Instant Pot Meals

I proclaimed my love of instant pots on social media the other day, so this post is a follow up. I have only had it a month and I've cooked almost every night in it. It is pretty much a game changer. Not just because of the time and ease of cooking now, but for the first time in our almost 9 year marriage, my husband cooks dinner. Yeah, I know. So buy one, maybe your husband will start cooking too! :)

So I cook keto for my hubby,  I'm preggo and nauseated 90% of the time and the keto life just isn't the life for me (right now). BUT it is for my hubby, and I love him (like a lot), so I make keto dinners. That usually means I pick a meat and have some non-starchy vegetables around. Meat can be a high maintenance character. It either needs lots of cook time or minimal cook time. I shop two weeks at a time, so I freeze my meat. The defrosting thing can really cramp my nap schedule. So that is one great thing about instant pots, cuts all that nonsense down to minutes of effort, but Instagram worthy meals. Who doesn't want that?

So below are recipes that I've tried and have worked out, or that I've tweaked somewhat and they've still worked out (from pinterest). :) You can find anything on Pinterest. Seriously, I haven't had a clever or original idea in years. Follow me on Pinterest and you'll see what I'm trying and what I like (I actually do the things I pin...What?!)  Have fun Instant Potting (probably not a verb...)!

Cilantro Lime Chicken Drumsticks
https://mycrazygoodlife.com/instant-pot-cilantro-lime-chicken-drumsticks-instant-pot-drumsticks/

Chili Lime Steak Bowls
https://foodnservice.com/instant-pot-chili-lime-steak-bowl/

I made a creamy cilantro lime dressing for this. Cilantro, sour cream, lime, green onion, a little garlic, and salt and pepper. Blend in a blender dump on anything from a shoe to this steak bowl and enjoy!

Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
http://rasamalaysia.com/creamy-thai-coconut-chicken-soup/2/

This one I did a lot of substitutions for. I didn't put in galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and sugar. I added a little soy sauce, sesame oil, and regular limes. 

Below are things I've just done myself. You can google cook times for anything in the instant pot. 

Sunday Roast:
Set the pot to saute (wait for it to say hot). Brown the roast, that you've covered in salt and pepper, in the pot with onions and garlic. Then add bay leaves, oregano, thyme, and basil with beef stock (enough to come half way up the roast). Then I put my vegetables on top of the roast. We don't do potatoes or carrots (not keto friendly) so I did cauliflower, mushrooms, and broccoli. Salt and pepper them and dot with butter. Turn the pot to pressure cook, normal, and (depending on the size of your roast) cook for 35-45 minutes. 

Pulled Chicken:
We are chicken thigh lovers, instead of breasts, so that's what we use, you could do a blend or go exclusive. Fill the pot with chicken of your choice, spiced to your liking (we used a packet of taco seasoning on it). Add a 1 or 2 cups of chicken stock and pressure cook on normal for 20-25 minutes (depending on how much chicken you have). Shred and eat on buns, tacos, salad ect.

That's all I have time for, but you get the idea, anything you cooked in your slow cooker you can cook in here in minutes. Pick a meat and some veg and press a button, dinner is served! I have some kids I have to go love on, blog ya later (again, probably not a verb...).