Instant Pot Meal Prep: One Week of Dinners in One Afternoon
Seven Complete Dinners, One Afternoon, One Pot
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
Seven complete Instant Pot dinners, prepped in one afternoon. One shopping list, one clear plan, no stress.
About this book
You own an Instant Pot, but somehow it's still sitting in the cabinet. The idea of meal prep feels overwhelming—you don't know where to start, what recipes actually hold up for a week, or how to avoid eating the same sad chicken three nights in a row.
This book gives you a complete, foolproof system for exactly that: seven dinners, prepped in one afternoon, that give you a full week of varied, satisfying meals. It's not a giant collection of random recipes; it's a focused playbook. You'll follow a clear cooking flowchart that shows you the smartest order to use your Instant Pot, a single grocery list, and seven recipes chosen specifically because they are forgiving, delicious, and taste even better after a few days in the fridge.
Inside, you'll find the "why" behind the method (so you can adapt it on your own), a Sunday afternoon timeline, and a whole chapter on how to reheat each meal without turning it to mush. There are also simple swap ideas for each recipe, in case you're feeding picky eaters or want to change things up next week. This is the book that finally makes your Instant Pot the workhorse it was meant to be—one calm afternoon at a time.
Reader Reviews
Michelle Hill
★★★★★Okay, this book does exactly what it says. I made the lemon-herb chicken and the stew as part of the Sunday plan, and they were both fine. They weren't mind-blowing, but they were convenient. The plan itself is pretty smart, but I wish there were a few more main dishes to choose from. Also, the book is a bit thin, but for the price, it's an okay introduction to Instant Pot meal prep if you don't want to dig through blogs.
Anthony Scott
★★★★★This book is a game changer. I've tried meal prep before with Pinterest recipes, and it always fell apart by Wednesday. The Sunday plan in this book is so well thought out—the pot-in-pot method is genius. I made everything in about two hours, and for the past week, I've had a homemade dinner every night with zero stress. My family loved the chili and the beef stew. The reheating guide is worth the book alone. I'm honestly kind of shocked at how easy this was.
Andrew Perez
★★★★★I was skeptical because I've bought other Instant Pot books that are just a pile of recipes I'll never make. This one is different. It's a real system for a real problem. The timeline and the grocery list are spot-on, and the recipes are forgiving. I'm not a great cook, but everything turned out perfectly. The mushroom sauce and the pickled onions are my new favorites. I've already prepped two weeks in a row, and I'm not tired of it yet. Definitely recommend for anyone who owns an Instant Pot and wants to actually use it more than once a month.