Make this juicy, tender Instant Pot whole chicken for dinner tonight, plus extra cooked chicken for more meals! No need to thaw – you can even cook it frozen! Learn how to cook a whole chicken (plus all the cooking times) in this tutorial. I love having cooked shredded chicken – it makes it easy to put together any one of over 40 meal ideas that use leftover rotisserie chicken. The problem is, I need this ... Continue Reading
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Instant Pot Brown Rice
Learn how to cook brown rice in the Instant Pot for a delicious, fluffy side dish. This easy, hands-off method gives you perfectly tender, nutty brown rice every time. One of my long-term goals is to eat more whole grains. Yes, this means using whole wheat flour (as well as other whole grains like spelt and einkorn), but it also means eating brown rice vs white rice. Honestly, in the past, I’d never been ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot Quinoa
Learn how to cook quinoa perfectly every time! Make a big batch in less than 15 minutes and have an easy, fluffy side that’s perfect on its own, added to a salad, or as the base of a grain bowl. Several years ago, I bought a big bag of quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) from Costco, thinking it would be a great alternative to rice and would broaden our horizons in terms of recipes. Wrong. I hated it. No ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
The best way to cook hard boiled eggs is to use the Instant Pot – they’re done fast and turn out perfect every time. Enjoy egg salad or for an easy snack all week long! Have you ever thought something should be simple, like hard cooking eggs, or meal planning, or grocery shopping, only to find out that when you actually do it yourself, it’s a lot harder than it looks? It seems like everyone has a trick to ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot Spanish Rice Recipe
This delicious Spanish rice recipe is packed with authentic flavor. Quick and easy to make in the Instant Pot, it’s a delicious side dish for all of your Mexican favorites. I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t love taco night, and I’ve met a lot of people. My family loves it, our friends love it, and I’ll just bet that taco night is a hit at your house as well. There are three things I personally love ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot Parboiled Rice
Learn how to cook parboiled rice with 5 different cooking methods. Get perfectly fluffy Instant Pot parboiled rice in 6 minutes! Do you remember the year when grocery store shelves were empty of nearly everything? I went to the store to pick up rice (basmati rice and jasmine rice are my favorites), and the shelf was empty. The only option that was left was parboiled rice. I’d honestly never been in ... Continue Reading
How to Steam Vegetables in the Instant Pot
Learn how to steam vegetables in the Instant Pot for the EASIEST side dish for dinner! This steam vegetables how to method works for all your favorites: broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, and more! I think the perfect dinner might be one where I hit “go” on the Instant Pot, walk away for a while, and come back to dinner being done. Doesn’t that sound nice? I have that figured out with the slow cooker…Salsa ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot White Bean and Sausage Soup
Kale and white bean sausage soup is easy to toss in the Instant Pot, set the timer, and have dinner ready to go. Hearty, filling, and delicious, it’s the perfect cozy family dinner. One of my favorite soup recipes is my White Bean Soup with Garlic and Kale. I love that it’s SO fragrant on the stove, and it’s a completely different flavor profile than our other standby soups (Minestrone, Tomato Basil, and ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot Beans
Make Instant Pot beans to cook dried beans in less than an hour from start to finish (no soaking required)! Whether you make Instant Pot black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, or white beans, this method works for them all! In my never-ending quest to put nourishing, delicious food on the table without going broke, I’m always looking for easy ways to cut corners without sacrificing quality. A perfect ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot Chicken Wings
Instant Pot chicken wings are so easy to make – they cook in as little as 10 minutes. Toss with your favorite sauce (we love buffalo!) and enjoy! When I first met my husband, every Thursday night was “wing night.” It was a tradition carried over from his bachelor days, when all his friends would get together at a local pub for 25¢ wings. Just like his favorite pizza recipe, we were able to replicate these ... Continue Reading
