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May 11, 2020

Better than Takeout Instant Pot Recipes

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Make dinner in the Instant Pot or Crockpot instead of ordering takeout! These 23 Chinese/Asian food recipes are better than takeout and don’t take much effort.

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Better than Takeout Instant Pot Recipes

Orange Chicken

Tender bites of chicken in a flavorful orange sauce. Perfect with rice and broccoli.

Instant Pot Orange Chicken
Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken--make a flavorful, restaurant-style orange chicken at home in your slow cooker. This reminds me of the chicken at Panda Express.

Chicken Lo Mein

Noodles, bites of chicken and lots of veggies are pulled together with a savory asian sauce.

Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein

Cashew Chicken

This cashew chicken is just as good as your favorite Chinese restaurant. It’s super easy and flavorful and it’s all made in the comfort of your own kitchen. The instant pot speeds up the process and helps get dinner on the table in minutes.

Instant Pot Cashew Chicken
Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken

Beef and Broccoli

Tender pieces of beef are served alongside broccoli and a savory and slightly sweet Asian sauce for a homemade version of your favorite Chinese takeout dish.

Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli
Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

Chicken Broccoli Rice Bowl

Brown rice is topped with a savory asian-inspired sauce, tender pieces of chicken and bright green, barely cooked broccoli florets.

Instant Pot Chicken Broccoli Rice Bowl

Mongolian Beef

Saucy tender bites of beef with a savory and sweet sauce sprinkled with sesame seeds and scallions.

Instant Pot Mongolian Beef
Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Tender bites of chicken, sweet pineapple chunks and colorful bell peppers served with a sweet and sour sauce. All made in one pot, your Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

An incredibly easy and delicious recipe for lettuce wraps. Hoisin sauce gives these ground chicken lettuce wraps lots of flavor and the rice and water chestnuts add texture. Get a whole head of lettuce ready because you’re not going to want to stop eating these chicken lettuce wraps!

Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Slow Cooker Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Sesame Beef with Zucchini

Tender chunks of beef with bites of zucchini in an easy stir fry sauce.

Instant Pot Sesame Beef
Slow Cooker Sesame Beef

Egg Roll Bowls

The tastiest garlic sesame sauce coats ground beef (or ground chicken or turkey) and is tossed together with cabbage and fried wontons. This recipe is inspired by chinese egg rolls but it’s given a fresher spin.

Instant Pot Egg Roll Bowls

Firecracker Chicken

Sweet and spicy tender pieces of saucy chicken made quickly in your electric pressure cooker.

Instant Pot Firecracker Chicken
Slow Cooker Firecracker Chicken

Beef Fried Rice

A fast and easy way to make fried rice. My version has a pound of browned ground beef.

Instant Pot Beef Fried Rice

Chopped Chinese Pork Salad

Pork loin is cooked until tender in your electric pressure cooker and then tossed with shredded cabbage, cilantro, green onions, cashews, quinoa and a homemade sesame dressing. This is a perfect summer recipe and it can be made ahead of time.

Instant Pot Chopped Chinese Salad
Slow Cooker Chopped Chinese Salad

Korean Beef Tacos

Tender shredded seasoned beef is rolled up in a warm tortilla with crunchy cabbage, diced avocado, chopped cilantro, sriracha sour cream and a splash of rice vinegar. When you bite into this taco it’s like a party in your mouth. All the flavors and textures come together in a perfect union.

InstantPot/Slow Cooker Korean Beef Tacos

Cheater Korean Beef and Rice

A quick version of a classic recipe made in your electric pressure cooker. The best part is that the beef and rice cook at the same time in the same Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef
Slow Cooker Cheater Korean Beef

Chicken Veggie Korma

A rich and creamy mild curry-like dish with tender bites of chicken and vegetables.

Instant Pot Korma
Slow Cooker Korma

Chicken Tikka Masala

Tender bites of chicken in a tomato sauce with creamy coconut milk. We like to serve this with rice or naan bread. The sauce is so good I could drink it.

Instant Pot Tikka Masala
Slow Cooker Tikka Masala

Teriyaki Chicken

This easy chicken teriyaki recipe uses a homemade sauce made with pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic and ginger. It has the perfect balance of sweet and savory. You can even use frozen chicken! Make it a meal by serving it with rice, pineapple chunks and shredded cabbage.

