INSTANT POT: my new love!
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eclecticpixxie wrote: »So, I've been cooking in my IP a while now and truly I do love this! So far: chicken italiano, egg roll in a bowl (deconstructed egg roll), swiss steak, and several other things including congee, which turned out great!
I keep meaning to try the deconstructed egg roll thing...1 -
eclecticpixxie wrote: »So, I've been cooking in my IP a while now and truly I do love this! So far: chicken italiano, egg roll in a bowl (deconstructed egg roll), swiss steak, and several other things including congee, which turned out great!
I keep meaning to try the deconstructed egg roll thing...
try it! its really good and makes 4 servings and using the baked won tons as spoons means you can kind of do a community chow down! lol0 -
I use mine many times a week, sometimes twice in a day. I cooked up a frozen halibut steak to go in curry tonight, did chicken breasts in salsa earlier in the week, used it for my 3/17 corned beef and cabbage, turkey bolognese sauce. I haven't made lentil soup in a minute but that's also a favourite, beef stew too.2
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I love using my Insta Pot for "one pot" dinners. Chicken breast, vegetables, garlic, and brown rice, plus whatever seasoning you are in the mood for. Here is my favorite one so far for jambalaya. I substituted chicken breast, chicken sausage, low sodium chicken broth, one green and one red pepper. Delicious!
http://perfectrecipeproject.blogspot.com/2017/06/brown-rice-jambalaya-instant-pot.html1 -
Mine has saved us tons on yogurt already, I use it for fall apart roasts, rice, beans, soup in less than an hour, spaghetti squash is in there right now.
I have only had the thing for 2 weeks and it barely leaves the counter. At least until the 4’ snow drift melts off of the bbq and patio, then we will be on an outdoor cooking kick for a while.2 -
youngmomtaz wrote: »Mine has saved us tons on yogurt already, I use it for fall apart roasts, rice, beans, soup in less than an hour, spaghetti squash is in there right now.
I have only had the thing for 2 weeks and it barely leaves the counter. At least until the 4’ snow drift melts off of the bbq and patio, then we will be on an outdoor cooking kick for a while.
Could you post the recipe for homemade yogurt in the instant pot? I love unflavored yogurt. Also, is this Greek?
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eclecticpixxie wrote: »youngmomtaz wrote: »Mine has saved us tons on yogurt already, I use it for fall apart roasts, rice, beans, soup in less than an hour, spaghetti squash is in there right now.
I have only had the thing for 2 weeks and it barely leaves the counter. At least until the 4’ snow drift melts off of the bbq and patio, then we will be on an outdoor cooking kick for a while.
Could you post the recipe for homemade yogurt in the instant pot? I love unflavored yogurt. Also, is this Greek?
I use this one: https://thisoldgal.com/instant-pot-greek-yogurt/
The only difference between regular yogurt and Greek is that Greek is strained. I use the strainer she recommends in that link and it works awesome.2 -
My favorite so far is vegetable soup.
I heat 1T olive oil, then add chopped onion, garlic, carrot, celery, zucchini, and mushrooms. Then I add a 28 can tomatoes, 1 can beans (whatever I have), dried basil, black pepper, 2-4 bullion cubes, and a pinch of red pepper flakes and enough water to reach the max line. Cover, seal, and set the time for 5 minutes.
I add the precooked turkey sausage at the end for a heartier meal, but it’s great without too. I get a big pot of low calorie soup in about 30 minutes.
I make rice in my pot regularly.
I finally bought ribs for my husband and I’m going to give it a go - I’m a bit nervous.1 -
Nightstar76 wrote: »I have really liked using the instant pot but I can't say I've been using it for healthy foods. I've made ribs and pulled pork in it and both turned out great. I have made pulled chicken breast no sauce which is good for sandwiches and salads and making chickpeas from dried without soaking which was the best!
Pulled chicken breast is one I do a lot in mine. sometimes plain (some spices), sometimes with BBQ sauce added, sometimes with Frank's and some mayo added.0 -
eclecticpixxie wrote: »youngmomtaz wrote: »Mine has saved us tons on yogurt already, I use it for fall apart roasts, rice, beans, soup in less than an hour, spaghetti squash is in there right now.
I have only had the thing for 2 weeks and it barely leaves the counter. At least until the 4’ snow drift melts off of the bbq and patio, then we will be on an outdoor cooking kick for a while.
Could you post the recipe for homemade yogurt in the instant pot? I love unflavored yogurt. Also, is this Greek?
I use this one: https://thisoldgal.com/instant-pot-greek-yogurt/
The only difference between regular yogurt and Greek is that Greek is strained. I use the strainer she recommends in that link and it works awesome.
Im just gonna say it.... so not worth the time effort nor the money involved in making yogurt. Cost to buy is pretty much the same as making at home and you dont have to put in any effort at all.
