35 Top Fall Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes - 365 Days of Slow Cooking and Pressure Cooking (2024)

Fall gets me dreaming of cozy, warm, satisfying foods. Whether you’re in the mood for a comforting soup, mom’s old fashioned casserole or a pumpkin-spiced delight this list of Fall Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes has it all. Plus because they are made in the pressure cooker or slow cooker they are all fairly easy and hands-off recipes.

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Fall Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes

Table of Contents

Soups to swoon over
Poppin’ Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Apple and Squash Recipes
Mom’s Good Old Fashioned Dinners
Football Food

Soups to swoon over

Soup is dinner in a bowl and it’s just so satisfying and comforting. I have TONS of Instant Pot soup and slow cooker recipes but here are the soups that spoke FALL to me.

Instant Pot Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup

A creamy tomato based soup that is made from start to finish in 45 minutes thanks to the help of your pressure cooker. This is my favorite soup to make for company. I always get tons of compliments. I don’t believe I’ve tasted soup at a restaurant that is as good as this version.

Tomato-Basil Parmesan Soup (Slow Cooker or Stove with Step by Step Photos)

This Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup is the most creamy, comforting and delicious soup ever! Whenever I make it I get tons of compliments. It is a favorite with my husband and family and is requested often. Even if you’re a beginner cook you can make this recipe! And everyone will think you are an advanced chef when you serve it. It is amazing.

Instant Pot Ground Turkey Lentil Chili

This healthy, easy pressure cooker turkey lentil chili is the perfect meal for any night of the week. It fills you up without filling you out while still having tons of flavor.

Slow Cooker Healthy Turkey Lentil Chili

This healthy, easy slow cooker turkey lentil chili is the perfect meal for any night of the week. It fills you up without filling you out while still having tons of flavor. Even though this is a simple and healthy recipe it’s one of my favorites lately. It’s perfect for a cold day and is

Instant Pot Chicken Barley Soup

For a healthy but filling meal try out thisInstant Pot Chicken Barley Soup with some crusty bread. It’s pressure cooked quickly but tastes as though it’s been simmering all day. This is a forgiving soup that allows you to use cooked chicken or turkey or raw chicken breasts or thighs.

Slow Cooker Chicken and Barley Soup

For a healthy but filling meal try out thisSlow Cooker Chicken Barley Soup with some crusty bread. It simmers all day for lots of flavor. This is a forgiving soup that allows you to use cooked chicken or turkey or raw chicken breasts or thighs.

Instant Pot Tuscan Sausage White Bean Soup

Dried white beans are quickly pressure cooked and make an amazing soup with Italian sausage, carrots, tomatoes, kale and parmesan cheese. The flavor is unbelievably good! This soup is naturally gluten free.

Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage White Bean Soup

Dried white beans (or canned) are slow cooked and make an amazing soup with Italian sausage, carrots, tomatoes, kale and parmesan cheese. The flavor is unbelievably good! This soup is naturally gluten free.

Instant Pot Chicken Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

A creamy soup that is full of lots of goodness–wild rice, chicken, mushrooms, carrots and celery.

Slow Cooker Creamy Wild Rice and Chicken Soup

Make this slow cooker creamy wild rice and chicken (or turkey) soup on any day of the week. It’s a crowd pleaser for sure and totally easy to put together. The best part about it is hearing the slurping at the dinner table and the empty bowls of your family members. Everyone loves this soup!

Instant Pot Italian Sausage and Spinach Soup

Creamy broth, chunks of Italian sausage, spinach, carrots and pasta combine to make a hearty soup perfect for a cold winter night.

Slow Cooker Italian Sausage and Spinach Soup

Creamy broth, chunks of Italian sausage, spinach, carrots and pasta combine to make a hearty soup perfect for a cold winter night.

Instant Pot/Crockpot Appalachian Soup Beans

A comforting bowl of creamy pinto beans flavored with smoky ham. A winter staple in the Appalachian states.

Instant Pot Beef and Barley Soup

A savory brothy soup with tender bites of beef, chewy barley and vegetables.

Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

A savory brothy soup with tender bites of beef, chewy barley and vegetables.

Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie Soup

All the flavors from chicken pot pie in a soup! This super easy recipe is made in in your slow cooker. It can be made with raw chicken or leftover cooked turkey or chicken. Serve the soup topped with a biscuit to make it feel like the crust of a pot pie.

Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie Soup

All the flavors from chicken pot pie in a soup! This super easy recipe is made in minutes in your electric pressure cooker. It can be made with raw chicken or leftover cooked turkey or chicken. Serve the soup topped with a biscuit to make it feel like the crust of a pot pie.

Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

An easy, healthy and delicious soup with ground beef (or turkey) and vegetables. A perfect soup to make on a winter day. The leftovers are a great lunch the next day too!

Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup

An easy, healthy and delicious soup with ground beef (or turkey) and vegetables. A perfect soup to make on a winter day. The leftovers are a great lunch the next day too!

Poppin’ Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Apple and Squash Recipes

With autumn comes the fall harvest of squash, apples, pumpkins and more. Here are some fall harvest recipes that I think you will enjoy!

Slow Cooker Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes

A traditional holiday side dish made in your slow cooker to free up oven and stovetop space for all the other food that you’ll be making!

Instant Pot Apple Cider Donut Cake

Moist cake made with applesauce and apple cider and topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Addicting!

Instant Pot Salted Caramel Apple Crumble

Soft granny smith apples, topped with a buttery crumble top, salted caramel sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Instant Pot Cranberry Apple Pecan Rice Pilaf

A combination of wild rice and brown rice are pressure cooked withonion and seasonings and then tossed with honeycrisp apples, toasted pecans and craisins. A festive and delicious side dish!