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken
Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

Teriyaki Salmon and Rice

Frozen salmon fillets are thrown into your electric pressure cooker with some rice and cooked until flaky. This is such an easy and fast way to make salmon. Serve your salmon and rice with veggies and you have a complete meal.

Instant Pot Teriyaki Salmon

Chicken Adobo

An easy 6-ingredient recipe for the tastiest chicken ever! A Filipino recipe of tender chicken thighs braised in vinegar and soy sauce with lots of garlic.

Instant Pot Chicken Adobo
Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo

Thai Chicken Noodles

A true one pot meal! The chicken, sauce and noodles are all cooked at the same time in minutes in your electric pressure cooker. The noodles are enveloped in a mild creamy peanut and lime sauce and the peanuts, cilantro and red bell pepper give texture and color. A delicious and easy recipe to make any night of the week.

Instant Pot Thai Chicken Noodles

Thai Coconut Soup

Sometimes this soup is called Tom Kha Gai or coconut galangal soup when you order it at a Thai restaurant. Don’t be scared off by the name. This is a super easy version that even a beginner cook can handle. It has the most amazing broth ever. Coconut milk, thai curry paste, lime juice and lemongrass all combine to make a soup that is surprisingly life changing.

Instant Pot Thai Soup
Slow Cooker Thai Soup

Yellow Chicken Curry

A thai-style coconut curry with moist bites of chicken, tender bites of yellow potatoes, vibrant turmeric and curry powder all made quickly at home in your electric pressure cooker. Bonus: The jasmine rice is cooked at the same time and in the same pot!

Instant Pot Yellow Curry
Slow Cooker Yellow Curry
Instant Pot Yellow Chicken Curry and Jasmine Rice--a thai-style coconut curry with moist bites of chicken, tender bites of yellow potatoes, vibrant turmeric and curry powder all made quickly at home in your electric pressure cooker. Bonus: The jasmine rice is cooked at the same time and in the same pot!

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12 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Asian, Collections, Instant Pot, Slow Cooker

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  1. Sharon says

    November 4, 2022 at 11:57 am

    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for the new recipe search. I found your “cuts of meat” index dated 1-5-2012 which I never knew was out there. Many times I click on the chicken category only to have to go through a lot of recipes before finding the chicken part I want to use, so this is going to be extremely helpful.
    I had been meaning to ask you for quite some time about the possibility of changing something in the Search feature: when I click on Filter and then click on Instant Pot, the cursor scrolls back up to the top of the page before I’ve had a chance to select from the Ingredient, Meal Type, Dietary Restrictions or the Other categories. It’s not a major issue, but it sure would be helpful to have the cursor stay put.
    You are my go-to website for Instant Pot recipes and just wanted to let you know how much you are appreciated. Look forward to receiving your emails every day.

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    • Karen says

      November 4, 2022 at 7:14 pm

      I’m so glad you are finding the new search helpful!! I will look into making the cursor stay put!

      Reply
  2. Rhonda says

    October 24, 2021 at 9:38 pm

    Hello!
    Is it possible to take any regular instant pot recipe and adapt it to a freezer make ahead or freezer dump meal?

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    • Karen says

      October 26, 2021 at 3:59 pm

      Not any recipe. You’ll have to be strategic on what items freeze well and what doesn’t. These will get you started: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/3-dump-and-go-instant-pot-freezer-meals/

      Reply
  3. Robert says

    October 18, 2021 at 2:06 pm

    great looking recipes, thanks

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    • Karen says

      October 18, 2021 at 6:35 pm

      You’re welcome Robert!

      Reply
  4. PATRICIA LINDSEY says

    July 9, 2021 at 11:11 am

    Great collection of recipes here! My favorites so far. Thanks!

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    • Karen says

      July 10, 2021 at 3:07 pm

      Thanks Patricia! I’m glad you find value here.

      Reply
  5. James Goacher says

    May 12, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    Some good ones here. Been meaning to make Beef and Brocolli for some time.

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    • Karen says

      May 13, 2020 at 1:27 pm

      I do like me some good Asian food recipes!

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      • Patti Guyton says

        December 4, 2020 at 12:53 pm

        Hi Karen. I bought an instant pot a few weeks ago and my family is enjoying many of your recipes. I have bought one for my daughter for Christmas and would like to purchase a cookbook to go with it. Have you published one?

        Thanks,
        Patti

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        • Karen says

          December 5, 2020 at 9:15 pm

          Hi Patti, you can order one here: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/order-your-cookbook-now/

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