are in an Assisted Living facility, so my resources to things I would normally use at home are quite limited – no stove or oven, just a microwave, fridge w/freezer, very small sink, etc.
You could use any of the Instant Pot recipes and just scale down the size to 2 servings. You might need to decrease the cooking time as well, but that will take some trial and error. Enjoy!
I’m really confused. All the recipes links are labeled “instant pot” but the recipes themselves only have stove-top instructions.
Hi Kerrie! Can you let me know specifically what recipes you were trying to see? I’ve clicked on several and am seeing Instant Pot instructions so I want to make sure I get you the information you want. Thanks!
I love all your recipes and make them for my son and daughter-in-law. Do you have a cookbook that could be purchased with all these great recipes in it?
Hi Gloria! Thank you! We don’t have a cookbook, but you are welcome to print them off to enjoy!