Instant pot Recipes

Instant Pot Chicken & Wild Rice Soup 

Ingredients

• 5 medium carrots - Diced
• 3 stalks celery - Diced
• 2 cloves garlic - minced 
• 1/2 onion - diced
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 4 cups chicken broth 
• 1 cup wild rice
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup milk 
• 1/2 teaspoon chicken seasoning - (I used Williams rib tickler, but whatever you have on hand is fine) https://www.amazon.com/Williams-Food-Co-Tickler
• 1 pound of chicken breasts - cut into small pieces
• 1 handful sliced mushrooms (optional)

Directions

1. Add all ingredients except for milk, butter, and flour into the instant pot.  
2. Turn to custom, 5 min, high.  When done release pressure. 
3. In a small saucepan, add the butter and flour to make a roux.  
4. Add roux to instant pot soup and pour in milk.  
5. Stir.  Let sit for a few min to cool and thicken a bit.  
6. Enjoy!  

You could also make on stovetop - Same add all ingredients except for the butter, flour, and milk and cook in a large pot on stove at a simmer on medium low for about 45 min or until all is cooked through.  Then add the roux and milk.  

Instant Pot Borscht Soup 

Ingredients

• 2 cans pickled beets
• 3 medium potatoes peeled and diced
• 2 carrots peeled and thinly sliced 
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1 small red bell pepper diced - optional 
• 1 medium onion- diced
• 2 tbsp ketchup 
• 1 can white navy beans with juice
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 large garlic clove, pressed
• 2 tbsp dill 
• 8 cups chicken broth 

Directions- 

1. Add all ingredients into the instant pot and cook on custom - high - 5 minutes until done.  Release pressure. 
2. Serve with sour cream on top and another sprinkle of dill on top.  Stir and mix through to enjoy. 
3. We love to make crusty buttered bread and dip into the soup.  It makes it so delicious.  
4. We hope you love it, ENJOY! 

* You can also make on the stovetop*

Cook all ingredients over medium high heat until soft.  

Instant Pot Hamburgers 

Ingredients: 

• Ground beef - made into patties 
• Worcestershire sauce 
• Hamburger seasoning (Or your favorite burger seasoning.  I ran out of burger seasoning before and used steak seasoning and it was also really good)
• Kitchen bouquet - optional 
• Sliced Colby jack cheese, Swiss cheese, or mild cheddar cheese
• Hamburger buns
• Butter
• Aluminum foil 
• 2 cups of water 

Directions

1. Lay some foil down and make a hamburger patty with the ground beef.  I made mine pretty thin and a little bigger than bun size due to shrinkage.  
2. in a small cup or bowl, add about 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce and a sprinkle of hamburger seasoning.  Using a basting brush spread sauce evenly over the patty and then sprinkle with hamburger seasoning.  Continue to the other side of the patty 
3. Wrap each patty with foil closing up each side.  
4. Lay trivet into the instant pot, add 2 cups of water, and lay each wrapped hamburger patty on top of trivet. 
5. Cook on custom, 25 minutes, on high.  
6. Once burger patties are done, spread butter onto each bun and broil in the oven to toast. 
7. Open each patty and lay on a cookie sheet on top of foil with a slice of cheese on top if desired.  Broil until melted. 
8. Add desired toppings such as mayo, mustard, lettuce, pickles, etc. 
9. I served with tater tots, simply salad boxed macaroni salad, and corn.  
10. Enjoy! 

Air Fryer Instructions - Form patties and season.  Lay into the air fryer separately.  You can probably only add 3-4 at at time.  Cook at 370 for 6 minutes and then flip and cook an additional 3-6 min depending on thickness.  Add sliced cheese on top when done and cook for 1 more min.  Do the same as above broiling the buns in the oven and enjoy with your favorite toppings. 

Instant pot bagel bites 

Ingredients 

• 1 roll of store bought pizza dough cut into about 20 squares
• Cream cheese cut into about 20 squares
• Everything bagel seasoning 

Directions

1. Open up the pizza dough, roll out, and cut into about 20 squares with a pizza cutter
2. Cut the cream cheese into about 20 squares as well 
3. Into each pizza dough square place a cream cheese cube and roll until cream cheese is covered by all dough 
4. Roll each bagel bite into everything bagel seasoning 
5. Place your trivet into the instant pot and add 2 cups of water
6. In your egg cup silicone tray add each bagel bite into each cup.  Add top of silicone tray on top, but don't fasten down 
7. Turn the instant pot to custom, 13 minutes, and start. 
8. Once the bagel bites are completed, place onto a baking sheet and bake on broil until toasted 
9. Cook the rest of the bagel bites for 13 min in the instant pot / broil until toasted. 
10. Enjoy!  

