30+ of the Best Vegan Instant Pot Recipes

30+ vegetarian and vegan Instant Pot recipes (vegan pressure cooker recipes) that even meat-eaters will enjoy! With soups, stews, chilis, and other one-pot meals, there’s something for everyone in this list of plant-based Instant Pot recipes!

What Is an Instant Pot?

While the terms have become practically synonymous, Instant Pot cooking is a more modernized electric version of pressure cooking foods. While Instant Pots are multi-function (they can sauté, steam, and some even have slow cooker functions), the pressure cooking is where this kitchen gadget really shines.

Pressure cooking allows you to cook ingredients (like beans and lentils) and meals that would usually take hours of low and slow simmering on the stovetop in just a fraction of the time. Even better, they still taste like they’ve been simmering for hours, with all the depth of flavor we look for.

Best of all, they allow you to cook hands-off. So keep reading for all the best vegan Instant Pot recipes that will save you time, money, and effort!

Instant Pot Vegan Soups

Whether you want an option that’s light and creamy or chunky and comforting, here are my favorite low-budget, high flavor Instant Pot vegan soup recipes.

Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup

This simple plant-based Instant Pot recipe is warm, cozy, comforting, satisfying. It’s perfect for sick days or any day, considering it can be ready in as little as 25 minutes!

Vegan Split Pea Soup

This wholesome, hearty, flavorful vegan split pea soup from Veggie Inspired is made quickly and easily thanks to an Instant Pot. Serve up with smokey tempeh crumbles and crusty bread for a comforting meal!

Simple Carrot Ginger Soup

This Instant Pot vegan soup from Moon and Spoon and Yum is super creamy, comforting, and flavorful, made with cashews, carrots, and ginger in either an Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Perfect for enjoying this humble vegetable year-round!

Instant Pot Vegetable Soup

If you’re looking for hearty plant-based instant pot recipes, well, this recipe from Shane and Simple is definitely that. This Instant Pot vegetable soup is absolutely packed with veggies and ready in just 30 minutes!

Instant Pot Kale and Quinoa Soup

This healthy vegan Instant Pot recipe from Healing Tomato is hearty, packed with plant-based protein and essential nutrients. Best of all, it’s ready in just 30 minutes.

Healing Turmeric Cauliflower Soup

This Instant Pot plant-based recipe from Piping Pot Curry is gluten-free and so easy to make. The result is a creamy, satisfying soup you will want to turn to every cold/flu season for its immune-boosting benefits.  

Easy Garbanzo Bean Soup

This wholesome, hearty, flavorful garbanzo bean soup (chickpea soup) is made quickly and easily thanks to an Instant Pot. It’s an inexpensive Instant Pot recipe, ready in 40 minutes!

German Potato Soup

If you’re in the mood for a hearty, veggie-packed, plant-based instant pot recipe, German potato soup has your back. This soup from Two Kids and a Coupon is perfect for enjoying on chilly days or any time you want a dose of comfort food.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup

This smooth and thick pumpkin soup from One Care Free Cook is topped with roasted pumpkin seeds and is the ultimate comfort food. Made even tastier thanks to the pressure cooker bringing out the pumpkin flavor.

Mulligatawny Soup

This vegan/vegetarian Instant Pot recipe from Easy Indian Cookbook is packed with plant-based goodness. The curry spices and abundance of veggies are warming, comforting, and perfect for warming your bones on chilly evenings.

Hearty Black Bean Enchilada Soup

This Instant Pot vegan soup from Happy Veggie Kitchen is surprisingly flavorful, with a simple combination of cupboard/pantry staples. It’s rich, deep, smoky, creamy, and made entirely from scratch (no pre-made sauce here!) with plenty of toppings to choose from.

Stews, Chilis, and Curries

Give the Instant Pot stews, chili, and curries a meat-free makeover with this list of vegan Instant Pot meals below.

Easy Roasted Red Bell Peppers Vegan Chili

This easy vegan roasted red bell pepper chili is creamy, comforting, oil-free, and packed with plant-based protein, fiber, and nutrients! Made with a handful of inexpensive pantry staples in the Instant Pot in as little as 30 minutes!

Simple Instant Pot Vegan Chili

Fast, filling, and delicious, this Vegan Instant Pot Chili from Eat Plant-based is going to be a huge winner for the family as a mid-week meal, on game days, and for impressing crowds.

Hearty Red Lentil Stew

This vegan pressure cooker recipe makes a hearty red lentil stew. It’s thick, flavorful, packed with veggies, and loaded with plant-based protein, fiber, and nutrients to warm your belly and satisfy without weighing you down!

Quick Curried Lentils

Curried lentils is a flavorful, nutritious, satisfying low-budget, one-pot, meatless meal you can make using the Instant Pot with 8 simple pantry ingredients!

