30 Days of Instant Pot Dump Dinners The Holy Mess (2024)

Here are 30 Days of Instant Pot Dump Recipes for a quick, delicious recipe for every night of the next month. You won’t ever have to worry about what’s for dinner if you use this list of delicious options. Plus, all the recipes use the pressure cooker to make it fast and easy.

What are Instant Pot Dump Dinners?

Dump Dinners, or Dump and Go meals, are meals that you dump all the ingredients in and press start.

Originally designed for the Crock Pot or slow cooker, we love Instant Pot Dump Dinners because they cook twice as fast (or faster) that crock pot meals. Sometimes life gets a little bit crazy and you might forget to pull out the meat from the freezer or start the slow cooker on time.

If you’re relying on a crock pot to come save the day, you may be a little disappointed when you realize you will now be having dinner at 8 pm because you forgot to start the slow cooker. You don’t have to give up the easy dump and go dinners just because you don’t want to get up early to get it started.

All of these meals are great because you simply dump in the ingredients and push start, and soon dinner is ready. We have included some meals that require sautéing the meat first (such as ground beef) but keep in mind you can do this right in your Instant Pot when you use the saute setting.

We think it’s worth including recipes that take this step since it means so many more healthy recipe options are available.

Why You Will Love Instant Pot Dump Meals

When you are short on time, what is better than being able to throw all the ingredients in your pressure cooker and press start? And on average, dump recipes are ready in 30 minutes or less. The mom life is a busy life and IP Dump Meals are your secret weapons to getting a hot, healthy dinner on the table for your family quickly.

Instant Pot Dump Recipes

If you love these Instant Pot Dump and Go options, be sure to check out these additional posts:

20 Top Instant Pot Dump Dinners – One of the reasons I love my Instant Pot is that you can make delicious meals for your family that are super fast. Dump Dinner recipes are even easier because you dump everything in and push start – that’s it! Here are20 Instant Pot Dump Dinner recipesthat your family is going to love.

20 Healthy Instant Pot Dump Dinners – Whether you are hoping to stick to your new healthier eating plan this year or are just looking for an easy way to put a better-for-you meal on the table, an Instant Pot pressure cooker can make it happen. These20 healthy IP dinner recipesare exactly what you need to get dinner on the table fast – plus you save calories without losing out on flavor.

Dump Dinner Cookbooks

If you love dump meals, check out these handy cookbooks.

Dump Dinners, Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes by Cathy MitchellDump Dinners: The Absolute Best Dump Dinners Cookbook with 75 Amazingly Easy RecipesDump Dinners: Dump Dinners Recipes, BOX SET, Dump Dinners Crock Pot, Dump Dinners Cookbook (Volume 1)

30 Days of Instant Pot Dump Dinner Recipes – Easy Instant Pot Supper Recipes

Each of these Instant Pot dump dinners is a delicious, fast and easy meal. Just dump in and push start, and dinner is ready in minutes. This list gives you a month’s worth of healthy, filling options.