*You can use any flavor of cream cheese and seasoning of your choice.  We have used strawberry cream cheese inside with no seasoning and they were also really good.  

Air fryer instructions - Make the bagel bites and then brush with whisked egg and top with seasoning.  Bake in the air fryer for about 5 minutes or until toasted.  

Oven instructions- Make the bagel bites and then brush with whisked egg and top with seasoning.  Bake in the oven for 12-14 min on 425 degrees or until golden toasted. 

Instant Pot Meatloaf 

Ingredients: 

• 1 McCormick Meatloaf seasoning package
• 1/2 cup half & half 
• 1 egg
• 1 wrapped package tube of ritz crackers - crumbled 
• 1 teaspoon ketchup 
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 1 pound mild Italian sausage 

For the ketchup sauce: 

• about 4 tablespoons ketchup (for 2 loafs)
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar 
• Optional- bbq sauce 

Directions: 

1. In a large bowl add the Italian sausage, ground beef, milk, egg, crumbled ritz crackers, and ketchup. Mix together with hands until all is evenly seasoned. 
2. Lay foil down and form a loaf on top of the foil folding in all of the edges and wrapping like a Christmas present. 
3. Place trivet inside the instant pot with 2 cups of water.  Lay the meatloaf on top.  I made two loafs and stacked on top of each other.  
4. Put instant pot top on and turn to custom, 25 minutes and on high.
5. You can now cook your mashed potatoes and vegetables on the stove while this is cooking.  
6. Once the meatloaf is done in the instant pot, remove and place onto a pan and turn oven to broil. 
7. Spread the ketchup brown sugar mixture on top of the meatloafs with a basting brush. 
8. Cook in the oven for about 8 min on broil or until sauce starts to bubble.  
9. Serve with mashed potatoes and mixed steamed veggies.  
10. David likes to add his favorite bbq sauce on top, but this is optional.  You can also add more ketchup/ brown sugar sauce if needed.  
11. Enjoy! 

*If you do not have an instant pot, then you can make the meatloafs and add to a pan for the oven.  Bake at 375 for 40 min.  After they have baked for that time, add sauce on top and bake for an additional 15-20 min or until done through the middle.  Enjoy! 

Instant Pot Lazy Lasagna 

Ingredients

• 1 Small onion diced 
• 2 cloves of garlic minced 
• 1 package of mild Italian sausage 
• 1 jar of marinara sauce 
• 1 package of lasagna noodles (Will break into pieces)
• 4 cups of chicken broth 
• Ricotta Cheese (1 small tub to add your desired amount on top)
• Mozzarella cheese shredded - Optional 

Directions 

1. In the instant pot turn to Saute and cook the onions and garlic until translucent and then add the Italian sausage until brown.  Turn saute off when done 
2. Pour in the marinara sauce and the chicken broth 
3. Break apart all of the lasagna noodles and add to the instant pot with the marinara chicken broth covering them.  Add more water if needed to cover noodles. 
4. Turn instant pot to custom - 5 minutes- high and cook the lasagna. 
5. Once completed, you can either enjoy with a dollop of ricotta cheese on top and Italian seasonings or parmesan if you wish or you can add the lasagna to a casserole dish and add shredded mozzarella cheese on top and broil until melted. Then you would add ricotta cheese on top.  

Enjoy!  Super easy dinner. 

Instant Pot Tamales 

For the dough: (Makes about 16 tamales)

• 3 cups Masa harina flour 
• 1 1/3 cup of lard (You can find a block of it over by the crisco)
• 2 1/2 cups of broth from where you cooked the meat 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Salt if needed if your broth didn't already have salt added
• Corn husks 

Chicken: 

• Bone in chicken leg quarters (I used 1 whole bag, but will be using the chicken for additional recipes). This recipe I used about 2 cups shredded chicken. 
• Picante mild salsa 
• 1 small can Herdez salsa ranchero

(If you are in a pinch, you could use rotisserie chicken and add the ranchero salsa)

1. Cook the chicken in the slow cooker on high for about 5-6 hours. 
2. Once chicken is done shred about 2 cups and add to food processor with desired amount of salsa ranchero.  We used one small can for 2 cups of chicken.  
3. Soak corn husks in hot water for about 10 min. 
4. While the corn husks are soaking, mix the dough with a mixer until smooth.  
5. Once corn husks have soaked add about 2 teaspoons of the dough into the corn husk and smooth out until thin layer.  Add about 2 teaspoons or so of the chicken mixture into the center.  Fold each half of the corn husk around the chicken to create a tamale and then fold each side and then fold pointed side up.  Biggest side of the corn husk will remain open.  
6. In the instant pot add 2 cups of water and the trivet with 2 corn husks on the bottom layed on top to hold the tamales.  Layer the tamales in the instant pot standing upright with open side up.  
7. Once instant pot is full, place the top on and turn to high and cook for 40 min.  
8. Release steam and serve with Spanish rice and red enchilada sauce or salsa as desired.  

