You are going to adore this chicken. It's chicken - pizza sauce and pepperonis, all cooked together in the Instant Pot. If you aren't using an Instant Pot yet, let me tell you that it has a magical way of infusing flavor with the ingredients being cooked. The way that is uses heat and pressure to cook food transforms it to perfection. The chicken takes of the pizza sauce … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Cowboy Chili
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...]
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...]
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...]
Instant Pot Ranch Deviled Eggs
Want to know my trick for the best deviled eggs? Well, 2 tricks really. 1. Make the eggs in the Instant Pot. Save yourself from a peeling eggs disaster. 2. Use Ranch dressing instead of mayo. And then add some bacon on top. That's it. So simple and so so so tasty! The Instant Pot really does make the best hard-boiled eggs...and you don't end up with a peeling … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Christmas Roast
Remember that Tomato Chutney recipe from the other day?! Here it is again...this time, spooned onto sliced beef roast from the Instant Pot. And it's so ridiculously fantastic! The chutney really dresses up the sliced beef and brings with it all the magical holiday flavors. It's worth making a batch and then adding to jars and keeping around to add to all.the.things. Like … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Call me lazy, or call me smart. However you look at it, these instant pot mashed potatoes might just save your Thanksgiving!?! Well, maybe not save it...but it will help get one side dish OFF the stovetop and keep from heating up the kitchen more than it already will be. Also, these cook beautifully and make for delicious bowl of mashed taters - skin and … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Pulled Pork Ragu
You are going to ADORE this meal. It's the Instant Pot. It just cooks so beautifully...especially sauces like this pulled pork ragu. The flavors go all crazy and infuse while the heat and pressure cooks the meat in the sauce. Serve it over some pasta and you have a delightful (and easy!) weeknight dinner to serve. Enjoy! Instant Pot Pulled Pork … [Read more...]
Erin’s Instant Pot Accessories Gift Guide
I anticipate that the Instant Pot will be a hot item again this holiday season. And because of that I wanted to share with you an Instant Pot specific Holiday Gift Guide - to help you determine the best accessories and resources for making the Instant Pot a part of your regular cooking routine. Let me help you get it out of the box and to good use in your kitchen. My … [Read more...]