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50 Low Carb Instant Pot Recipes

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 02/04/21 Updated: 02/02/23
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These 50 low carb Instant Pot recipes are so delicious you might just lick your bowl clean! We’ve rounded up some of our favorite keto and low carb recipes from some of our favorite food bloggers. Beans, veggies, chicken, shrimp, beef, pork, and more – and every recipe fits perfectly in a low carb lifestyle!

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What Does It Mean to Eat Low Carb?

Ahh, the low carb diet. It’s been around for decades, but what are the “rules”, exactly?

Low carb is super similar to keto in that both focus on a daily carb intake that’s much lower than the typical American diet. The main difference between low carb and keto is how many carbs you should eat in a day.

Neither way of eating means “carbs are bad, don’t eat any carbs at all, ever.”

On keto, the goal is to put your body into a state of nutritional ketosis. To do that, 5-10% of your daily caloric intake should come from carbs – that means you should only eat roughly 20-30g net carbs per day.

With low carb diets, though, your goal is just to limit the overall amount of carbohydrates you’re consuming. There’s no real hard-and-fast carb limit with this eating plan, but most low carb eaters typically stay between 50g and 150g of carbs per day. There’s also less of an emphasis on consuming fats than on the keto diet, and a higher amount of protein is welcome.

All of the recipes in this list have between 1g and 25g net carbs per serving, and they all have between 2g and 35g total carbs per serving!

Low Carb and the Instant Pot

We love, love, love using the Instant Pot for low carb recipes. It’s all about convenience, and we are all for anything that makes dinner more convenient. The Instant Pot is especially great for low carb recipes because you’re probably not eating rice or pasta or anything that could get super mushy in the pressure cooker.

Basic Recipes

Instant Pot spaghetti squash on a white plate

1. Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash

Overhead view of a partial view of a white bowl holding Instant Pot cooked black beans with garnish

2. No-Soak Instant Pot Black Beans

Two artichokes on a marble counter with bowls of dipping sauce

3. Instant Pot Artichokes

An overhead view of a white bowl holding Instant Pot cooked pinto beans

4. No-Soak Instant Pot Pinto Beans

Close up view of cauliflower in a white bowl with green garnish

5. Instant Pot Cauliflower from our sister site, Easy Healthy Recipes

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6. Instant Pot Broccoli from our sister site, Easy Healthy Recipes

Low Carb Pressure Cooker Recipes with Chicken

A bowl of chicken tikka masala in front of an Instant Pot

7. The Best Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

Three large chicken thighs on a white plate

8. Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Thighs

A white bowl of shredded Mexican chicken

9. 3-Ingredient Mexican Shredded Chicken

Low carb chicken and lettuce tacos in a silver metal taco holder

10. Chicken Tacos in Lettuce Wraps

A white bowl of low carb chicken and cauliflower rice soup

11. Instant Pot Chicken and “Rice” Soup

A white bowl of plain shredded chicken

12. Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

Overhead view of two bowls of low carb chicken tortilla-less soup with avocado garnish

13. Whole30 Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla-Less Soup

Sliced chicken breast on a dark plate

14. Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Breast

Low carb buffalo chicken ranch meal prep bowls

15. Buffalo Chicken Ranch Meal Prep

Chicken stuffed sweet potatoes topped with guacamole and veggies

16. Whole30 Instant Pot Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Chicken on top of slices of lemon, on a white plate

17. Low Carb Instant Pot Lemon Chicken from Wholesome Recipe Box

Buffalo chicken soup in a turquoise bowl

18. Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Soup from The Best Keto Recipes

Salsa chicken lettuce tacos

19. Creamy Instant Pot Salsa Chicken from All Day I Dream About Food

A large white bowl of chicken cacciatore from the Instant Pot

20. Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore from What Great Grandma Ate

