What's the deal with pressure cookers [1]? They're time-saving appliances that can cook just about anything in a fraction of the time that a slow cooker can. In case you haven't cooked with one before, allow these recipes to inspire you. From pulled pork to chicken wings and vegetarian mains, a pressure cooker can do it all. Pick out your favourite recipes ahead, and prepare to fall more in love with the pressure cooker.
Pressure-Cooker Split Pea Soup
Locking in all the flavours and textures of split peas and ham hocks in a pressure cooker ensures the soup is the perfect consistency (not too thick and not too thin) and doesn't lose any flavour to evaporation.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker split pea soup [2]
Pressure-Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
Cut back on time by making fall-apart beef for french dip sandwiches in a pressure cooker instead of a slow cooker, and get just as juicy results.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker french dip sandwiches [3]
Pressure-Cooker Pork Roast With Apple Gravy
Instead of taking the time to braise a pork roast in the oven, throw it in a pressure cooker and have dinner ready in just over an hour.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker pork roast with apple gravy [4]
Pressure-Cooker Chicken Wings
A great alternative to frying chicken wings is baking them, but using a pressure cooker is even easier. The wings cook for a mere nine minutes in the pressure cooker before you grill them for a few minutes to achieve a crispy exterior.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker chicken wings [5]
Pressure-Cooker Shoyu Chicken
This shoyu chicken, or Hawaiian sesame chicken, is glazed with a sweet and sticky sauce of apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and toasted sesame oil.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker shoyu chicken [6]
Pressure-Cooker Pulled Pork
This tender pulled pork cooks in just an hour, as opposed to a slow-cooker version that could take five times as long.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker pulled pork [7]
Pressure-Cooker Dal Makhani
This restaurant-style dal makhani, a vegetarian Indian dish made of lentils, kidney beans, spices, and cream, is the definition of comfort food.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker dal makhani [8]
Pressure-Cooker Butternut Squash With Sage Brown Butter
As an alternative to mashed potatoes, simmer cubed butternut squash in a pressure cooker until it's soft enough to mash until smooth. Top it with a rich brown butter sauce flavoured with earthy sage.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker butternut squash with sage brown butter [9]
Pressure-Cooker Carnitas
Prep and cleanup on taco night will never be the same once you discover how to cook a juicy batch of carnitas in the pressure cooker.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker carnitas [10]
Pressure-Cooker Mushroom Biryani
Mushrooms get a boost in flavour from coriander, turmeric, and chili powder in this marinated rice dish.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker mushroom biryani [11]
Pressure-Cooker Wild Mushroom Risotto
Risotto typically requires careful attention and constant stirring over the stove, but you can place the rice, mushrooms, onion, white wine, and stock in a pressure cooker for a much easier version.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker wild mushroom risotto [12]
Pressure-Cooker Mole Bowls
Chicken, mole sauce, and vegetables combine for a 10-minute dinner you can whip up in a pinch.
Get the recipe: pressure-cooker mole bowls [13]