Tribe of Five

The other night I had some Pork chops to cook but I didn't want to fry them up like I usually do on the stove.  I decided to do a quick search on the Instant Pot app and found a delicious pork chop recipe that I modified to add in some potatoes and Veggies (and onions for flavor). I modified mine a bit so I will post my modified version below, you can find the original recipe here: Instant Pot Pork Chops with a Creamy Garlic Sauce INGREDIENTS 1. 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 2. 2 Pork chops 3. Lawrys seasoning, Garlic Seasoning and Pepper 4. One cup Beef Broth 5. Five Garlic Cloves chopped 6. 1/2 cup Whole Milk 7. Yellow and Red potatoes- three each, quartered 8. Brussels sprouts, halved (about 15 whole ones) 9. Whole chopped white onion MAKING THE MEAL 1. Add oil and press Saute on your instant pot 2. While it is heating, season the pork chops on both sides 3. Brown the pork chops on both sides (2-4 min. each side). 4. Remove pork chops and add broth 5. Deglaze the botto...

That last post got a little long, so I thought I'd put the mashed potatoes all on their own post! Mashed Potato Ingredients: -4-12 potatoes -1/2 cup butter -1 container of chive and onion cream cheese -1-3 garlic cloves -1.5 cups of water Seasoning Mix: -1 Teaspoon garlic salt -1 Teaspoon seasoning salt -1/2 Teaspoon Pepper Putting it all together:  1. Rinse Potatoes and place them inside the Instant Pot 2. Add 1.5 cups of water to the Instant Pot 3. Sprinkle Seasoning mix on top 4. Turn on Instant pot and press Manual, set timer for 20 minutes (If I'm doing more than 6 potatoes I bump my time up to 25-28 minutes depending on amount and size of potatoes) 5. Allow NPR (Natural Pressure release) for 5-10 minutes 6. Using hot mitts, remove inner pot and carefully dump water from Instant pot into the sink 7. Use a hand masher (no need for a blender unless you REALLY want one!) to mash potatoes 8. Dump in butter, garlic and cream cheese.  Replace IP lid and le...

INSTANT POT GROUND TURKEY STUFFED PEPPERS INGREDIENTS: Ground Turkey (or ground beef) Packet of Taco seasoning Garlic Salt 1/4-1/2 salsa 1/2 bread crumbs (italian or unseasoned) 1 White onion 1 bushel green onions 3-6 garlic cloves (to your liking) COOKING: 1. Set Trivet that came with your instant pot in the IP, add 1 cup of water 2. Mix Onion, Green onion, ground turkey, taco seasoning, garlic, garlic salt, salsa and bread crumbs in a separate dish. 3. Flip the bell peppers over and poke a hole in the bottom of each of them (I did all 4 "points") with a toothpick to allow for drainage of any fat. 4. Using a spoon or your hands, stuff the ground turkey mixture into the bellpeppers.  Leave a bit of room for expansion- More room if you want to add salsa and/or cheese 5. Once they are stuffed, set your bell peppers in the pot on the trivet.  I covered the top of each pepper with about 1-2 tablespoons of salsa 6. Set IP lid and seal (don't forge...

Word on the street is that if you missed the Instant Pot Sale on Black Friday, there WILL be another sale on Cyber Monday, so check back in then for some *hopefully* amazing deals on Amazon! In the meantime, if you intend to purchase an Instant Pot , it might be helpful to watch one of these videos I've made to see how this pressure cooker works!  Mine sat in the box for months because I was intimated by it, and I quite honestly didn't understand the directions.  I'm a visual learner and I needed someone to SHOW me how to use it.  Thankfully, I had a good friend who brought her pot over and we cooked together, so I got a hands on lesson. Here's a quick video of some macaroni and cheese I made the other day. It's a hit! Great "first timer" recipe to try AFTER you do the water test! The macaroni and cheese is from the Instant Pot App. I also highly recommend the chili lime chicken as well. Not too complicated as you learn how to navigate...

I've decided I'm going to try and video at least one meal a week made with the Instant Pot , and post it here on the blog. Why?  Because I think this wonderful ol pot can be really intimating the first few times you use it. Mine sat in the box for 6 months. SIX. MONTHS.  So, no judgment here about that.  I only took it out because my friend Karisa came over and cooked with me- taught me the ins and outs.  After that, Once I got the hang of it, I was using it 2-4 times a week and went on to buy an 8qt instant pot (started with the 6qt).  It's really nice to have both, one because we're a family of 7.  But also because I can complete an entire meal (meat, veggies, potatoes of some sort) at one time and it's all done and ready to serve at once. This recipe I used is from the Instant Pot App (which is FREE by the way!!!) One thing I'm going to do differently next time is use the saute feature to melt the butter, then add the chicken broth and the noodl...

I've had a number of people ask me to make a video of a meal in the Instant Pot , so here it is!!! Chili Lime Chicken - Shredded and great for Tacos or those summer salads! This is a GREAT recipe for a new/newer/still slightly intimidated instant pot user (I know they can be intimidating, mine sat in the box for 6 months until a friend came over and showed me how to use it by bringing hers and cooking with me!). The video is about 6 minutes long, but I hope it provides some use to the VISUAL LEARNERS out there. You can access a higher quality video here on youtube : If you have any questions, please leave me a comment!  And I'd love to have you hit that "FOLLOW" button! (scroll down to the bottom of the page) OTHER INFO YOU MIGHT FIND USEFUL! Click here for Recommended Accessories: INSTANT POT ACCESSORIES Instant Pot Step By Step Videos Landing Page: Homemade instruction videos with recipes  Is Pressure Cooking uncharted territory for you?  Gre...