Everyday Food for Busy People
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are a sped-up version of your favorite side dish.
Mashed potatoes are always a crowd favorite, but how often do you make them on a weeknight? Once you realize how easy it is to make Instant Pot mashed potatoes, you’ll be making them all the time! [Read more…] about Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Spaghetti squash is a great alternative to pasta if you’re trying to cut carbs. Even if you’re not concerned about counting carbs, this vegetable is so good. And I think you’ll be amazed at how quickly and easily Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash cooks.
I like serving it with salt, pepper and grated Parmesan for an easy lunch. Or top it with a quick spaghetti sauce with Italian sausage for a heartier meal.
The Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash is the easiest way to cook perfect spaghetti squash.
Cutting the squash in half horizontally will yield longer “noodles” because the fibers of the squash run horizontally. I find that cooking half the squash at once works best for me.
One squash is typically enough to feed four people if you’re topping it with a meat-based sauce. If the squash is small enough, you can do both halves, but often they’re a bit too big to fit in the pot at once.
Prep time is very short – just a minute or two to cut it in half, then scoop out the seeds with a spoon. And once your pot comes to pressure, you’re only about 17 minutes to a cooked squash!
While your squash is cooking, you may want to check out my favorite Instant Pot Accessories to get even more use out of your Instant Pot!
Do you ever find yourself just wanting a big bowl of in-season fresh fruit for lunch? I was in one of those moods the other day when I came up with this Watermelon Salad.
If you’ve been around here very long then you know that I’m all about [Read more…] about Watermelon Salad
How do you make the perfect instant pot brown rice every time?
There’s something simple and comforting about a hot bowl of buttered rice. I guess that’s why it’s such a popular dish all over the world. And now, with the popularity of the Instapot, you can make Instant Pot Rice faster and easier than ever before.
Read on! [Read more…] about Instant Pot Brown Rice Recipe (And Many Other Rices Too!)
Of all the delicious things there are to eat in the world, I’m pretty sure that warm, homemade applesauce is near the top of the list. Which is why you simply must give this Instant Pot Applesauce recipe a try soon!
This is the Instant Pot Applesauce version of my slow cooker recipe. The slow cooker makes great applesauce, but it does take a while. That’s fine if it works for your day, but if you decide at dinner time that you’d like homemade applesauce, you’ll want to use the Instant Pot Applesauce recipe instead.
The total time for this recipe to cook is about 20 minutes. You’ll program the pressure cooker for just 5 minutes, but it will take some time for the pot to come to full pressure. Still, this is totally doable for a weeknight meal, especially if you have help peeling and slicing apples. Once you’ve got everything in the pot, it’s all hands-off, leaving you free for other things.
