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Looking for some great Fall recipes to make in your Instant Pot? You’ll find a new favorite in one of these 85 autumn recipes for fall dinners, side dishes, soups, breakfasts, and desserts!
Note: Updated and revamped in 2023 with new photos and even more delicious Fall recipes!
Best Fall Recipes to Make in Your Instant Pot
These 85 fall recipes for breakfasts, dinners, soups, side dishes, and desserts will work in any brand of electric pressure cooker, including the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, orPower Pressure Cooker XL.
1
Beef Stroganoff
Use your Instant Pot to turn tender beef into a creamy, mushroomy pasta sauce in this hearty, flavorful dinner recipe.
2
Old-Fashioned Homemade Pot Roast
This classic meat and potatoes recipe makes up lots of gravy that will warm you up when it's cold outside.
3
Three-Ingredient Pot Roast
This is the easiest, most savory Instant Pot pot roast recipe around. And since you start with frozen beef, there's ZERO prep work beforehand.
4
Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
This Chicken and Dumplings recipe is pure comfort food, made in a fraction of the time it would take on the stovetop, and topped with fluffy homemade dumplings.
5
Chili is the ultimate fall dinner recipe, and this thick, hearty chili is filled with bite-size pieces of beef, red beans, and green chilies.
6
Ground Beef Chili from Frozen Beef
Looking for something easy this Fall? Our easiest Instant Pot Ground Beef Chili is made using frozen ground beef, beef broth, dried spices, and canned tomatoes for a weeknight meal you'll love!
7
Creamy Chicken and Broccoli over Rice
This creamy and cheesy Chicken and Broccoli recipe is comfort food at its best! Plus, it's on your table in under 30 minutes!
8
Butternut Squash Soup with Chicken and Orzo
Take a classic butternut squash soup and make it into a meal with diced chicken and orzo.
9
Old-Fashioned Beef Stew
Comfort food when you need it—chunks of tender beef, creamy potatoes and colorful veggies make this a filling and healthy recipe for fall. .
10
Guinness Stew | Instant Pot recipe
Instant Pot Guinness Stew features tender, juicy beef chuck, carrots, potatoes, and a rich, stout-infused broth, for warm comfort food at its best!
11
Instant Pot Braised Paprika Chicken (From Frozen)
This hearty Paprika Chicken recipe starts with frozen chicken thighs, which you pressure cook and then use the cooking liquid to create a creamy tomato sauce, served over prepared egg noodles.
12
Pumpkin Black Bean Soup
This Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup with Ground Pork and Black Beans is a hearty weeknight dinner made that makes a perfect dinner all autumn long.
13
Instant Pot French Onion Soup
Instant Pot French Onion Soup is creamy, rich, and flavorful thanks to quick-caramelized onions, beef broth, dried thyme, and red wine.
14
Chicken and Rice Soup - Instant Pot Recipe
This delicious chicken soup starts with rotisserie chicken or leftover cooked chicken for a fast comfort-food dinner. The rice and veggies add hearty flavors and help you stay full longer.
15
Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon
Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon starts with chuck roast and mushrooms to create a rich tomato-red wine sauce is a decadent but easy pressure cooker meal.
16
Broccoli Cheese Soup
This soup has a 1-minute high pressure cook time, and it's the perfect thing to serve when it's cold outside.
17
Fifteen Bean Soup
Protein-packed 15 bean soup with sausage is a hearty meal that you’ll want to freeze extras to have on-hand for fall lunches and quick fall dinners.
18
Chicken Bacon Penne in a Garlic Cream Sauce
Pasta, chicken, bacon, and garlic all in one easy dinner recipe? What could be better? is a quick, easy, one-pot meal that's rich, creamy, and delicious! It's pure comfort food that's ready in about 30 minutes.
19
Instant Pot Chicken Marsala
Instant Pot Chicken Marsala with bacon and mushrooms is a savory and saucy weeknight dinner the entire family loves.
20
Homemade Mac and Cheese
Creamy, fast, and easy, this creamy homemade cheese sauce is 100% kid-approved and tastes so much better than blue box.
21
Pumpkin Chicken Corn Chowder
A little spicy and very filling, this chicken corn chowder gets an autumn spin and its gorgeous color from pumpkin.
22
Mexican Red Pozole/Menudo (Instant Pot recipe)
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This red pozole is hearty comfort food! It's also completely vegan, but it's so full of flavor you'd never want to make it any other way. Depending on the type of chorizo you use, this meal can pack a lot of spice.
24
Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken with an Orange Garlic Sauce
This Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki recipe has a sweet and sticky sauce packed with ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and fresh orange juice for sweetness.
25
Instant Pot Poppyseed Chicken
This Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole features tender chicken in a creamy, cheesy center made from sour cream, parmesan, and cream cheese. Use the air fryer attachment (or oven broiler) to toast the crispy crumb topping made from Ritz Crackers.
