12 Instant Pot meals for picky eaters that make quick healthy family dinners everyone will love.
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When my boys were little, they were super picky eaters. I mean, they would go through the meals I made them with a fine tooth fork (well, a fork anyway) looking for anything that looked "weird" or "fancy."
I finally realized that the best chance of getting my two little picky eaters to eat what I made was to make simple healthy comfort food meals. Really quick meals that are simple with no weird ingredients or strange food.
But still yummy of course.
So I have gathered what I think are 12 simple and healthy kid-friendly Instant Pot recipes for picky eaters that I am pretty confident kids will love and might even want seconds.
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Each of these healthy Instant Pot recipes makes delicious quick family meals on busy nights when getting to use your pressure cooker to cook your whole dinner is like the best part of your day!!
Instant Pot Spaghetti Dinner Recipe
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| Instant Pot Spaghetti | The Salty Marshmallow |
Kids love spaghetti, and I am pretty sure spaghetti still ranks high on the list of kid-friendly favorite foods that make even picky eaters happy😋.
And when you make this easy Instant Pot spaghetti recipe everything cooks together in one pot (which makes tired busy moms very happy, right?)
So spaghetti night is even better because you have one pot to clean! You don't need to take out extra pots or pans for heating the sauce or cooking meat.
Heck, you do not even need a colander to drain the pasta!
Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta
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| Instant Cheesy Taco Pasta | Simply Happy Foodie |
Picky eaters might go back for seconds of this delicious Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta - it is that good!
Instant Pot Beef With Rigatoni
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| Instant Pot Beef Roast With Rigatoni | Simplify Live Love |
Hearty beef and noodles make one of the best filling one-pot meals for picky eaters that everyone in the family will love. It's also a cheap quick and healthy dinner to make with just a few ingredients.
Instant Pot Spaghetti Carbonara
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| Instant Pot Spaghetti Carbonara | The Instant Pot Table |
This is an easy Instant Pot recipe for picky eaters that everyone else in the family will love too! It's a quick easy dinner with a few ingredients - spaghetti noodles, parmesan cheese, garlic, pepper, salt, and butter.
And if you have a picky eater who does not like bacon, skip it!! This quick family-friendly recipe is delicious either way.
Instant Pot Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
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| Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese | Champagne and Coffee Stains |
Kid-approved and kid-friendly Macaroni and Cheese is one of the top comfort food kids love.
And this Instant Pot Kraft Macaroni and Cheese recipe is just as cheesy and creamy as regular mac and cheese made on the stove and is ready in less than 10 minutes.
If you are looking for an Instant Pot vegan mac and cheese recipe, try this kid-friendly Instant Pot Cauliflower Mac and Cheese recipe .
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Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Pasta is one of the best instant pot recipes for picky eaters to try. Chicken and pasta made with a delicious creamy sauce are bound to tempt any picky eaters. And any grown-up.
This deliciously easy healthy family dinner may just become a busy mom's favorite go-to Instant Pot recipe!!
Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls
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| Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls | Kitchn |
I think I could eat bean and rice burrito bowls just about every night of the week. It is hands down one of my favorite versatile family dinners to make because I can make it in one pot, and of course, it is so so good!!
But it is not just my favorite meal, this Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowl recipe is a family favorite Instant Pot dinner at our house.
And if there is anything in this recipe that your kids might not like or thinks looks weird (because we all know how picky eaters feel about weird stuff in their food), it is easy to switch out ingredients so everyone will be happy.
Instant Pot BBQ Ribs
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| The Best Instant Pot Ribs | Tried Tested and True |
Easy Instant Pot BBQ Ribs make a simple no-fail Instant Pot recipe for newbies (even though the picture might make you think otherwise!)
Of course, if you have a picky eater that does not like meat, you will probably want to skip this recipe.
But if your kids and family all love ribs then give this Instant Pot Ribs recipe a try!!
Season the ribs with the dry rub and marinade recipes provided in this family-friendly recipe and then let the seasoned ribs cook in the pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Italian Chicken Pasta
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| Instant Pot Chicken | 365 Days of Slow Cooking & Pressure Cooking |
Instant Pot chicken and pasta is one of the best Instant Pot recipes to have on hand for those busy nights when you are trying to think of something you can make for dinner that everyone will like and picky eaters will eat
And while this Instant Pot creamy chicken and pasta recipe uses pretty simple ingredients kids like, you can always keep this quick meal even more kid-friendly by leaving out anything (like little green herbs and spices) that might make a picky eater decide they are not hungry after all😉.
Sloppy Joes Instant Pot Recipe
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| Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Homemade | Gym Craft Laundry |
One pot Sloppy Joes are super quick and easy to make and are ready to enjoy in 20 minutes. And these homemade Instant Pot Sloppy Joes taste so much better than Manwich or any store-bought sloppy joe sauce and don't have weird stuff in them that picky eaters may not like.
Instant Pot Meatballs (From Frozen)
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| Instant Pot Italian Meatballs | The Butter Half |
When you need a super quick picky eaters dinner that will keep your picky eater happy as well as the rest of the family, these fast Instant Pot Frozen meatballs are ready in just 3-5 minutes.
(These are also great for a quick snack or appetizer)
One Bag of Frozen meatballs. Tomato sauce. Instant Pot. 5 minutes (or less). Healthy food and happy Kids.
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Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken
This Instant Pot chicken recipe is a quick family dinner picky eaters will want to try.
And yes, there may be a bit more prep time with this picky eater Instant Pot recipe, but it is still a quick easy meal to make in your pressure cooker on busy weeknights.
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