9 Dairy Free Instant Pot Recipes to Make This Week

This Sweet Potato Peanut Soup from Pinch of Yum is one of my favorite recipes. This instant pot vegan soup combines sweet potatoes, peanut butter, peanuts, and kale (they won't even notice, I promise!) for a hearty and creamy simple recipe. It makes a huge batch, so if you have a large family, this one's for you! 

Mongolian Beef is typically sweet and tangy, and this is no exception! And while she calls for the veggies to be cooked in a large skillet separately from the meat, my go-to would be that once the meat is done in the Instant Pot, remove the meat, hit the sauté button, and toss them in there for a couple of minutes to get them tender. I'm lazy and I don't want any more dirty pots and pans than necessary! 

We made this once for an at-home date night, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. It does have a longer cook time (takes about an hour if you include the cooker getting to pressure) but it is so so worth it, and you'll probably have leftovers. 

Mmmmm, Butter Chicken. One of my favorite dairy-free recipes, butter chicken has a great depth of flavor if you get the seasonings right. Butter chicken is a classic Indian food that is mild and silky smooth, in a creamy tomato and mild curry sauce. It's great served over wild rice (or cauliflower rice, if you're grain free or keeping it low carb). 

A recipe that would normally be made with heavy cream, this Tuscan Chicken recipe uses coconut cream as a substitute to keep it dairy free. Sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, creamy sauce - yum. I love it over sweet potato glass noodles for a gluten free and grain free option too.

I love making this pumpkin chili right as the weather starts to cool off. It's still got that trusty tomato base, but the added can of pumpkin gives you that "what's that ingredient?" feeling. You can adjust the spice level to your audience, and it goes great with a bottle of hard pumpkin apple cider when eaten outside in a sweatshirt. #justsayin

You want to holler about easy weeknight dinners, this is it! It makes a great main dish when served on top of sweet potatoes. It also makes a huge batch, so you can easily freeze half for the days you don't feel like cooking! The flavors really blend even better the next day, so making ahead is a great option too. 

Another one of my own recipes, I crafted this one because I love asian takeout, but I don't love the way it makes me feel afterward. This easy sesame orange chicken can be served over regular rice or cauliflower rice with a side of veggies. I love it with broccoli but any stir-fry style veggies will do!

Ok, admittedly, I'm not a fan of mushrooms. But that doesn't mean YOU can't be! And it wouldn't be fair of me to exclude such a delicious looking healthy vegan instant pot recipe because of my own bias. With a quick cooking time (only 9-10 minutes once it reaches pressure!) this is one of the fastest vegan pressure cooker recipes around. Serve it over cauliflower mash or even these mashed turnips for a full meal.