A delicious bowl of chili with pinto beans, made in the Instant Pot! The Instant Pot has this magical way of infusing flavors so beautifully with the way it uses heat and pressure to cook the ingredients and melt them together. The flavors mingle and marry in such a perfect way and chili is one of my favorites from the Instant Pot. If you haven't made chili in your Instant … [Read more...]
BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
"OMIGOSH, these are amazing. I had no idea I'd love them! I'm in trouble!" This is a note from my friend Kari. We were talking about these and she wasn't sure about the combo, then she tried them and emailed that to me. I share this with you because it might not sound like these 2 should go together - I mean, they aren't peanut butter and jelly, or wine and cheese, or … [Read more...]
Blueberry Cardamom Scones
Scones - I adore them. I like to pretend that I'm eating them while sipping on a cup of tea at a cafe in London. I can dream for a moment. I can let these delicious scones take me to another place, if just for a moment. These scones are packed with flavor, and moisture! The blueberries, cardamom and ginger are a lovely complement. And the extra juices from the blueberries … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken
This is a fantastic and easy to cook dinner in your Instant Pot. It's a "2-phase" kind of recipe because we need the chicken to have some time alone to cook, as it takes much longer than the baby potatoes. If you added the baby potatoes at the beginning of the pressure cooking cycle with the chicken, they would be completely overcooked into mush. You don't want that. The … [Read more...]
Italian Chicken & Zucchini Skillet
Adore. This is a meal you will adore. Because it's super quick to prepare in the skillet. And because it's packed with flavor from an array of Italian veggies and herbs. We adored it, and I hope you do too! Italian Chicken & Zucchini Skillet Thanks to simple, quick cooking ingredients like chicken tenderloins and zucchini, you end up with a lovely meal … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Hamburger Helper
Hamburger Helper in the Instant Pot!?!? You better believe it! There are a couple of ways to accomplish this, so pay close attention... This is a meaty-spin on the Instant Pot Macaroni and was inspired by one of our MyFreezEasy members. With this macaroni made in the instant pot, you just add some ground beef and whatever spices you want to get in there … [Read more...]
Best Instant Pot Recipes of 2017
The Best Instant Pot Recipes of 2017 This year, we shared some fantastical Instant Pot recipes on the $5 Dinners blog. And at the very beginning of the year, we opened registration for the Electric Pressure Cooking 101 online class. This class is designed to help you... Actually get your instant pot out of the box and put it to work for you. Overcome the fear … [Read more...]
Best MyFreezEasy Recipes from 2017
This list was tough to come up with...because there were so many delicious (and ridiculously easy to prepare for the freezer and dinner table) recipes that were added to MyFreezEasy apps this year. What is MyFreezEasy? I post a select few of these recipes here on the $5 Dinners blog throughout the year, but they are all on the MyFreezEasy website, included in the MyFreezEasy … [Read more...]
Best $5 Dinners Recipes from 2017
It has been delicious year in this little corner of the internet. We've shared a wide range of recipes onto the blog this year, from desserts to homemade mac and cheese, along with loads of MyFreezEasy freezer friendly recipes, as well as new Instant Pot recipes. (If you're new to Instant Pot cooking, or you unwrapped a box from under the tree this year, you've got to check out … [Read more...]
Apple Crostada
So.....this was supposed to be an apple pie. Well...I meant to make an apple pie. But I didn't have 2 rolls of pie crust. (I know I could have made it, but I was in a real time crunch.) And you know what they say... When life only gives you 1 pie crust, you make a crostata. Oh wait... That's not right, something about lemons...but whatever. You get it. A … [Read more...]