Easy Instant Pot BBQ Country Style Ribs

Pressure cooker BBQ country style ribs are tender and flavorful, cooking up in mere minutes.

When you need an easy comfort food recipe at the end of a long day, make these Instant Pot BBQ country style ribs for a simple shortcut dinner.

UPDATED May 4, 2026

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I don’t remember my mom making a whole lot of meals in the slow cooker when I was growing up, but there were a handful that she would make fairly often. 

One of those recipes was her slow cooker country style ribs. The recipe was super simple and involved putting some boneless ribs and barbecue sauce in the Crock Pot for a few hours.

And while I love the slow cooker version, there are days when I forget to put everything in the Crock Pot early in the day.

Thankfully, that’s where the pressure cooker comes in, and that’s how this Instant Pot BBQ country style ribs recipe was born!

Boneless country ribs are very easy to make. They’re super tender, and the sauce is spicy-sweet perfection.

Making Instant Pot Boneless Country Style Ribs

To make these ribs, I followed these guidelines for converting a slow cooker recipe to a pressure cooker recipe. 

Instead of requiring 6-8 hours in the Crock Pot, these cook up in a mere 8 minutes.  Yes, you read that right–8 minutes!! 

Now, obviously it takes a bit of time for the cooker to come to pressure and to release pressure, but all in all, they’re still typically finished in under 45 minutes. 

And they’re moist and tender, just like they’ve cooked all day.

More Instant Pot Pork Recipes:

• Easy Instant Pot Pork Chops
• Instant Pot BBQ Pork Chops
• Instant Pot Pork Chops and Rice
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How to Make BBQ Country Style Ribs in Your Pressure Cooker

Combine ingredients. It’s so simple, I hesitate to even call this a recipe. Really, all you do is place the ribs into the insert pot of your Instant Pot.

Add in a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce and some water, plus a couple of seasonings.

It’s important to add some water, otherwise the sauce is too viscous and the cooker won’t be able to achieve pressure. You could also use Dr. Pepper or Coke instead of water, if you want!

Then stir it all up to combine it well.

Pressure cook. Twist the lid on and close the vent, then cook at high pressure for 8 minutes, followed by a natural pressure release.

After they are cooked, if you want to thicken the sauce a bit, you can add a slurry made with cornstarch and water, using the saute function to simmer the sauce until it’s thickened. 

This step is optional and is based on your preference and what you’re serving them with.

Serve. You can very easily shred the pork or cut it into chunks, or leave the ribs whole.  I’ve done both and it’s yummy either way!

These boneless ribs are perfect served over Instant Pot brown rice, Instant Pot mashed potatoes, or a bed of egg noodles.

You could also serve them alongside some pressure cooker southern style green beans.

Classic comfort food in a fraction of the time. What’s not to love??

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Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) Country Style BBQ Ribs

Author: Chrysti Benner

Serves: 4 Servings

Prep Time 2 minutes minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes minutes

Additional Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

These Instant Pot BBQ country style ribs cook in minutes in the pressure cooker! You’ll love how tender and delicious they are, without slow cooking for hours.

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Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1.5 lbs boneless country style pork ribs
• ▢ 18 oz bottle barbecue sauce
• ▢ 3/4 cup water
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• ▢ 1 Tbsp cornstarch + 1 Tbsp water optional

Instructions

• Place ribs into the insert pot of an Instant Pot.
• Pour in barbecue sauce, water, garlic powder, and onion powder, stirring to combine well.
• Secure lid on Instant Pot and set vent to "sealed."
• Using the manual setting, select an 8 minute cook time.
• Once cook time is complete, turn unit off and allow a natural pressure release.
• After pressure has release and valve has dropped, carefully remove lid.
• If you desire the sauce to be a bit thicker, remove ribs to a plate and select the saute function. Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl to create a slurry. Add mixture to the sauce in the insert pot, stirring well to combine. Allow sauce to simmer for 3-5 minutes, or until thickened to your liking. Return ribs to pot, stirring to coat with sauce.
• Serve over rice, pasta, or potatoes.

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Notes

• I most often use Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, but choose whatever variety of BBQ sauce you prefer. Since it’s a predominant flavor in this recipe, it’s important that you use a version you like. 

Equipment

Instant Pot

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 165mg | Sodium: 125mg

Nutrition info is automatically calculated and is not guaranteed for accuracy.

Course Main Course, Pressure Cooker {Instant Pot}

Cuisine American

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