If you’re looking for delicious vegan recipes and need a quick and easy one-pot meal, we’ve got a collection of Instant Pot Vegan Recipes the whole family will love! These easy recipes don’t take much time to cook, contain essential ingredients, and each one is a great main dish to add to your regular dinner rotation.
Pressure cooking using an Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, or other modern multicooker is such a great way to make vegan meals in a fraction of the time.
And if you’re looking to make flavorful, easy weeknight dinners, we’ve got a collection of some of the best vegan Instant Pot recipes for you here!
🥦 About these recipes
Whether you’re vegan, cooking for someone who is vegan, or simply looking for the best recipes to try for Meatless Monday, we’ve got you covered!
Every recipe in this roundup collection is a plant-based recipe containing no animal products. These amazing vegan Instant Pot recipes use wholesome ingredients that are easy to find in any grocery store.
You’ll find delicious recipes using some colorful veggies like sweet potatoes and butternut squash. And popular vegan pantry staples like black beans, kidney beans, steel-cut oats, maple syrup, and seasonings like chili powder.
🥗 Make it a complete meal
We’ve included mostly main courses in the list below, along with a few sides. Some side dishes that would go great with most of these vegetarian instant pot recipes include Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms, Instant Pot Broccoli, and Crispy Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower.
Instant Pot Vegan Recipes
Need inspiration for some tasty and easy vegan recipes? We've got you covered. And with the Instant Pot, these dishes are fast as well. We hope you'll love them as much as we do!
This one-pot dish is loaded with tasty, healthy veggies, rice, beans, and if you want, vegan cheese. And, it serves up to 8 people. That means you can save the leftovers for the next morning and make a delicious breakfast burrito!
These quinoa taco bowls are a great dump-and-start recipe, loaded with healthy quinoa, vegetables and your favorite toppings.
Delicious, velvety risotto doesn't need to take long to make. With the Instant Pot and dairy-free cheese, this satisfying Vegan Mushroom Risotto comes together in just 30 minutes.
Congee is a comforting, savory rice porridge. This vegan version is made in the instant pot with dried mushrooms, garlic, and ginger for umami. This savory meal is topped with vegetables, sesame seeds, and green onions.
This fluffy rice recipe infused with garlic is the perfect side dish for lunch or dinner. Use vegetable broth to make it vegan and serve it alongside your favorite vegan entrees.
This vegan taco rice is full of black beans, salsa and spicy flavors. It's easy to make in the Instant Pot and is ready in under an hour.
This Instant Pot Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff Recipe is quick, easy, comforting, hearty, savory, creamy, delicious, and perfect for weeknight Dinner.
Chili macaroni is a family friendly dinner and this vegan version is made even easier in the Instant Pot!
This Instant Pot vegan pasta is a copycat recipe of Noodle & Company's Penne Rosa dish. Full of mushrooms spinach in a creamy tomato sauce with a slight kick to it, the whole family will love it!
This vegan Instant Pot Chana Masala is packed with authentic Indian flavor and rivals any restaurant dish, but is easy and quick to make. Stovetop instructions included.
Cauliflower Tikka Masala – an easy and delicious plant-based curry made with cauliflower, chickpeas, and onions cooked in an aromatic spice-filled gravy made from creamy coconut milk. Cooked in the Instant Pot and ready in just 30 minutes, enjoy this Vegetarian Cauliflower Tikka Masala Recipe with rice, naan, and a generous handful of mild cashews.
This recipe for Instant Pot Stuffed Squash is full of classic fall flavor. Healthy, hearty and so easy to make, it’s the perfect meal for chilly nights.
Instant Pot Vegan Soups
Making hearty soups in the electric pressure cooker is super easy, and the soups turn out packed with flavor infused throughout. If you're in the mood for a warm bowl of comfort food, try one of these soup or stew recipes tonight!
This warm, comforting Instant Pot Lentil Soup is vegan, low fat, and high in fiber. Plus, it's made with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry or refrigerator — and is ready in just 30 minutes!
Healthy, soul-satisfying, and packed with flavor, this Vegan African Stew deserves a spot in your fall or winter dinner rotation. Packed with veggies, spices, and crunchy peanuts, you'll keep coming back to this hearty dish.
When autumn arrives, so do those pumpkin cravings. This vegan Pumpkin Soup using coconut milk is creamy, without the cream. With other ingredients like paprika, nutmeg, garlic, and cinnamon, this soup is packed with flavor.
This instant pot cauliflower soup is warm, creamy and comforting. Both vegan and gluten free, this soup is perfect on a cold winter day.
Made with a dairy-free soup base of coconut milk and vegetable stock, the addition of cauliflower and carrots means this hearty vegan dish is creamy, nutrient-rich, and delicious. Perfect for lunch or dinner.
This easy Instant Pot German Potato Soup is the perfect recipe for cold winter days.
Made with cashews, carrots, ginger, coconut milk and Thai red curry paste, this Instant Pot Cashew Carrot Ginger Soup is easy to make and so satisfying.
This Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup recipe is simple to make, and the results are rich, creamy, and satisfying.
Fresh broccoli is a low carb, healthy vegan dish steamed to perfection in the Instant Pot. Pair it with any of the main course dishes listed here for a nutritious vegan complete meal!
These Instant Pot Pinto Beans are simple, full of flavor, and especially great if you are new to using the Instant Pot! Make these on Meal Plan Day and use them throughout the week in burritos, enchiladas, veggie rice bowls, and more.
This easy, delicious homemade snack makes a great afternoon snack on its own or for your next gathering with friends. Sprinkle in your favorite dairy-free cheese topping for some added flavor. Ready in just 15 minutes!
👩🏽🍳 Instant Pot FAQs
We love using our Instant Pot for meal prep! Some of our favorite recipes that make a big batch perfect for meal prep include the Instant Pot Lentil Soup and Instant Pot Pinto Beans.
Pressure cooker recipes are the easiest way to get healthy dinners on the table with less cook time and minimal effort. But many of these recipes also contain instructions for cooking in a slow cooker or on the stovetop.
Kitchen tools and equipment
Ready to start cooking? Here are some tools you’ll need.
Electric Pressure Cooker – You’ll need a 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, or other electric pressure cooker. Do NOT attempt to make these easy recipes in a 3-quart model.
Cutting board and knife – You’ll need a sturdy cutting board and sharp knife to chop vegetables for these recipes.
🍽 More vegan recipes
Hope you found some new vegetarian recipes to try in your Instant Pot the next time you make dinner! Here are more vegan recipes to love:
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