45 Paleo Instant Pot Recipes

Paleo recipes, made easy!

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21. Instant Pot Chicken Pot Roast

A whole chicken only takes 30 minutes in the Instant Pot. No need to cook it in the oven ever again! Don’t forget to save that cooking liquid to make a delicious au jus gravy to serve on the side.

22. 5-Ingredient Carnitas Soup

Remember all those carnitas you made earlier? You can totally make them into a soup! It only take 8 minutes (since your carnitas are already cooked) and soup is served.

23. Spicy Harissa Turkey Chili

This spicy chili uses harissa (a Sriracha-like spicy chili paste) to give it its heat. Don’t forget to make leftovers, because they always taste even better the next day! Since ground turkey cooks pretty quickly, this dish comes together in 8 minutes.

24. Rotisserie Chicken Recipe

Forget the store-bought rotisserie chicken and make your own in the Instant Pot. It will be cheaper and you’ll be able to control the ingredients. It won’t take too long in the Instant Pot, either – only 25 minutes.

25. Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

This might be the simplest recipe on the list! It’s as simple as seasoning some bone-in chicken thighs and cooking them for 10 minutes. This is a great recipe to have in your back pocket when you are short on time.

26. Instant Pot 5-Ingredient Shredded Chicken

You might be skipping the tortillas on the Paleo diet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make delicious shredded chicken! Only five ingredients and 25 minutes? Sounds like a winning recipe to me!

27. Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Hard boiled eggs are my favorite Paleo snack. They give me a burst of protein and I can spice them up by making deviled eggs if I get too bored. This 5-minute recipe will give you perfect eggs, every time.

28. Easy and Quick Italian Sausage & Pepper Soup

This low-carb, gluten-free soup recipe is not only comforting but it’s Paleo-friendly, too. It comes together in only 10 minutes on the Soup setting, making this a great last-minute dinner idea.

29. Smokey Chipotle Turkey and Sweet Potato Chili

This recipe is a mix between a traditional no-bean chili and a sweet potato stew. The spicy chipotle is absolutely perfect – not too spicy, but it brings just enough heat. After 8 minutes on High, you’ll be ready to eat!

30. Instant Pot Sunday Pot Roast

The whole idea behind Sunday pot roast was that it took all day to make. Well, it used to! In the Instant Pot, it takes about 70 minutes. Then, you can choose whether you want to slice or shred the now-tender whole beef chuck roast.

31. Instant Pot Corned Beef Brisket

Corned beef usually takes all day, simmering away on the stovetop. With this Paleo-friendly Instant Pot recipe, it’s done in only 90 minutes! Serve it up with your favorite vegetable sides.

32. Paleo Mongolian Beef

You’ll get everything you love about take-out with this recipe (except the high price tag and unhealthy ingredients, of course). 12 minutes in the Instant Pot is all it takes for this Paleo-friendly dinner.

33. Whole Chicken with Gravy

Cooking a whole chicken in the Instant Pot feels like magic! This recipe gives you a fall-apart-tender chicken in 40 minutes, then you can thicken up the cooking liquid until it’s a savory gravy.

34. Instant Pot Tiki Masala

This dish gets its flavorful edge from the use of exotic spices. You actually don’t even need to use the pressure cook setting, either. This dish will cook using the Saute function only in 15 minutes.

35. Tomato Vegetable Soup

Get a full serving of vegetables with this easy-to-make soup! It only takes 5 minutes in the Instant Pot, so most of the cook time will be waiting for the pressure to build and release.

36. Instant Pot Applesauce

No sugar needed in this Paleo-friendly recipe. Just some apples, lemon juice, water, and cinnamon for flavoring. 8 minutes in the Instant Pot and you’ll have the best applesauce of your life!

37. Two-Ingredient Shredded Salsa Chicken

Did you know you can transform chicken breasts into flavorful, shredded chicken in only 20 minutes? Better than that, all you need is the chicken, some sugar-free salas, and an Instant Pot to do it.

38. Chicken Stock

Chicken stock is an essential staple if you’re cooking a lot at home. What could be easier than making your own, sugar-free and grain-free, in the Instant Pot? It only takes 30 minutes, so what do you have to lose?

39. Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken

This makes a perfect weeknight meal when you feel like spicing things up a bit. The Moroccan spices are sure to brighten your mood, and the 10 minutes in the Instant Pot won’t bring you down, either!

40. Chicken Burrito Bowls

Make a burrito bowl with this Instant Pot shredded chicken and I guarantee it will be better than Chipotle! The chicken itself only takes 5 minutes, and you can decorate the bowls with the vegetables of your choosing.

41. Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore

With the Instant Pot, you can fancy up your dinner routine without adding any extra time. This Italian-inspired chicken dish is ready after only 12 minutes on high pressure.

42. Beef Short Ribs

This slow-cooker-recipe turned Instant Pot hit transforms chewy short ribs into super tender meat in only 1 hour. This lucious beef is the perfect addition to some oven roasted veggies!

43. Butternut Squash Beef Stew

This luscious stew makes you want to eat chuck roast! It’s normally such a tough cut, but it will be so tender after 30 minutes in the Instant Pot. Add your favorite vegetables and away you go.

45. Eggplant Parmesan made in the Instant Pot

If you’re not avoiding dairy (which, some Paleo followers do and some don’t), this recipe is perfect. It only takes 11 minutes and you’ll have one classic Italian dish, ready to eat. You’ll be surprised at how well the vegetarian version stacks up!

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Chef Lindsay

Lindsay D. Mattison is a professional chef, recipe developer, and food writer. After graduating from Cascade Culinary School, Lindsay worked as the executive chef of a farm-to-table restaurant in Bend, Oregon. She is passionate about using local, organic ingredients and loves teaching home cooks how to incorporate seasonal food into their diet. While she spends most of her time writing these days, she still exercises her culinary muscles on the regular, taking any opportunity to create beautiful meals for her family. She lives with her husband in Colorado, where she enjoys the trials and errors of gardening.

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