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Instant Pot Cooking Chart

General Notes

Note: All meat cooked with 1 cup of liquid and meat resting on trivet.

Note: All beans cooked on high pressure, in 4 cups of water or broth.

Note: Soaked is assumed to be soaked in salted water for 6-8 hours before cooking.

Pasta

Pasta Grain:Liquid ratio High pressure cook time Release
Short pasta 1:4 6 minutes Quick
Linguine or egg noodles 1:4 6 minutes Quick
Spaghetti 1:4 8 minutes Quick
Bucatini 1:4 12 minutes Quick

Note: If making whole-wheat pasta, cut cook time in half. Shave off 1 minute for softer pasta, and 2 minutes for al dente pasta.

Note: Always add 2 tablespoons of butter or oil to the pot to prevent sticking and foaming.

Grains

Grain (rinsed 90 secs) Grain:Liquid ratio High pressure cook time Release
White rice 1:1 6 minutes 10 min natural
Brown rice 1:1 25 minutes 5 min natural
Arborio rice (risotto) 1:2 6 minutes Quick
Wild rice 1:2 25 minutes 15 min natural
Quinoa 1:1 1 minute 10 min natural
Barley 1:1.5 15 minutes 10 min natural
Couscous 1:2.5 6 minutes Quick
Polenta 1:4 9 minutes Quick
Oats (steel cut) 1:2 3 minutes 15 mins natural
Orzo 1:3.5 4 minutes Quick

Note: Cook your grains in broth instead of water to enhance the flavor!

Beans

1 pound (rinsed) Soaked Unsoaked Release
Black 20-25 minutes 15-20 minutes 15 mins natural
Black-eyed peas 10-15 minutes 30-35 minutes 15 mins natural
Chickpea/garbanzo 10-15 minutes 35-45 minutes 15 mins natural
Kidney 20-25 minutes 15-20 minutes 15 mins natural
Pinto No point 30-35 minutes 15 mins natural
Red 15-20 minutes 25-30 minutes 15 mins natural

Note: All beans cooked on high pressure, in 4 cups of water or broth

Note: Soaked is assumed to be soaked in salted water for 6-8 hours before cooking

Note: Yet to verify times for Black, Kidney, and Pinto beans since soaked is taking more time than unsoaked. Probably an error by author.

Vegetable Cooking Times

Vegetable Cooking Time Release
Carrots 2-3 minutes Quick release
Potatoes 10-12 minutes Quick release
Broccoli 0-1 minutes Quick release

Poultry

Meat (2-4 pounds) High pressure cook time Release
Breasts, 1 inch thick, whole 12 minutes Quick
Breasts, 1/4 inch thick 8 minutes Quick
Breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces 5 minutes Quick
Thighs, whole, bone-in or out 8 minutes Quick
Thighs, cut into bite-size pieces 5 minutes Quick
Drumsticks 6 minutes Quick
Chicken, whole 6 minutes 15 mins natural
Turkey, whole 40-50 minutes 12 mins natural
Turkey breast 35 minutes 12 mins natural

Note: if meat is frozen, add 10 minutes of cook time. If cooking whole chicken or turkey, thaw before cooking.

Meat

Meat (3-6 pounds) High pressure Release
Beef roast, whole (chuck, bottom, rump, round, brisket) 60-75 minutes 15 mins natural
Beef roast, cut into bite-size pieces 15-20 minutes 15 mins natural
Beef stew meat, cut into bite-size chunks 10-18 minutes (the more time, the more tender) 5 mins natural
Beef short ribs 45 minutes 15 mins natural
Beef spare ribs 30 minutes 15 mins natural
Baby back (pork back loin) ribs 30 minutes 10 mins natural
Pork chops, 3/4 inch thick 8 minutes 10 mins natural
Lamb shanks 40 minutes 15 mins natural

Note: All meat cooked with 1 cup of liquid and meat resting on trivet

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