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

½ cup finely chopped red onion
½ cup finely chopped red bell pepper
½ cup finely chopped white mushrooms
2 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp garlic powder
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp curry powder
1 cp brown lentils (dry)
1.5 cp brown basmati rice
3.5 cp vegetable broth

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

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

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

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