Underrated, hard-working and sturdy, the pressure cooker makes for some of the best one-pot meals! Our collection of pressure cooker recipes features plenty of delicious ideas for family dinners or entertaining.
Find recipes like our butter chicken, chicken and fig tagine. Plus classics like our hearty lamb and potato stew and French beef bourguignon. And no need to fear, we’ve topped our collection off with warming pressure cooker desserts. Like our maple syrup and date puddings and butterscotch apples. It’s quite the collection, isn’t it?
So whether you’re cooking these recipes in your humble pressure cooker, or have turned to your Instant Pot, these recipes make for hearty dinner, delicious workday lunches and sweet desserts.
If you have more time on your hands, you can try our slow cooker recipes?
Pressure cooker lamb shanks curry
A rich and comforting dinner with mild massaman curry flavours.
How to cook corned beef in a pressure cooker
Have this classic meal on the table in no time.
Lamb rogan josh
Rogan josh is an aromatic lamb dish of Persian origin, which is one of the signature recipes of Kashmiri cuisine.
Hungarian goulash
Comfort food at its best.
Pea, ham and broad bean soup
Warm up with a comforting bowl of soup.
Individual chocolate self-saucing puddings
Ideal for those not keen on sharing!
Lamb and apricot tagine
Tender and sweet.
Pressure cooker beef and silverbeet soup
Warm up with a big bowl of comfort.
Pressure-cooker chicken with capsicum
Tender and succulent meat in half an hour.
Pressure cooker green chicken curry
Have this tender curry on the table in no time.
Caramelised pepper pork
Tender, sweet and sticky – and ready in 20 minutes.
Pressure-cooker lamb in spicy tomato sauce
Tender, juicy lamb cooked in no time at all.
Butter chicken in your pressure cooker
A rich, mildly spiced butter chicken that uses pressure cooker to cut the cooking time significantly.
Brazilian feijoada
This hearty black bean and mixed meat stew is often called the national dish of Brazil.
Pressure Cooker Beef Bourguignon
Using a pressure cooker turns the French classic beef bourguignon from an all-day affair into a convenient weekday dinner.
Mediterranean vegetable soup
Delicious homemade vegetable soup recipe prepared Mediterranean-style with loads of vegetables and fresh herbs!
Pressure-cooker osso buco with olives and anchovies
Excite your tastebuds with this deliciously succulent and tender osso buco. With the perfect balance of wholesome flavours, this is the ultimate meal to rug up with on the cooler nights!
Beef tagine with spinach and olives
Take your beef stew to the next level with this delicious beef, spinach and olive tagine.
Italian chilli braised pork
Pressure cooker aficionados know well the pleasure of serving up a dish that should take 4 hours, after a mere half and hour or so. This tender Italian chilli braised pork is a brilliant example.
Thai beef and coconut curry
This sweet and fragrant Thai beef and coconut curry is spicy without being too hot, with tender morsels of beef and vegetables in a rich, creamy curry sauce.
Spring lamb
This delicious pressure-cooker dish makes the most of tender spring lamb, and fresh spring vegetables.
Char siu and orange beef ribs
Deliciously saucy and packed full of authentic Asian flavours, these char siu and orange spiced beef ribs are perfect to serve your family or friends at a dinner party. Plus, they’re made in the pressure-cooker to save you lots of time!
Chicken and fig tagine
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Recipe suitable to freeze without figs. Note
Lemon and ginger lamb shanks with broad beans
This mouth-watering dish uses preserved lemons, a prominent ingredient in North African cooking. The flavour is salty, unique and perfumed.
Lamb and macadamia curry
Whip out the pressure cooker and make this exquisite curry in no time at all.
Hot-peppered lamb curry
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. This is a hot curry. If you prefer a milder version, reduce the amount of pepper and chilli. You can also serve it with […]
Pressure-cooker chicken congee
This Asian savoury rice porridge is a deliciously convenient and warming breakfast that comes together in a flash thanks to a handy pressure cooker.
Greek-style veal with olives
This Greek-style veal dish with olives can be made in no time at all in a pressure cooker.
Fig bread and butter pudding
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure,your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note
Italian braised beef with white beans
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check the manufacturer’s instructions before using. This is a large serving of meat. Cooking time is for medium to well-done beef. Cook more or less depending on how you like your […]
Chicken, chorizo and okra gumbo
A quick and delicious chicken, chorizo and okra gumbo, a dish that originated in southern Louisiana.
Garlic beetroot soup
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note
Butterscotch apples
You can serve these butterscotch apples on their own, with cream or spooned over a steamed pudding.
Curried lamb in yoghurt sauce
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note
Sticky pork spare ribs
In a pressure cooker these sticky and saucy pork spare ribs can be whipped up in no time.
Steamed plum pudding
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. This recipe is suitable to freeze. Note
Pressure-cooked country lamb and barley stew
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Recipe suitable to freeze. Note
Maple syrup and date puddings
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Recipe not suitable to freeze. Note
Pressure-cooker spicy chickpea and lentil soup
Create the flavours and textures of a slow-cooked meal in under an hour by using your pressure cooker. This delicious chickpea and lentil soup can be ready in no time at all, perfect for a cool weeknight dinner.
