Chicken and Rice Night is about to get an upgrade in flavor! If you love chicken and rice casseroles, here's a popular one made in the Instant Pot! Here's a pictorial for you... Cut chicken into bite size pieces and saute with oil, garlic and onion. Add the rice and stock. Pressure cook. Fluff the rice and chicken, after it's been pressure … [Read more...]
Feeding Your Family Without Heating Your Home
With the oppressive summer heat, you may find yourself wondering how to feed your family without making the situation worse in your home. If you have no air conditioning this can be vital, and if you do you still risk making your unit work harder than it truly needs to. It doesn't take long into a hot summer to get sick of sandwiches and need to find a bit of verity for your … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
You wanna make that amazing "chipotle rice" in your Instant Pot? Here's how... I've taken our Instant Pot Sticky Rice recipe and given it the Chipotle twist and the result is, wellllll...you can see for yourself. You can almost taste it, can't ya! With this cooking method, we are going to "toast the rice" and then "shock the rice" and then "pressure cook the … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Chicken & Sausage Alfredo
If you've ever wondered how you transform a pasta skillet meal into an Instant Pot skillet meal, this is how. Read the directions closely...especially the part about how much liquid is needed! ENJOY! Instant Pot Chicken & Sausage Alfredo Creamy and full of flavor! 2 large boneless chicken breasts2 links smoked pre-cooked sausage1 Tbsp olive oil1 … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Chicken Ropa Vieja
A few years back I was at a conference in Miami with a friend and colleague, and we ended up going on a Cuban food eating "tour." It started with a dive near the beach and I ordered the Ropa Vieja. And it ended with Cubano sandwiches, at a walk up food bar. We had a few other meals in between, but these two were my faves! And I knew that I needed to recreate the Ropa Vieja … [Read more...]
Summer Instant Pot Recipes
Summer Instant Pot Recipes to Help You Beat the Heat and Soak Up the Sunshine! The Instant Pot is my go-to in the summer for two reasons. First, it doesn’t add much heat my kitchen – like a stovetop or oven meal would. Second, we are often spending the afternoon at the pool…mainly for the boys to burn off energy and me to take a breather. The water is super refreshing … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Steak Gyros
Oh my heavens....the Instant Pot just works wonders on so many different types of meals....including this one. The beef strips are perfectly tenderized and cooked in the Instant Pot, and you end up with the this lemon-garlic infused beef that melts into the gyro and into your mouth! The acidity from the lemon and vinegar soften the beef, plus the pressure-heat of the IP … [Read more...]
Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Crack Chicken with Keto Option
There's a reason they call this crack chicken. Because you can't stop eating it. The reason it's so irresistible - ranch, bacon, cheese with the chicken ---> SUPER-DEEEEEELICIOUS! Turns out - the flavor combination in this recipe has been declared the dinner version of "crack" - just like there is Christmas crack (saltines, caramel, chocolate) - also known as Saltine … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Mushroom Pot Roast
So....we're getting a little "budget gourmet" with these flavors here! This is a FABULOUS "weeknight supper" - a SCRUMPTIOUS "company's coming" - a DELECTABLE "I need to impress my mother-in-law" kind of meal. It's rich, it's packed with lovely complementary flavors. And it's super cheap to make! Use an inexpensive cut of beef - like a chuck roast. If you need to skip … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos
Here ya go! The Instant Pot version of the fabulous Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos! This chicken is divine...a lovely combo of flavors that the chicken soaks in beautifully. And the way that the IP infuses flavor by using heat and pressure, makes this shredded chicken even more delightful. Add this to your favorite tortillas with a little pico de gallo or salsa and … [Read more...]