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title: Making Glorious One-Pot Meals in an Instant Pot
date: 2025-11-20T20:11:59Z
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  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
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  - lemon rosemary salmon recipe
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_Reader question:_

_Hi Elizabeth!_
 _I am a great supporter of Glorious One Pot Meals! My question is do you have a technique to use an Instant Pot for the same recipes?Thank you for everything!_
_Happy Thanksgiving!_
_Earl_

Hi Earl! I love hearing from other GOPM lovers, so thanks for writing!

This is such a good question (and one I have heard before), but I must begin with a confession: I do not own an Instant Pot and I have never tried to make a GOPM recipe using one. However, I have recently eaten at a friend’s house and enjoyed their Instant Pot creations, which has sparked my curiosity with exactly the same question you posed. So, with the caveat that I haven’t actually tried this myself yet, here is what I _think:_

![lemon rosemary salmon](https://elizabethyarnell.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/lemon-rosemary-salmon-150x150.jpg)

lemon rosemary salmon Glorious One-Pot MealI _think_ that many Glorious One-Pot Meal recipes would work in an Instant Pot because the Instant Pot’s high-pressure, closed environment is similar to how GOMPs work. This is to say that both the Instant Pot and the GOPM lidded Dutch oven methods use closed containers that do not allow for air circulation or evaporation. In both methods, the food cooks as the heated ingredients pressurize inside the closed vessel.

Based on this helpful [Instant Pot guide](https://www.cooksmarts.com/articles/instant-pot-cooking-times-pdf/), I would suggest making a trial recipe by layering in the ingredients in the same way as suggested for layering them into a Dutch oven, and then turning the Instant Pot on at high. Personally, I would start with a recipe that does not include pasta, rice or other grains, or the corresponding additional liquid necessary to cook those grains, in order to really test it out. I would still line the interior with a thin film of oil (as you would in a GOPM) so that nothing sticks. Here might be a good recipe to try this out with: [Lemon Rosemary Salmon](https://elizabethyarnell.com/lemon-rosemary-salmon/).

According to this guide, it says that a normal 45-minute cooking time will translate to 15 minutes in an Instant Pot, but I would still use the aroma test to know for sure when the food is fully-cooked and ready to eat.

When you do so, please report back to me in the comments below this post with the results!