Enjoy over 20 of our Favorite Kid Friendly Instant Pot Recipes that are easy to make, budget friendly and kid approved. Perfect for dinner tonight!
Looking for super easy Instant Pot recipes? Want to make a delicious budget-friendly dinner that your kids will actually eat? Then, you’ve come to the right place!
I’ve put together a collection of over 20 of our favorite kid friendly Instant Pot recipes just for you. Right here.
And how do I know these recipes are kid and picky eater approved? Because these easy dinners are all my kids’ favorites. And friends, I have some of the pickiest eaters ever!
So, whether you’re looking for easy chicken dinners or recipes with ground beef or pasta, I’ve got you covered. Check them out, try them, and let me know what you think!
Favorite Kid Friendly Instant Pot Recipes
Recipes with Ground Beef
Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce cooks together in one pot for easy clean-up! For a meatless version, skip the ground beef!
5 from 26 votes
Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce with spaghetti noodles, ground beef and pasta sauce is an easy dinner perfect for busy weeknights. This easy Instant Pot spaghetti recipe is a family favorite ready in just 30 minutes!
Instant Pot Creamy Shells and Beef is my most popular recipe, and everyone — I mean EVERYONE loves it. You can also make it with Italian sausage or chicken!
5 from 104 votes
Instant Pot Creamy Shells and Beef
Instant Pot Creamy Shells and Beef is an easy one pot dinner made entirely in the pressure cooker. It's like homemade hamburger helper, with ground beef and pasta in a tomato cream sauce and very kid friendly!
Instant Pot BBQ Macaroni and Beef is made with barbecue sauce. What kid doesn’t like BBQ sauce?
5 from 1 vote
Instant Pot BBQ Macaroni and Beef
Instant Pot BBQ Macaroni and Beef is an easy pressure cooker dinner recipe made with ground beef, cheddar cheese, pasta and corn in a creamy barbecue sauce. It's ready in about 30 minutes and kid approved!
Instant Pot Cheeseburger Macaroni is like homemade Hamburger Helper!
5 from 38 votes
Instant Pot Cheeseburger Macaroni
Instant Pot cheeseburger macaroni is homemade Hamburger Helper made with ground beef and pasta in a creamy cheese sauce. This quick and easy dinner is super kid friendly!
Instant Pot Hamburgers are perfect to make when you can’t grill and don’t want to mess up your stove!
5 from 14 votes
Easy Instant Pot Hamburgers
Make Easy Instant Pot Hamburgers for a quick dinner in your electric pressure cooker using ground beef and a few other ingredients in foil packs. This easy recipe is perfect when you can't grill or fry hamburger patties, and even picky eaters approve!
Instant Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff is an entire meal made in one pot!
5 from 20 votes
Instant Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff
Instant Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff is an easy dinner recipe made with hamburger meat and egg noodles and no cream of mushroom soup. It's delicious, budget friendly and kid approved! Enjoy this family favorite comfort food in just 30 minutes!
Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Pasta is perfect when you want a lighter pasta dish. My kids requested this twice last week!
5 from 6 votes
Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Pasta
Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Pasta is a super easy recipe made with chicken, penne pasta, lemon, cream cheese and Parmesan. It's creamy, delicious and kid approved!
Instant Pot BBQ Chicken is an easy pulled chicken recipe perfect for sandwiches!
5 from 70 votes
Instant Pot BBQ Chicken
This Instant Pot BBQ Chicken recipe makes easy pulled chicken in the pressure cooker in about 30 minutes. A quick dinner for busy weeknights! Your whole family will love this easy recipe, and it's also perfect for meal prep!
Instant Pot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken is sweet, savory, and it has pineapple chunks in it!
5 from 8 votes
Instant Pot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Instant Pot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken cooked a sweet and tangy sauce with pineapple is a quick and easy pressure cooker dinner made in just 30 minutes! Even picky eaters love it!
Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Casserole is comfort food and a great way to use up leftover chicken!
4.95 from 19 votes
Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Casserole
Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Casserole is a chicken casserole with noodles, leftover cooked chicken and vegetables in a creamy sauce with cheese. This easy dinner takes minutes in the electric pressure cooker and is perfect comfort food for busy weeknights!
Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta has everyone’s favorite flavors in one dish!
5 from 8 votes
Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta is an easy dinner made with chicken breasts, shell pasta and bacon in a creamy ranch dressing sauce. An easy one pot chicken dinner the whole family will love!
Instant Pot Creamy Kielbasa Tortellini is another one of my kids’ favorite dinners! You can make it on the stove, too!
5 from 9 votes
Instant Pot Creamy Kielbasa Tortellini
Instant Pot Creamy Kielbasa Tortellini pasta is a quick and easy one pot dinner made in the pressure cooker with smoked sausage, pasta, peas and lots of cheddar cheese
Instant Pot Pasta and Meatballs uses frozen meatballs for convenience, but you can use fresh if you want!
4.84 from 12 votes
Instant Pot Pasta and Meatballs
Instant Pot Pasta and Meatballs is a quick and easy one pot dinner made in the pressure cooker. It's perfect for busy days and when you're on vacation!
Instant Pot Pizza Pasta is like a big pot of pepperoni pizza!
5 from 10 votes
Instant Pot Pizza Pasta
Instant Pot Pizza Pasta is an easy recipe made with penne pasta, sausage, pepperoni and your favorite pizza toppings. Ready in 30 minutes! Your whole family will love this kid friendly dinner!
Creamy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese is an easy meatless meal, and you can use any cheese here!
5 from 4 votes
Creamy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
Creamy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese takes is made with a few simple ingredients and no evaporated milk! It takes just a few minutes to make homemade mac and cheese in the pressure cooker, and it's a quick and easy dinner or side dish that everyone loves. It's definitely kid approved!
Instant Pot Tuna Noodle Casserole is a favorite for kids of all ages!
5 from 31 votes
Instant Pot Tuna Noodle Casserole
Instant Pot Tuna Noodle Casserole with pasta, peas and carrots in a cheesy creamy sauce is a quick and easy dinner the whole family will love! This homemade tuna casserole recipe is made from scratch without soup or boxed mixes, and it's absolutely delicious!
Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is light, fresh and goes well with grilled cheese!
4.89 from 9 votes
Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is a quick and easy pressure cooker soup recipe that requires minimal prep and takes minutes to make! You'll love this easy Instant Pot soup!
Instant Pot Creamy Lasagna Soup is thick, cheesy and tastes like lasagna in a bowl!
5 from 11 votes
Instant Pot Lasagna Soup
Instant Pot Lasagna Soup is an easy lazy lasagna recipe made with Italian sausage, ground beef, pasta and cheese in a delicious creamy tomato broth. It's comfort food in a bowl!
