15 Delicious and Easy Family -friendly Instant Pot Recipes for RV Cooking

It’s no secret that RVers have a real-life love affair with the pressure cooker or instant pot. The reason for this is because it is multifunctional and does what so many other different appliances do. It saves space and cooks food quickly but my favorite feature by far is that it cooks using electricity, not propane! This is great for saving money when out in the RV. Why use your precious propane when free electricity is most usually included with the price of your campsite? We love to set up a folding table outside next to our outdoor “kitchen” and setting up the pressure cooker with dinner cooking while we play a game of cards or kickball with the kids. Instant pots are essential to RV cooking!

I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve even brought my instant pot on vacation with me. If you’re staying in a vacation rental remember they do the work of multiple pots and pans and you can provide a budget-friendly meal while traveling with your family. Just eating a few home made dinners on your vacation can save you a lot of money on your overall budget.

Choosing a Pressure Cooker

I love my Instant Pot. We bought a 6-quart model a few years ago and we use it all the time. It is big enough to fit food for our growing family. It works great, it does everything we need it to. Now that we live full-time in our RV we use it even more.

There are many different options of cookers out there and they vary greatly in price. They all basically do the same thing, but costlier versions do have a few more bells and whistles. For us, the pot capacity was the most important deciding factor for us.

Don’t let the price of an Instant Pot be the end all be all for you. There are a lot of other brand pressure cookers out there that are great options too.

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Here are some of our favorite instant pot recipes for you to enjoy. We’ve included photos and links to the original authors.

Best Ever Mac and Cheese

After a long day of driving or out and about exploring there is nothing like coming home and fixing yourself a delicious pot of creamy and cheesy homemade mac and cheese. It’s filling, delicious and super easy. It is also budget friendly and can feed a crowd. If you like to participate in potlucks with other RVers. This will be a favorite. 

Easy Delicious Chili

Chili is a crowd pleaser that is for sure. It’s hearty and filling and makes great leftovers that you can get creative with. Chili dogs, nachos, Frito pie, chips and dip. The possibilities are endless. With this quick instant pot version you won’t have to wait very long to enjoy it either!

Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Craving mexican food? I love this easy casserole recipe. The whole family loves it too- even the picky eaters. You can add all sorts of toppings to it such as sour cream, green onions, olives and of course extra cheese. We love to serve it with a nice salad and refried beans and makes a quick dinner when we are on the go.

Instant Pot Spaghetti

How can the world’s easiest dinner get any easier?? When you throw it in the instant pot and it becomes an all in one pot kind of meal. You may not be saving a lot of time here, but it’s still a pretty sweet recipe to keep on hand. The kids are always begging for spaghetti!

Instant Pot Boneless Ranch Pork Chops

We just made these for the first time the other day and we were seriously blown away. There are only three ingredients so it’s extremely budget friendly and FAST. They melted in the mouth and every one of our kids asked for seconds. You can pair with rice or potatoes and a nice salad and you have a meal that took you about 15 minutes or less of prep. You can’t beat that!

Instant Pot Pot Roast

Every once in awhile we miss our kitchen back home and just want a good comfort meal. Pot roast always comes to mind and while we don’t want to spend hours letting something cook in our oven just to come out dry, we love to use this recipe for our Instant Pot. It comes out juicy with tender veggies that aren’t mushy at all. It’s one of our favorite Sunday meals that we often pair with a good chocolate cake afterward. 

Instant Pot Hawaiian Pulled Pork

Yum! When you have hungry people and are saving your dining budget for something special this is the recipe to pull out of your hat. They will think they are eating at a premium BBQ restaurant but in reality, it will be straight out of the RV kitchen. Slather this pork on some sweet Hawaiian buns and serve with potato salad and fruit and you everyone will be begging for seconds.

Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches

While we are on a hot sandwich kick lets not forget the family favorite french dip sandwich. Delicious, dripping and succulent. If there are leftovers you will be grateful for a quick and easy lunch later on in the week! Don’t forget the rolls and provolone cheese!

Easy Instant Pot Potato Soup

My daughter begs for this meal at least once a week. It probably makes it in the rotation at least once a month. It’s creamy, easy, delicious, and filling. For me, potato soup is all about the toppings. A package of pre-cooked bacon crumbles, sour cream, and cheddar cheese will make this meal over the top. It is a little carb heavy especially if you add a side of rolls but it’s a great meal for a Fall day spent outside hiking. 

Instant Pot Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes

Are there really people out there who don’t like meatloaf and mashed poatoes? I’m sure they exist but definitely not in my house. There is no chance for leftovers when we cook up this combo. I absolutely love that I can make both mealloaf AND mashed potatoes in my Instant Pot. Saves so much propane and it’s quick and easy. 

Creamy Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

We are pretty blessed, it doesn’t happen often but when a bug is going on in the RV it takes a good pot of this to be our cure all. There is nothing quite like a warm, rich homemade pot of Chicken noodle soup to warm up your belly and your heart.

Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein – Weight Watcher Friendly!

Skip the takeout and enjoy this healthy weight watcher Chicken Lo Mein recipe instead! Of course I had to include at least one Asian recipe in this list. Our family loves to try new flavors of places we go and check out the best local restaurants. But we try to eat at home as often as we can to help the budget. This recipe is easy and delicious and even my three year old likes it.

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

Sometimes you just need a good meaty meal that is quick, easy and delicious. This pork tenderloin really hits the spot. We love it with scalloped potatoes, salad, or some leftover mac and cheese from the previous recipe. So moist and delicious!

Instant Pot Lasagna

We were visiting some friends over the summer and one of them asked me what is a meal I miss the most since moving in to the RV. I let her know that for the most part, we don’t really miss out on any meals but if I have to choose it would be anything that takes a long time to bake in the oven. She immediately told me she was making me some lasagna. After eating her lasagna I realized how much I had missed it! Luckily, we don’t have to miss out anymore with this super easy and delicious instant pot lasagna recipe!

Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes, or sloppy princesses at our house, are a family favorite. They are quick, easy, and go well with whatever side dishes you have on hand. Feed the kids out on the picnic table and cleaning up will be a breeze. If you’re low-carbing it, you can skip the buns and eat on top of sweet potatoes but the kids prefer the hamburger buns!

Try these recipes out and tell us what you think. What are some of your favorite instant pot recipes?

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