Vegan Instant Pot Masala Lentil Curry

This vegan Instant Pot recipe from Kiip Fit is a protein-packed, wholesome, nourishing, and warming lentil curry. With a combination of warming Indian spices and fresh herbs, this curry is wonderfully aromatic and inviting, too.

Thai Massaman Curry

This Thai Massaman Curry from The Belly Rules The Mind is warm, comforting, creamy, and absolutely packed with plant-based goodness! Plus, you don’t need much time or ingredients to prepare it before letting the Instant Pot do all the work.

Instant Pot Vegan Butternut Squash Chili

This butternut squash chili from Instant Pot Cooking is excellent vegan comfort food. It is warm, hearty, and tasty and can be enjoyed year-round as a wholesome, comforting meal.

One Pot Meals and Mains

This list of simple vegan Instant Pot meals includes pasta, lentils, sloppy joes, and more!

Instant Pot Pasta Puttanesca

Enjoy this one-pot pasta dish from Veggies Save the Day. It’s loaded with olives, capers, garlic, and a rich tomato sauce, all without the need to even boil water! Perfect for enjoying as a low-effort, flavorful plant-based Instant Pot meal.

One-Pot Dal Tadka

This One-pot Dal Tadka from Simple Sumptuous Cooking is made with pigeon peas and warming Indian spices (including an aromatic tadka) for a flavorful, protein-packed, easy vegan Instant Pot recipe. Even better, this simple vegan lentil recipe is wonderfully budget-friendly, too, using the Instant Pot to mimic the low, slow simmer flavor.

Lentil Sloppy Joes

These plant-based sloppy joes from Delightful Adventures are sure to impress vegans and meat-eaters alike. Made with lentils, this meat-free, dairy-free Instant Pot recipe is hearty, flavorful, and perfect for busy weeknights. Plus, slow cooker and stovetop methods are also included.

Pressure Cooker Tzimmes

Sweet, cinnamon-flavored pressure cooker Tzimmes is one of the easiest Instant Pot holiday dishes that you can prepare! It is a colorful, autumnal side dish made of tender glazed veggies and dried fruits bursting with sweet and citrusy flavors. Ready in just 15 minutes!

One Pot Marinara

Make this delicious Instant Pot pasta marinara from Nutriciously with seasonal veggies as an easy and crowd-pleasing family-friendly dinner! It’s easily customizable, convenient, and requires only 10 minutes of prep time. 

Instant Pot Kung Pao Chickpeas and Rice

Not only is this recipe from Carmy already a super delicious, sweet-salty-spicy flavorful plant-based twist on a take-out classic. It also cooks the rice in the pot for a one-pot meal, with no need for stovetop cooking!

Veggie Sides in the Instant Pot

Plant-based Instant Pot recipes including mashed potato, various bean-based sides, and several veggies!

Instant Pot Pinto Beans

Save yourself the long and boring process of stovetop bean cooking by preparing these vegan Instant Pot pinto beans in just one hour, hands-off! Ready to add to soups, stews, salads, veggie bowls, burritos, and more!

Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Smooth and creamy, dairy-free Instant Pot garlic mashed potatoes from Food Sharing Vegan in under 30 minutes! This pressure cooker mashed potatoes recipe is versatile and perfect for serving at Thanksgiving and alongside almost any meal!

Mayocoba Beans

Whip up a large batch of these tender, creamy beans from Cook Eat Live Love in just 30 minutes (cook time – 1hr 25 min overall) in an Instant pot (with no need to soak!). Enjoy as a side dish or add them to mains for plenty of plant-based protein.

Vegan Black Eyed Peas

If you’re looking for a bean side dish with even more personality, check out these black-eyed peas with collard greens from A Plantiful Path. They’re packed with protein, fiber, and a ton of flavor. Enjoy it with a side of rice and cornbread for a simple, delicious Instant Pot plant-based meal!

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Cubes

Meal prep meets Instant Pot for this simple, 20-minute sweet potato recipe from The Short Order Cook. Perfect as a side dish or to add to soups, salads, or even whipped into a creamy mash!

Potato and Carrot Medley

This herby Instant Pot Potato Carrot Medley from Vegan In The Freezer has flavor to spare and all in under 30 minutes. This healthy vegan Instant Pot recipe makes for a delicious and nutritious side dish for all sorts of meals.

BONUS: Instant Pot Cashew Yogurt

With an Instant Pot, making homemade plant-based yogurt is a breeze. And luckily, for vegans, making this dairy-free Instant Pot homemade cashew yogurt from My Quiet Kitchen also costs a fraction of the cost of store-bought kinds too!

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If you tried any of these vegan Instant Pot recipes, please let me know which one you tried, how it went, and how you liked it in the 📝 comments below. Thanks!