Instant Pot Sausage, Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli

A flavorful, healthy-ish and easy dump and go meal with just a handful of ingredients. This will quickly become a family favorite!

Instant Pot Bacon Parmesan Spaghetti Squash

Instant Pot Bacon Parmesan Spaghetti Squash–an easy way to make the best tasting spaghetti squash. The shredded strands are stirred together with butter, bacon, parmesan, salt and pepper.

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup

Thick and creamy, with loads of fall flavors. This healthy soup is made quickly in your electric pressure cooker. It tastes great served with crusty bread or a handful of garlic croutons.

Recipe for Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

A creamy, vegan slow cooker butternut squash soup recipe that has loads of fall flavor.

Instant Pot Feta Dill Sweet Potato Mash

Creamy mashed sweet potatoes made with garlic, feta and dill for ultimate flavor. This side dish is made in minutes in your electric pressure cooker.

Slow Cooker Feta Dill Sweet Potato Mash

Creamy mashed sweet potatoes made with garlic, feta and dill for ultimate flavor. This side dish frees up your oven and stove since it’s made in the slow cooker.

Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash

This is hands down the easiest and fastest way to cook spaghetti squash. Spaghetti squash is a healthy, low calorie alternative to regular pasta and because it has a neutral flavor it soaks up whatever seasonings or sauce you serve with it.

Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash

An easy way to cook spaghetti squash! Spaghetti squash is a healthy, low calorie alternative to regular pasta and because it has a neutral flavor it soaks up whatever seasonings or sauce you serve with it.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal

Hearty steel cut oats are cooked with pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice quickly in your electric pressure cooker to make a comforting breakfast perfect for a chilly fall morning.

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal

Hearty steel cut oats are cooked with pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice slowly in your crockpot to make a comforting breakfast perfect for a chilly fall morning.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cake

A dense and moist, almost bread pudding-like cake with the popular flavor combo of pumpkin spice and chocolate. This delicious cake is the perfect choice for a fall treat, or any time of year that pumpkin craving strikes!

Mom’s Good Old Fashioned Dinners

The nights are chilly and nothing sounds better than some good old fashioned dinners straight from mom’s recipe box.

Instant Pot Shepherd’s Pie Casserole

A beefy savory casserole with potatoes, green beans and cheddar cheese. The flavors from shepherd’s pie made with a super easy, one-pot method.

Instant Pot Funeral Potatoes

Potatoes with a homemade cheesy cream sauce and then topped with a crunchy cornflake topping. The perfect side dish to go with ham or turkey dinner.

Slow Cooker Funeral Potatoes

This Slow Cooker Funeral Potatoes dish is one of those recipes that you just have to make for potlucks and big family dinners. It’s often called funeral potatoes or cheesy potatoes too. But seriously whatever you call it, it’s delicious. I had to stop myself from eating only these potatoes for dinner. The sharp cheddar

Instant Pot Mom’s Goulash

Not an authentic version of “goulash” but what my mom would call goulash when I was growing up! Whatever you call it, it tastes amazing.

Instant Pot Mom’s Pot Roast

Pot roast, potatoes, carrots and gravy just like Mom used to make. An easy recipe that tastes like home.

Mom’s Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Pot roast, potatoes, carrots and gravy just like Mom used to make. An easy recipe that tastes like home.

Instant Pot No Peek Chicken

That easy 3-ingredient chicken and rice recipe from your childhood that has cream of mushroom soup in it. Only this time it’s made in your Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings–a creamy chicken soup with dumplings and mixed vegetables. Make this classic dish quickly in your Instant Pot! Pin this recipe for later! Get the SLOW COOKER chicken and dumplings recipe here Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings Believe it or not I don’t ever remember eating or making chicken and dumplings

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

A creamy chicken soup with dumplings and mixed vegetables. Make this classic dish easily in your slow cooker!

Instant Pot Ziti and Meatballs

An easy Instant Pot version of baked ziti with a scrumptious tomato cream sauce, ricotta and meatballs. Everyone will be asking for seconds!

If you’re like my family football is a fall staple. Every week there is a game that we look forward to watching. Here are some ideas of foods to serve while the football game is on.

Slow Cooker Taco Dip

This post was sponsored by Sargento Foods as part of an Ambassador Program for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I love this taco dip because it’s one of those recipes where you can pretty much throw everything into the slow cooker and be done. No browning required beforehand.

Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip

Creamy, addictive, restaurant-quality spinach artichoke dip that comes together so fast. Serves a crowd!

Slow Cooker Artichoke Spinach Dip

This dip is sure to be a hit at your party. It tastes better than any restaurant!

Instant Pot Sausage Queso Dip

The classic Velveeta and Rotel dip with sausage made in the Instant Pot. A cheesy queso dip perfect for parties, game day and potlucks.

Recipe for (One Dish) Slow Cooker Velveeta Rotel Dip

Perfect party dip! Tastes great with tortilla chips.

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Chili

A creamy white bean chicken chili that is flavored with buffalo sauce and fire roasted tomatoes. It’s basically the soup version of buffalo chicken dip.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili

A creamy white bean chicken chili that is flavored with buffalo sauce and fire roasted tomatoes. It’s basically the soup version of buffalo chicken dip.

Instant Pot Buffalo Wings

Super flavorful and tender chicken wings with minimal effort!

Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings

Throw a bag of frozen chicken wings in your slow cooker and walk away for a few hours. Then baste the wings with delicious buffalo wing sauce and broil in your oven for a few minutes and you have super tender and flavorful wings with minimal effort.

Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

Frozen wings are tossed into your electric pressure cooker and cooked for just 4 minutes. Then a mixture of garlic powder, parmesan cheese and ranch dressing mix coat the wings while they broil and crisp up in the oven. These wings have unbelievableflavor and are super easy to make for a party.