To reheat- wet a paper towel and wrap around the corn husk when microwaving to steam the tamale again.

The first night we ate with salsa, but if you want an authentic tamale sauce, please see below.    

 

Guajillo tamale sauce:

• 10-12 dried guajillo peppers stemmed and seeded 
• 1 teaspoon olive oil 
• 1 small onion chopped 
• 4 cloves garlic chopped 
• 2 teaspoons course sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin 
• water as needed 

1. Dry toast the dried guiajillo peppers in a heated pan over medium heat.  Toast them a couple minutes per side, until they puff up slightly
2. Cool, then set them into a bowl with enough water to cover them
3. Let them soak for about 20 minutes, or until they become very soft.  Remove them and place into a blender or food processor. 
4. Reserve 1 cup of the dark soaking water, if desired 
5. In the same heated pan, add olive oil and cook the onion about 3 minutes and then add garlic and cook for another minute. 
6. Add them to the food processor along with sea salt and cumin. 
7. Pour the reserved water and process to form a sauce.  It will be very thick at this point.  Add more water to thin out to your liking. 
8. Strain if desired and serve as needed. 

Instant pot Spanish Rice 

• 2 cups white rice 
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth 
• 1/2 yellow onion 
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin 
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 cup your favorite red salsa 

1. Add all ingredients into your instant pot except for the salsa.  Stir all around to make sure evenly coated. 
2. Add salsa on top, but do not stir in the salsa
3. Turn instant pot to custom, 5 min and start.  
4. Stir once done and enjoy!  

I can't say enough great things about my instant pot.  You can find one here - https://amzn.to/3inWCkR 

This one is a lot like mine, and I love everything mine can do.  

 Instantpot Chicken N' Dumplings 

This is my favorite soup recipe.  It always tastes delicious!

For the dumplings: 

• 1 1/2 cups all- purpose flour 
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 3 tablespoons cold butter (Cut into tiny pieces)
• 3/4 cup milk (Whole milk or half & half is best)

For the Chicken & Vegetables: 

• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts - cut into small pieces (I normally buy the frozen chicken breasts and thaw the morning of)
• 1 small yellow onion - chopped
• 3 ribs celery - chopped
• 3 medium carrots - chopped
• 2 cloves garlic - minced (Or two tablespoons of the chopped garlic from the jar)
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth 
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme 
• 1 cup frozen peas

1. 1. Pound the chicken and cut into small pieces. 
2. Add the chicken and vegetable ingredients into the instantpot.
3. 2. in a large bowl add the dumpling ingredients and stir making a dough.  
4. 3. Drop tablespoon size dumplings on the top of the soup in the pot 
5. 4. If you like a lot of dumplings make another batch and add into the pot. 
6. 5. Put the top on instantpot and turn to custom 5 min / Start 
7. 6. ENJOY! 

- For Slow cooker option - Add the chicken and vegetable ingredients into your slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours.  Once chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender, add in your dumplings.  Cook additional 1 hour on high until dumplings are puffed and cooked through and your sauce is slightly thickened.  ENJOY!

For stovetop option- You will need a very large dutch oven or stock pot.  Add diced onion, celery, carrots with a tablespoon of butter.  Cook 5 min or until tender.  Add chicken and additional ingredients (all except dumpling ingredients).  Bring to a boil.  Add the dumplings into the pot and lower the heat to a low simmer.  Do not lift the lid for 20 min.  After 20 min, uncover and gently press dumplings into the broth.  Remove from heat and let sit for 5 min before serving.  Stir the dumplings through the broth to naturally thicken the broth.  ENJOY!  

**If you are looking to get an instantpot I suggest the Duo Plus.  You can find on Amazon here:  https://amzn.to/3jV6uCZ

**When it comes to slow cookers I am a "Crock Pot" brand girl.  I have tried some other brands, and in my experience the slow cooker didn't get as hot and it took longer to cook or didn't turn out as well as my crock pot brands.  Also, for me I usually stick with the larger oval sizes so that I can make sure a roast fits when I need it.  

If you are looking for a slow cooker you can find some here:  

7 qt Slow Cooker - https://amzn.to/3Iz2eUa

8 qt Slow cooker with auto warm setting - https://amzn.to/3jV6X8d

For stovetop chefs, you can find dutch ovens here: 

7.3 qt white dutch oven - https://amzn.to/3ZjVvDc