Category: Dinner

Have you ever forgot to look at your recipe for dinner in the morning and realized it was a Crockpot recipe and now it's only 2 hours before dinner? I have been doing this a lot lately and probably should have learned my lesson by now. Ha! This Instant Pot recipe was adapted from a Crockpot recipe from the Frugal Real Food Meal Plan I'm currently using. I converted it to use in the Instant Pot and substituted what I already had on hand to make it work. It turned out great! … Read MoreInstant Pot Mongolian Beef

This Caribbean Chicken has island flavor with a slight kick served with sweet potato slices & topped with a fresh mango salsa. Black bean and pineapple rice make a great side dish. … Read MoreInstant Pot Caribbean Chicken Thighs

If you need a quick & easy dinner look no further. This time I needed an extra easy meal so I bought buns & a bottle of BBQ sauce instead of making my own. (Gasp! I know!).  AND this was cooked from a mostly FROZEN hunk as I had forgotten to take the meat outRead MoreInstant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

You probably know by now I love Italian food! This Chicken Cacciatore is becoming a new favorite for me. I came across it in an Instant Pot cookbook and tried it for the first time a few months back. This is my simple non-wine version. Traditionally I read it is served with polenta and greensRead MoreInstant Pot Chicken Cacciatore

One of the many reasons I love my Instant Pot is you can cook a whole 5 lb chicken in 30 minutes. The other day I was getting ready to make Chicken Tortilla Soup & then BBQ Chicken Pizza later in the week so I needed the shredded chicken and the chicken broth for theseRead MoreHow to Cook a Whole Chicken in the Instant Pot in 30 Minutes

This Bourbon Chicken recipe is sweet, easy, and delicious! Some say Bourbon Chicken is made with Bourbon and others say it is named after a street. This recipe is Bourbon free so we will say it was named after a street. This is a whole foods version that substitutes with coconut aminos instead of soy sauce in the built in teriyaki sauce. If serving with broccoli as shown, cook separately on the stove to your desired tenderness. The chicken and rice will be cooked at the same time in the pot using the pot in pot method. … Read MoreInstant Pot Bourbon Chicken & Rice with Broccoli

As you may remember from my post a couple days ago titled How to Soften Brown Sugar-Instant Pot Method I also mentioned I would be making Instant Pot Korean Beef. This recipe is so good as is, really. The only substitution I made the 1st time was for cornstarch I used arrowroot instead. Oh and instead of soyRead MoreInstant Pot Korean Beef with Pot in Pot (PIP) Rice