26
Veggie Lentil Soup
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Enjoy a rich medley of veggies and lentils in this vegetarian soup.
27
Homemade Sloppy Joes
This Homemade Sloppy Joes recipe is full of flavor from dried seasonings, tomato paste, and brown sugar. The extra time softening before pressure cooking helps the beef cook up extra tender.
28
Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili
This healthy meat-free chili is full of veggies and beans for protein.
29
Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches
These quick and easy Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches are made with frozen meatballs and homemade marinara, served on toasted sub rolls with melted cheese.
30
Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Lasagna
Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Lasagna is the best creamy, layered pasta dish to make in a pressure cooker. Ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella make a gooey cheesy sauce for a filling made with ground chicken, rosemary, and no-boil noodles.
31
Curried Carrot Soup
Creamy, smooth and curry-spiced carrot soup is perfect for when you're in the mood for somemthing a little different—plus, it's a great healthy fall recipe!
32
Deer Valley Beef Wild Mushroom Stew
Enjoy the rich flavors of wild mushrooms in this meaty dinner recipe.
33
Chicken Pot Pie
When you're short on time, use cookie cutters on a store-bought crust and bake while the filling cooks in the Instant Pot. Set the cooked pie crust shapes on individual portions, and you're ready to go! This comfort food is packed with shredded chicken, potatoes, peas, carrots and celery.
34
Instant Pot Country Style Pork Ribs
These juicy Instant Pot Country Style Pork Ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender with a sweet, spicy and savory gravy made with pineapple juice.
35
Instant Pot Stuffed Pork Chops
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Tender pork chops and cornbread stuffing come together for a delicious quick meal you’ll want to make again and again!
36
Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy
Instant Pot Pork Chops in creamy mushroom gravy are juicy, tender, and perfect with mashed potatoes for a satisfying fall dinner.
37
Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin
This classic potato side dish is delicious in fall, filled with plenty of cheese and thin-sliced potatoes and topped with crisp breadcrumbs.
38
Instant Pot Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes
This recipe for Instant Pot Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes is light, fluffy and full of savory flavor from shredded cheese, sour cream and bacon.
39
Creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
This will become your go-to mashed potato recipe this fall, and forever. So much easier (to make and clean up!) than the stovetop.
40
Instant Pot Cauliflower Mash
This is the best and creamiest Instant Pot Cauliflower Mash made in one pot with just four ingredients!
41
Creamy Instant Pot Tomato Soup
This Instant Pot Tomato Soup is creamy and made with garden fresh tomatoes and parmesan cheese for a comforting meal.
42
Garden Minestrone Soup
Instant Pot Minestrone Soup, made with fresh garden tomatoes, zucchini, corn, onion and pasta, is an easy soup recipe that makes the most of summer produce.
43
Instant Pot Sausage and Potato Soup
This Instant Pot Sausage and Potato Soup has a savory tomato broth with russet potatoes, garlic and bell pepper for a warming fall dinner.
44
Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana is a tasty copycat of Olive Garden’s popular soup with bacon, potatoes and chicken sausage.
45
Shortcut Instant Pot Cornbread
Instant Pot Jiffy Cornbread is a super fast three-ingredient side dish made without a stove for the holidays or weeknights.
46
Instant Pot Cornbread Dressing
This easy Instant Pot Cornbread Dressing recipe has sweet and savory flavors from apples, onions, celery, fresh herbs, and day-old cornbread.
47
Homemade Bread Stuffing
Round out your Thanksgiving table with homemade bread stuffing in the pressure cooker. It's quickly "baked" in the pressure cooker and crisped up in the oven before serving.
48
Homemade Applesauce
Instant Pot Applesauce is one of the best ways to make good use of your apple picking haul. Serve it alongside pork for a seasonal feast.
49
Apple Butter | Instant Pot recipe
This Apple Butter recipe is just the right amount of sweet and perfect for fall. The apple flavor takes center stage, and it is delicious on bread, stirred into oatmeal, or over ice cream.
50
Spiced Pumpkin Apple Butter
Serve this creamy spiced pumpkin-apple butter on toast or for dessert with ice cream.
51
Butternut Squash Butter
If you can’t get enough of this favorite fall vegetable, turn butternut squash into a creamy spread for biscuits, toast, and muffins.
52
Cranberry Apple Sauce
Pair tart cranberries with sweet apples for the perfect fall condiment.
53
Instant Pot Green Beans
Make Instant Pot Green Beans with a cheesy parmesan-breadcrumb topping for a family-favorite side dish perfect for both weeknights and special occasions!
54
Instant Pot Carrots with a Maple Butter Glaze
A 20-minute side dish recipe, Instant Pot Carrots feature crisp-tender veggies in a rich butter-maple glaze, topped with crunchy pepitas.
55
Rice Pilaf with Carrots, Peas and Parsley
A colorful and veggie-packed side dish that's the perfect compliment to fall dinners.