Well, the only ongoing cost is the cost of a gallon of milk. A gallon of whole milk is about $3.
For $3, I get 12 cups of thick, delicious Greek yogurt. Most yogurt cups are 1/2 cup servings, so each homemade serving works out to 12 cents. For Fage quality Greek yogurt, that's a steal.
And honestly, it's not hard work. Getting the milk up to 180 degrees is the only annoying part, but otherwise it's set-it and forget-it. I let it incubate overnight then throw it into the fridge in the morning.4 -
gamerbabe14 wrote: »I have inherited an instant pot but I don't get the craze for it. It's a pressure cooker, they've been around for awhile. I sometimes find the food lacks flavor although the rice function comes in handy a lot.
I did occasionally use mine when I forgot to put something in the slow cooker in the morning and was expecting guests.. Love my electric version, which I use much, much more often. It is nice not having to watch it like a hawk [1] in case the flame might be up too high and burns off the water and [2] be there to start it/shut it off.0 -
eclecticpixxie wrote: »So, I've been cooking in my IP a while now and truly I do love this! So far: chicken italiano, egg roll in a bowl (deconstructed egg roll), swiss steak, and several other things including congee, which turned out great!
I keep meaning to try the deconstructed egg roll thing...
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I'm enjoying mine. I plan on making mojo pulled pork in it when I get home.0
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eclecticpixxie wrote: »youngmomtaz wrote: »Mine has saved us tons on yogurt already, I use it for fall apart roasts, rice, beans, soup in less than an hour, spaghetti squash is in there right now.
I have only had the thing for 2 weeks and it barely leaves the counter. At least until the 4’ snow drift melts off of the bbq and patio, then we will be on an outdoor cooking kick for a while.
Could you post the recipe for homemade yogurt in the instant pot? I love unflavored yogurt. Also, is this Greek?
I use this one: https://thisoldgal.com/instant-pot-greek-yogurt/
The only difference between regular yogurt and Greek is that Greek is strained. I use the strainer she recommends in that link and it works awesome.
Im just gonna say it.... so not worth the time effort nor the money involved in making yogurt. Cost to buy is pretty much the same as making at home and you dont have to put in any effort at all.
And where I am, geek yogurt is $5 for 500ml(2 cups) so when I can make 2 litres for $3 or a whole gallon for $6 it is totally worth it!1 -
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I love a lot of things in my IP but none so much as PERFECTLY SOFT (pressure cooked?) eggs. I haven't had a proper soft cooked egg since my father passed away since I never boil them the right way (too much or too little every time) The IP is AMAZING for soft boiled eggs!
I have 2 every single night lol3 -
please pass along how to do this!
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eclecticpixxie wrote: »youngmomtaz wrote: »Mine has saved us tons on yogurt already, I use it for fall apart roasts, rice, beans, soup in less than an hour, spaghetti squash is in there right now.
I have only had the thing for 2 weeks and it barely leaves the counter. At least until the 4’ snow drift melts off of the bbq and patio, then we will be on an outdoor cooking kick for a while.
Could you post the recipe for homemade yogurt in the instant pot? I love unflavored yogurt. Also, is this Greek?
I use this one: https://thisoldgal.com/instant-pot-greek-yogurt/
The only difference between regular yogurt and Greek is that Greek is strained. I use the strainer she recommends in that link and it works awesome.
Im just gonna say it.... so not worth the time effort nor the money involved in making yogurt. Cost to buy is pretty much the same as making at home and you dont have to put in any effort at all.
Well, the only ongoing cost is the cost of a gallon of milk. A gallon of whole milk is about $3.
For $3, I get 12 cups of thick, delicious Greek yogurt. Most yogurt cups are 1/2 cup servings, so each homemade serving works out to 12 cents. For Fage quality Greek yogurt, that's a steal.
And honestly, it's not hard work. Getting the milk up to 180 degrees is the only annoying part, but otherwise it's set-it and forget-it. I let it incubate overnight then throw it into the fridge in the morning.
Never said its hard work. Its easy. Its time consuming, thats all and to me not worth it at all.
750g greek yogurt of any fat % is typically $4.99 and $3.99 pretty much weekly sale some where.
Sure... but you could apply that logic to many things. I make my own homemade soap as a hobby. Sure, I could go to the dollar store and buy a bar of soap and save myself some time and money... but some people like to make things themselves.
Basically, I enjoy making my own yogurt, controlling the tartness and thickness myself and feeling like I MADE something!
750g is about 3.5 cups of Greek yogurt, so assuming the $4 cost, 12 cups of it would be $14. As compared to the $3 homemade equivalent. We go through the full 12 cups about once a week, so that's a monthly savings of $45~.
But to each his own.7 -
I use mine all the time for soup. Skinnytaste has great recipes and you can find them in MFP food database. Yum!0
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