Even starting from frozen, this Instant Pot chicken breast is ready in 30 minutes. Perfect for a hands-off main dish or an extra easy protein source to help you hit your protein goals! I love my chicken to be moist and tender, and that’s why I personally prefer to roast a whole chicken in the oven and then make chicken broth. However, I live in the real world, and sometimes I don’t WANT to cook in the ... Continue Reading
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Instant Pot Yellow Rice
This simple yellow rice comes together super fast in the Instant Pot. It’s full of vibrant flavor and goes with everything! Serve it as a side or make it a meal by adding chicken and veggies. However you serve it, your family will love it! My family loves rice as a side dish. Lemon Rice, Cilantro Lime Rice, and even Coconut Rice. No boring rice here – we like our rice with loads of flavor! I used to buy ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot Whole Chicken
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
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
