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 Santa Fe Chicken
Holy-Chicken-Taco-Filling-Batman! Whoooooo-Wheeeeee! This shredded chicken and sauce is FAB-U-LOUS. And needs to become a regular part of your rotation! It's simple when added to tortillas to make soft tacos, but would be fabulous in enchiladas, crunchy tacos, tostada shells, over rice, or just by itself! Yum-i-licious and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Tuscan Ham and Bean Soup
This soup is so light and refreshing. It really is. You can tell just by looking at it, can't you?! A ham and bean soup with just the right amount of veggies. Bonus points if you use leftover ham. Triple bonus points if you used ham that you bought on sale before Easter to make more meals with - like this one! Toss it all together into the Instant Pot, set it for a few … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Chicken Marsala
I've said it before and I'll say it again... I love the way that the Instant Pot infuses flavor into sauces and meals like this one! This marsala-mushroom sauce is lovely and it's so simple to cook too. It's perfect with chicken, and over rice or pasta too! If you've never tried a "Saute to Pressure Cook" type of recipe, this would be a great one to start with! Just … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken
This amazing, cheesy pasta is a spin off our a similar Skillet meal...just made in the Instant Pot! In addition to lots of Greek food being made in my kitchen, there's been a LOT of Instant Pot pastas too. Because so easy. So hands off. And absolutely no water boiling over will happen on your stovetop! Instant Pot One-Pot Spaghetti Instant Pot Taco Pasta And more … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Taco Pasta
Instant Pot Pastas are my new MOST FAVORITE THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD. For now, anyways. Because my other favorite thing in the whole wide world is the Multi-Cooker. I'm beginning to think I have a small kitchen appliance problem. But it's really a "I just need these adorable devices to take care of dinner for me" problem. And they both do an amazing job at that. And … [Read more...]
Buttery Salmon
I love a simple salmon fillet. Especially one that's dripping in butter and seasoning. Salmon is such a great meal, but it's usually pretty expensive at the store. And often unadvertised, if/when it's on sale. Every time I'm in the store, I buzz by the seafood counter between the produce and meat sections and I always scan the price tags, looking for salmon, cod and … [Read more...]