Recipes

Stripped to essentials. Use as you wish.

Abbreviations

IP = Instant Pot
cp = cup = 8oz
Tbsp = Tablespoon
tsp = Teaspoon

Chicken marinade

4 lbs chicken thighs
½ cp Soy sauce
½ cp Apple cider vinegar
¼ cp Brown sugar
2 Tbsp Paprika
2 tsp Onion powder
2 tsp Garlic powder
2 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cayenne

Marinade overnight
BBQ

IP Lasagna

1 Tbsp oil
1 lb ground beef
1 Tbsp italian seasoning
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt

Brown and season beef on saute
Remove half

2 cups water
11 oz lasagna noodles
28 oz tomato sauce
3 cups spinach

Add water, layer of noodles
Add spinach, layer of noodles
Add beef + ½ tomato sauce, spinach, layer of noodles
Add remaining sauce
7 min on HI, 10 min natural then release

1 cup shredded cheese
Parmesan cheese
Basil

Top with cheese

IP Rice pilaf

Saute

1 onion
1 tsp garlic
2 Tbsp oil
Sprig rosemary
½ tsp thyme

Toast

1 cp rice
slivered almonds

Add

1.25 cp broth
⅓ cp veg.
1 tsp tumeric
½ salt
½ tsp pepper

3 min on HI, quick release

IP Herb Chicken

1 lb chicken
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp onion pow
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp basil
1 tsp paprika
2 tsp garlic pow
2 tsp salt
¾ cup water

Rub spices on chicken
HI 10 min per pound
Quick release

IP Butter Chicken

8 Chicken thighs frozen
2 cans diced tomatoes
2 tsp salt
3 tsp garlic
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp tumeric
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garam marsala
6 carrots chopped
½ cup coconut oil

23 min HI Quick release
Add

1 can coconut milk
1 tsp garam marsala

Garnish w/ red pepper and cilantro

IP Pho Ga

1 Tbsp oil
6 cp broth
1 lbs chicken
1 Onion
Optional: Carrots and celery

2 cloves
½ Tbsp coriander seeds
½ Tbsp peppercorns
1" ginger

¼ Tbsp ground coriander
¼ Tbsp ground pepper
1 tsp ginger

¾ tsp salt

30 minutes Hi pressure, quick release
Remove whole spices
Pour over rice noodles
Garnish with

Basil
Mint
Cilantro
Jalapeno
Sprouts
Spinach

IP Stroganoff

3 lbs cubed chuck roast/stew meat
1 onion chopped
1 Tbsp minced garlic
¼ cp oil
3 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp thyme
2 tsp paprika

Saute

2 cp broth
¼ whiskey

30 min HI

⅓ cp cornstarch
⅓ cp cold water
1.5 cp plain kefir (or sour cream)

mix cornstarch and water, add to dish and bring back to boil
serve over noodles or rice

IP Lentils

fresh ginger
2 Tbsp minced garlic
1 diced onion
½ tsp whole mustard
½ tsp whole coriander

temper spices and cook onion

1 cp brown lentils (dry)
2 cp broth
2 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garam marsala
½ tumeric

24 min HI, quick release

You need about 2x volume of liquid as lentils and about 1x volume of liquid as rice.

IP Mexican Beans

1 lb dry beans
2 cp brown rice
10 cp chicken broth
1 can of diced tomatoes
Opt. Salsa
1 onion diced
1 lb frozen corn
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

HI 30min
More for old beans

Stir Fry

Sauce

½ cp rice vinegar
½ cp aminos
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp coconut milk powder
Dash of red pepper

Cube and season Chicken

Salt
Pepper
Dash of MSG

Stir fry chicken and remove

1 tsp minced ginger
2 tsp minced garlic

2 Bell peppers
Celery
Bok choy
Onion

Combine meat, sauce, and veg, and simmer

Al pastor marinade

Blend

2 tsp minced garlic
2-3 chipotle in adobo
½ cp pineapple juice
2 tsp lime juice
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp br. Sugar
1 tbsp achiote paste
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp sal
1 tsp black pepper

Marinade 6+ hours

2 lb meat

Layer with pineapple and fresh onion
Cook in oven 350F for 1 hour
Finish on grill

ChiliMac

brown

1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 diced onion, diced
4 tsp minced garlic

add and simmer until pasta is cooked

¼ cup tomato paste
3 tbsp chili powder
2 tbsp cumin
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp salt
3 cp broth
8 oz macaroni

make slurry with water

1 tbsp cornstarch

add

15.5 oz. can kidney beans
3 diced green onions

Pizza Dough

Proof

1 cp warm water
1 tsp sugar
¼ oz yeast

Mix

2.5 cp flour
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil

Oil pan and hands for handling

Baked Salmon

Mix into paste

¼ cp Mayo
4 tsp minced garlic
4 large sprigs of rosemary minced

Spread on

1 salmon filet

Top with

White onion slices

Bake 425F for ~20min
Finish under broiler if desired

Alternate Fish Rub

4 tbsp mayo
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp each salt, garlic, onion, rosemary, paprika
½ tsp each black, and white pepper, thyme, basil, dill
¼ tsp red pepper

Bread and butter refrigerator pickles

3 medium cucumbers chopped thin
1 cp white vinegar
½ cup apple cider vinegar
1 cp brown sugar
3 Tbsp salt
2 tsp celery seed
2 tsp mustard seed
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cayenne
½ tsp onion powder (fresh onions are better)
½ tsp garlic powder

Naan

½ cp water
2 tsp sugar
yeast

proof

2 ¼ cp flour
½ cp yogurt
1 tsp salt
1 T oil
3 T melted butter

knead 10min until smooth and shiny

let rise 1 hour

roll flat and fry

Crepes

2 eggs
½ cp milk
½ cp water
1 cp flour
2 T oil
¼ tsp salt

Pico de Gallo

dice

2 lb romas
½ onion
2 jalapeño
1 cp cilantro

mix with

4 Tbsp lime juice
1 tsp salt
½ pepper

Butter Cookies

Combine
1 cp butter
1 cp pow. Sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Add until crumbly
2 cp flour

Add until clumps
1 Tbsp milk

Roll into log
Cut into slices
Dredge in sugar
Bake at 350F for 15min

Peanut butter Cookies

Combine
16 oz peanut butter
¾ oats
½ shredded coconut
2 cp sugar
2 eggs
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp vanilla

Roll into balls
Dredge in sugar
Bake at 350F for 11min