Bowls of tahini chicken on a light countertop

21. Instant Pot Tahini Chicken from Food, Faith, Fitness

Chicken taco soup in glazed soup bowls

22. Chicken Taco Soup from Low Carb Maven

A cast iron skillet holding low carb meatballs cooked in the Instant Pot

23. Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Meatballs from What Great Grandma Ate

Large white bowl holding chicken adobo

24. Instant Pot Chicken Adobo from Recipes from a Pantry

A white boat dish with chicken and mushrooms on a dark countertop

25. Keto Chicken and Mushrooms from All Day I Dream About Food

Other Low Carb Instant Pot Recipes

Low carb Instant Pot brisket bowls with avocado

26. Instant Pot Brisket Taco Bowls

Pulled pork sandwich

27. Instant Pot Pulled Pork (use low carb or keto buns, or skip the bread altogether!)

Overhead angle of two white bowls holding bright red tomato soup

28. Perfect Whole30 Instant Pot Tomato Soup

A white bowl of Instant Pot steel cut oats

29. Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats

A mason jar of bone broth next to an Instant Pot on a grey countertop. Celery and carrots are scattered around.

30. Instant Pot Bone Broth That Gels

Instant Pot carnitas in pita shells

31. Juicy Instant Pot Carnitas (use low carb tortillas or skip them altogether)

Sausage and pepper sub sandwich

32. Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers from our sister site, Easy Healthy Recipes (use low carb or keto buns, or skip the bread altogether!)

Baby back ribs cut apart on a wooden cutting board

33. Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs

Closeup of cooked shrimp in a bowl with a lemon wedge

34. Tender Instant Pot Shrimp

Two white bowls of butternut squash chili garnished with avocado in front of an Instant Pot

35. Whole30 Instant Pot Chili with Butternut Squash

Beef short ribs on top of mashed potatoes on a white plate

36. Easy Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs from Wholesome Yum

Two bowls of black bean chili

37. Keto Low Carb Chili Recipe from Wholesome Yum

Instant pot steak fajita tray with steak, peppers, and avocado

38. Instant Pot Steak Fajitas from Wholesome Yum

Garlic dijon pork tenderloin on a white plate

39. Garlic Dijon Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin from What Great Grandma Ate

40. Easy Instant Pot Swiss Steak from Recipes from a Pantry

Korean sloppy joes on a white plate

41. Korean Sloppy Joes from What Great Grandma Ate

3 slices of meatloaf on aluminum foil

42. Instant Pot Meatloaf from Low Carb with Jennifer

Bowl of cauliflower soup in front of bowls of garnish against a white backdrop

43. Instant Pot Loaded Cauliflower Soup from All Day I Dream About Food

Low carb vegetable beef soup

44. Vegetable Beef Soup from Low Carb Maven

Breakfast quiche in front of an Instant Pot

45. Easy Instant Pot Breakfast Casserole from Recipes from a Pantry

A white plate holding Hungarian pot roast in front of a white gravy boat

46. Instant Pot Hungarian Pot Roast from Kalyn’s Kitchen

Close up of beef brisket on a metal pan

47. Keto Beef Brisket in the Instant Pot from I Breathe, I’m Hungry

Instant Pot shrimp boil - shrimp, potatoes, corn, lemon on a black platter

48. Instant Pot Shrimp Boil from Homemade Interest

Two bowls of beef and broccoli soup on a white background

49. Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli Soup from The Castaway Kitchen

Close up of a cross-section of keto cabbage rolls cooked in the Instant Pot

50. Keto Instant Pot Cabbage Rolls from Homemade Interest

Cheryl Malik

Meet Cheryl Malik

In addition to being a certified health coach, certified yoga instructor, and mom of 3, Cheryl is also the recipe developer, editor-in-chief, food photographer, and passionate foodie behind 40 Aprons. Having spent the last 10+ years as a food blogger, she's become known for her flavorful recipes, detailed instructions, gorgeous photography, and down-to-earth approach to food and cooking in general.

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