Have no idea if this recipe has been posted but made this for dinner and my family adored it. Very easy if you have the ingredients on hand. https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-tuscan-chicken-pasta/
Yumm!!! My VIP is baaaack! A while back baby kid dropped the lid and it looked like it broke. I ordered another IP because the lid was just $20 more than the whole deal. Gave that to baby kiddo. Ordered another one but gave it to the big kiddo as her first Mother’s Day present… and then baby kiddo’s boyfriend gave me… the pressure valve he found on the floor in kiddo’s apartments. ;))
So…has anybody tried the Instant Pot starters from Williams Sonoma? Risotto, sauces, soups. At first blush, does appear to be spendy. But may have to give a whirl…on a busy night…
FYI - Costco now carries instapots!
Re: the instant pot starters…you could probably find cheaper sauces that aren’t labeled “instant pot” at somewhere like Trader Joes that would be a lot cheaper! At those prices I’ll just get some healthy take out!!!
Ordered one recently, can’t wait to try it!
I made this last night:
https://www.momskitchenhandbook.com/uncategorized/instant-pot-broccoli-cheddar-quiche/
It was really quick to throw together. I added some bacon and jacked up the spices a bit with some garlic powder, thyme, and cayenne. I think one could easily use this as a base recipe and switch up cheeses and veggies to one’s preferences.
If it doesn’t have crust, it’s not a quiche, but a custard. Nothin’ wrong with a custard.
Making homemade marinara for the second time in a week - it’s delicious and a great use for all the tomatoes I’m currently picking. Some for dinner, some for the freezer.
I don’t know if this is right for me. I just got a 6 quart instant pot. Looking through the directions and recipes, and it seems kind of complicated…I am an extremely lazy cook, and I’m afraid that I will just have this huge pot on my counter that I never use. Maybe I got something too big (I’m only cooking for 2), and I like to make complete meals if possible, not a lot of separate items.
What, oh what should I do?
Making homemade marinara for the second time in a week - it’s delicious and a great use for all the tomatoes I’m currently picking. Some for dinner, some for the freezer.
@busdriver11, the Instant Pot can be intimidating, but once you start to use it, it’s almost as easy to use as a microwave.
If you give us an idea of what kind of things you like to eat, we can link recipes. The IP is good for stews, soups, pot roasts, pulled pork/chicken, dried beans (I have an excellent recipe for black beans that can be used for tacos, beans & rice or thinned slightly to black bean soup), pasta sauce as @abasket is showing us, and one-pot meals with purchased sauce, meat and veggies. If those are meals you might like, let us know and we’ll give you recipes.
Here is an easy way to start. http://www.melaniecooks.com/instant-pot-salsa-chicken/15331/ There is a Facebook group that has a lot of info for beginners, too. It does great ribs, risotto, shrimp and grits, in addition to items mentioned above. I love doing my potato salad pre cooking potatoes and eggs at the same time while I prep the other ingredients.https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/quick-potato-salad-in-the-pressure-cooker/
Anything that can be made in a slow cooker can be made in IP - just so much faster. 
@busdriver11 , when you cook in the Instant Pot you can cook for 2 or 6 - the time of cooking is the same! There are many recipes I do that get cooked together, not separate. Sometimes I saute some things first - right in the Instapot and then add meat or whatever.
I’ll post a couple of favorite recipes - that I think are pretty simple.
(and I don’t leave mine out on the counter - too big! I keep it in a cupboard and pull it out when I need it.
Like any appliance, you do still have to follow directions to produce a meal!
Roast beef w/vegetables is EXCELLENT in the Instant Pot. And quick. Less than an hour start to finish.
https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-tuscan-chicken-pasta/
https://www.copymethat.com/r/QSvKc8v/instant-pot-stuffed-bell-peppers/
(I actually just modify the ingredients for how we like them but use this for cooking times)
https://www.sweetandsavorybyshinee.com/no-stir-pressure-cooker-mushroom-risotto/
My posts on this thread are a little wonky - not sure why some things posted twice - and with hours of time between them!
I second this. Cheap tough cuts of beef are your friend here. Chuck roast or rump roast for the win.
Thanks for the advice, all. Think I will hang onto my Instant Pot. I just have to learn about it. It sounds like maybe this 6 quart one would be the right size? Even though I don’t want a large amount of leftovers, I guess it’s better to go potentially too large than too small. I might be able to find a place to stash this so it’s not on the counter all the time.
@“Cardinal Fang”, I like healthy sort of things, chicken mostly (though sometimes beef or pork) with vegetables. Basically stuff that is super easy, but tasty and healthy. I am so lazy when it comes to cooking, we generally end up eating out one meal a day, which can be time consuming and not so healthy.
Those recipes look good, @abasket. I just need to get over the feeling that it’s going to be overwhelming, and start small. I read hefty technical manuals for work, but I don’t want to do something that feels like work unless I’m getting paid. Maybe a little bit at a time.
@busdriver11 two folks here too. We have a six quart and it’s fine. Sometimes we have leftovers for the next day but that’s fine too.
That Tuscan chicken pasta is easy…and excellent. We have made it more than once.
One big advantage of the Instant Pot is that you can use cheap lean cuts of meat, as mentioned above, without much marbling, so there is less fat. Also, no need to add a lot of oil. Instant Pot is excellent for bean dishes.
Our friends have a 4 quart older model pressure cooker, and we gave them a 6 quart IP as a joint birthday present. They were happy - the 4 quart one was a bit too small for their family of 2. As abasket and CF said, you can cook just a couple of portions or a pot full, it does not matter. Plus, the pot maybe 6 quarts, but you can’t fill it to the very top as some things expand as they cook.