1. Instant Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce – We have to start with this recipe since it’s one of the most popular Instant Pot recipes on our site and cooks in just minutes.
2. Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Casserole–Thisrecipeissoeasyyouwon’tbelieveit and tastes just like a more complicated cabbage roll recipe.
3. Pepperoncini Pot Roast-Yummy! Pepperoncini give it just a touch of heat while the ingredients come together in a flash, making it a recipe you will come back to many times over.
4. Ham and Potato Soup– Use leftover ham from a bone-in ham. Or, use a meaty ham shank or ham hock for this hearty soup.
5. Cilantro Lime Chicken and Rice– Throw it all in for a true dump dinner, or saute the chicken first a little to make it look more appealing. Either way it will taste pretty is fabulous.
6. Instant Pot Mac and Cheese–Having lunchonthetablein10minutes?Yesplease! (Tip – this is my kids all-time favorite Instant Pot recipe.)
7. Mexican Shredded Chicken– Have you ever realized you forgot to defrost chicken and it’s a half hour before dinner time? No worries. This recipe the chicken can be cooked from frozen.
8. Keto Pesto Chicken–Dumpitallin,then addheavycreamandpestoattheend of the cooking process.
9. Angel Chicken Pasta–WhilethechickeniscookingintheIP,cookpastaandsidedish. (Note that pasta cooks separately for this dish, making it one step extra from some dump meals so plan accordingly.)
10. Southwest Chicken–Serve chickenoverrice,cauliflowerriceorpotatoes.
11. Beef Lettuce Wraps–Thisisagreatlowcarbmeal.
12. Vegetable Soup- ThisWW Freestyle Instant Pot Vegetable Souprecipe is hearty and delicious and best of all, it’s zero Freestyle SmartPoints with Weight Watchers.
13. Chicken Stew–Serveoverrice,quinoaornoodles.Watching your carbs? Serve with cauliflower rice.
14. Italian Chicken and Veggies–FromFreezermeals101,thisrecipe is great to freeze or make fresh the day you prepare it.
15. BBQ Chicken Mac–Dinnerin12minutes?OhYes, please!
16. Curry Chicken and Vegetables–Aftersautéingthechicken,throwintherestonthe ingredients and dinner is ready in minutes. Yum!
17. Chicken Noodle Soup–Sautethevegetablesfirstthenaddthechickenandbroth. Who doesn’t love a good home-made soup?!
18. Salsa Chicken–This Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Recipe (0 Weight Watchers FSP) is one of my favorite quick, easy dinner recipes and it tastes amazing.
19. Sausage Spinach Pasta– A delicious one pot family friendly dinner idea ready in 20 minutes or less.
20. Pasta and Meatballs– This easy Instant Pot pasta and meatballs is a winner weeknight dinner.
21. Venezuelan Shredded Beef– Saute the onions and peppers at the end of the cooking process. Serve with the shredded beef. This makes great tacos!
22. Moroccan Chicken–SautethechickenthenthrowtherestintheInstant Pot. Just because it’s the weekday doesn’t mean that we can’t travel to exotic places with our palate.
23. Chili Mac–Brownthegroundbeef, addtherestoftheingredients, and pressure cook. This is the best 5 minute Instant Pot chili mac recipe that you and your kids will love!
24. Instant Pot Italian Goulash– If you love Italian food, you’re going to love thisInstant Pot Italian Goulash.
25. Mushroom Ramen–This recipe for Instant Pot ramen is super easy, healthy and full of great umami flavour.
26. Chicken Tortilla Soup– Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is a zesty soup that will compliment your next taco night or makes a meal on its own.
27. Hawaiian Shoyu Chicken– Shoyu Chicken is a favorite local staple dish in Hawaii. Bring Hawaii to your kitchen table.
28. Beef Stew– ThisInstant Pot Hearty Beef Stew recipeis perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon, but with the speed of the Instant Pot pressure cooker, you can make this one any time you’d like. Factor in time to chop the vegetables or purchase pre-chopped.
29. Turkey Chili with Andouille Sausage– This Instant Pot Turkey Chili is just the stuff to warm you up this winter season.Be sure to brown the ground turkey first.
30. Instant Pot Egg Roll Bowl. This favorite is delicious when served with egg roll chips for dipping. Super healthy, too.

Now you have a full month’s collection of Instant Pot dump and go meals. Which one is your favorite dump meal? Share in the comments below.

More Instant Pot Posts for You

Instant Pot Sausage Spaghetti – Many people are surprised to learn you can make delicious pasta in your Instant Pot. The Instant Pot makes foods quickly, so it’s important you follow careful directions when making pressure cooker pasta, but the end result is delicious because the noodles absorb the flavor of the sauce.This Instant Pot Sausage and Spinach Spaghetti recipe is easy yet has complex flavors.

Weight Watchers Instant Pot 7 Day Meal Plan – WW members! Let’s lose weight with pressure cooking. Here are15 WW Instant Pot recipesthat are delicious and easy to make, plus a complete MyWW 7 day meal plan that includes healthy Instant Pot breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks that all have WW points included. If you are a Weight Watchers member, this helpful7 day Weight Watchers Instant Pot Meal Planis written especially for you.

Weight Watchers Instant Pot Turkey Chili – This delicious, hearty Weight WatchersWW Zero Point Chilirecipe has been a favorite recipe of mine for years and I know you are going to love it, too.

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