56
Saffron Almond Rice Pilaf
This recipe has a subtle flavor and a nice crunch from the almonds pairs well with almost any main course.
57
Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes
For a completely different spin on sweet potatoes, try this savory side dish that features fresh rosemary.
58
Sweet Potato Casserole
This family-favorite recipe has been blurring the difference between side and dessert for years. Pressure cooked sweet potatoes with a perfect topping that's crisped with an air fryer lid or in an oven.
59
Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie
Nothing says “fall dessert recipe” better than pumpkin pie, so why not whip yours up in the pressure cooker this year?
60
Instant Pot Caramel Apple Pie
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Enjoy a naturally sweet dessert with no added sugar.
61
Instant Pot Apple Crisp
Instant Pot Apple Crisp is packed with cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a crumbled oatmeal-brown sugar topping—the perfect fall flavors!
62
Candy Corn Cheesecake
Note: There's NO actual candy corn in the cheesecake and it's easily omitted from the topping. So you get the fun tri-colored Halloween classic that's perfect for a Halloween party at home.
63
Quick and Easy Hazelnut Flan | Instant Pot recipe
This nutty flan is a suprising and elegant fall dessert.
64
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
This fall-inspired Bundt cake is packed with chocolate chips and pumpkin spice goodness.
65
Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
A creamy brown-sugar filling baked on top of a shortbread pecan crust and topped with decadentcaramel and toasted pecans. If fall were a dessert, it might be this sweet, creamy and buttery Instant Pot cheesecake.
66
Raspberry Orange Bread Pudding
Bridge summer and winter with berries and citrus in this easy Instant Pot dessert recipe.
67
Instant Pot Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
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A rich delicious chocolate cake that "bakes" up in the Instant Pot with a warm, gooey center.
68
Cinnamon Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
Unite two of the season’s best flavors: cinnamon and pears in one chocolate-drizzled dessert.
69
Homemade Rice Pudding | Easy Instant Pot recipe
Rice pudding is the ideal warm fall dessert recipe—it's quick, easy-to-make comfort food at its best.
70
Pumpkin Date Brown Rice Pudding
Put a real autumn spin on classic rice pudding with this date-sweetened, pumpkin dessert recipe.
71
Pumpkin Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
Caramel pecan cheesecake not enough fall flavors? Try it with pumpkin. Because we couldn’t resist adding pumpkin to our favorite fall cheesecake recipe!
72
Pumpkin Crème Brûlée
You can eat regular creme brulee any time of year—add a fun fall spin on this classic dessert with pumpkin.
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Instant Pot Creme Brulee
This Instant Pot Creme Brulee is an easy 6-ingredient dessert to make ahead topped with a hard caramelized sugar crust.
74
Pumpkin Spice Baked French Toast
My favorite way to eat pumpkin spice. This baked French toast is an amazing dessert or a rich, decadent way to start a fall morning!
75
Overnight Baked French Toast
This baked French toast recipe is put together the night before you'd like to eat it, so that in the morning all you have to do is pop it in the pressure cooker for a warm, sweet breakfast option!
76
Easy Zucchini Bread | Instant Pot Recipe
This easy zucchini bread will help use up the rest of your summer harvest! Plus, "baking" it in the Instant Pot helps ensure it cooks up moist and tender.
77
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
Creamy Instant Pot steel cut oats are made with a bit of butter, water, and a dash of salt, plus any of your favorite toppings and sweeteners.
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Pumpkin Steel Cut Oats with Pecan Pie Granola
These Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats are a hearty, fiber-filled option made with pumpkin and warm fall spices that's a great breakfast or a healthier dessert.
79
Vanilla Latte Steel Cut Oats
These dessert-like breakfast oats taste like your favorite coffee house drink.
80
Pressure Cooker Cinnamon Roll Steel Cut Oats
Everyone's favorite warming breakfast becomes a tad healthier in this oatmeal recipe!
81
Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats
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.
82
Ham and Cheese Quiche
This Crustless Ham and Cheese Quiche is made in a cake pan in the Instant Pot for an easy no-bake breakfast that kids and adults will love!
83
Oatmeal in an Instant Pot
This Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe makes a bigger batch that cooks up creamy and tender, using rolled oats, brown sugar and butter plus your favorite toppings for a warm, hands-off breakfast.
84
Oatmeal for One | Instant Pot recipe
This is the easiest breakfast of Instant Pot Oatmeal for One with old-fashioned oats and your favorite toppings. Best of all, you cook it pot-in-pot in the bowl you'll eat it in.
85
Carrot Cake Oatmeal
Who says you can't have cake for breakfast? Especially when your oats taste like freshly baked carrot cake!
86
Lemon Cranberry Breakfast Farro
Farro is a delicious alternative to oatmeal, while still being a whole grain that's full of fiber that will keep you warm and satisfied all morning. Thisversion has lemon extract, brown sugar, and dried cranberries to make a bright morning meal!
