Instant Pot Beef Barley Hamburger Soup

I saw a recipe on pressure your luck for beef barley soup and I made some changes in the recipe to have ground hamburger and no potatoes. This soup was really tasty.

2 TBL olive oil

1 large chopped carrot

2 chopped celery

1 small yellow onion chopped

1 lbs ground hamburger cooked and drained or add raw hamburger to the pot if lean and cook

6 cloves garlic, minced

6 cups beef broth (better than bouillon)

1 TBls Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 TBLs Seasoned salt (I used lawrys)

2 tsp thyme

1 tsp Pepper

2 cup pearled barley

2 bay leaves

add:

frozen Peas or frozen green beans next time

Turn your instant pot to sauté, add olive oil, carrots, celery and onion. 

Saute for 5 mins until soft.

add in hamburger cooked or raw and cook it if lean

Add in garlic, cook 1 minute

add in broth, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, thyme, pepper, barley and bay leaves.

Push the cancel button to cancel sauté button

Put the lid on and make sure the seal in on.

Push the pressure cook button and put the time on 20 minutes 

After 20 minutes let it come to natural release for 15 minutes.

Release any extra pressure. Open lid, stir and enjoy.

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Granny Smith Applesauce Instant Pot Blender

5 organic Granny Smith apples (they are small in size)

1/2 cup organic 100% apple juice

add juice to instant pot blender. 

Cut up apples with skin on, core removed. 

Add to instant pot blender. 

Push the soup 1 button, then start.

When done, I hit the blend button. 

I'm sure you can hit the soup 2 button and let it do its job.

I like fully blended applesauce. If you like chunky, then blend less.

There is no sugar added to this. I like it without.

You could add real maple syrup or cinnamon if you would like. 

Made 5 small mason jars

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Tomato Basil Instant Pot Blender Soup

I got this recipe off of the Instant Pot Blender FB page. It is a typed recipe and I don't know who came up with the recipe. I don't know if it is an Instant Pot Blender recipe. I made the changes to it so It will be Vegan. 

28 oz Can San Marzano Whole Tomatoes

1 can 14.5 oz Vegetable Broth (I used better than bouillon vegetarian with water and weight out 14 oz)

1 small onion chopped

1 carrot chopped

1 celery stock chopped

1 clove garlic 

2 TBls FRESH basil or more (this adds to the soup)

1 TBLS tomato paste (I used the kind in the squeeze tube)

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/4 cup Nutritional yeast or (1/4 cup parmesan cheese)

1/4 cup coconut milk from a can or (1/2 cup half and half)

**********if you want it vegan use the yeast and coconut milk, if you don't then add parmesan and cream. ********************

Add everything to the Instant Pot Blender except the last 2 ingredients. 

Turn on the blender and push the soup button 2 times to get soup 2 for blended soups.

Hit the start button depending on your model. 

Let the machine do the work. Took around 20-30 minutes.

When it is done I took the lid off and added the last 2 ingredients. 

I put the lid on and hit the blend button for a few seconds.

I took the lid off to taste it. 

I added more salt and pepper and fresh basil until I liked the taste. 

****remember parmesan cheese is salty, so depending on if you use it or the nutritional yeast will depend on how much seasonings you do at the end. 

Enjoy.

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Instant Pot Chicken and Dumpling

This recipe is from pressure luck.  He makes really good recipes with the instant pot. Check him out on his website.

Chicken Soup:

4 TBLS of butter

1 yellow onion, diced

2 large carrots, peeled and diced

3 stalks of celery, sliced

1/4 cup of leafy celery tops if available, chopped

1 TBLS crushed garlic

6 cups chicken stock

3 bay leaves

1/2 cup sherry wine (if you don't want to use this add in a 1/2 c broth)

1/2 TBLS each of seasoned salt, poultry seasoning (salt free), black pepper, rubbed sage

1 tsp each of dried thyme and parsley

3-4 lbs whole chicken cut up, bones and skin on (I had my butcher cut it up)

3 TBLS corn starch plus 3 TBls water

1/2 cup of heavy cream

Dumplings:

1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp of salt

2 TBLS butter

1/2 cup whole milk

Hit the Sauté button on the Instant Pot.

 Add in the butter and once melted, add in the onion, carrots and celery and sauté for 5 minutes. 

Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute longer.

Then pour in the broth and stir well. 

Add the chicken and make sure all is covered by the broth. Toss in the bay leaves and secure the lid.

Hit the cancel button and then hit pressure button. Pressure for 10 minutes.

When the chicken is done cooking, perform a quick release. Discard the bay leaves and remove the chicken from pot with tongs. Set chicken aside in a bowl to cool.

Add the sherry, seasoned salt, poultry seasoning, pepper, rubbed sage, thyme parsley, leafy tops from celery to the pot and stir well. Let the pot rest for the time being.

While the chicken is cooling down, make the dumplings by mixing together all the dumpling ingredients. 

Begin by placing the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk together. Then, place the butter and milk in a pyrex and microwave for 40 seconds. Pour the milk/butter mixture into the flour and lightly mix with a fork until totally blended so a warm dough forms. (NOTE: Don’t overdo the mixing as it can make for a tough dumpling). 

From there, lightly knead the dough. Then, on a clean surface covered with flour, take a flour-coated rolling pin and roll the dough to be 1/8 inch thick max (it is very important that it is no thicker than 1/8 inch so it cooks properly). 

Then, using a pizza cutter or knife, slice the into the dough vertically into strips about 1 inch wide and then slice horizontally about 2inch wide, forming little rectangular strips.

Dust with additional flour so they don’t stick to each other.

Now give the pot some heat again by hitting the sauté button.

Once it bubbles, stir in the cornstarch slurry, stirring as you add it. 

Then add in the dumpling strips one-by-one and then give them a good stir making sure none are sticking to each other.

 Then, allow them to simmer for 10 minutes WITH THE LID ON THE POT (NOTE: Make sure the lid is not sealed but rather resting slightly off-kilter on the pot This way, steam will escape on the sides. You may also use a glass lid to fit the 6qt or 8qt).

After 10 minutes of the dumplings boiling in the pot, hit the cancel button so the bubbles die down.

The chicken should now be relatively cool enough to handle. Pick the bones clean of all the meat, discarding the bones, skin, and cartilage. 

Rip the chicken by hand into robust pieces and add to the pot. Add in the heavy cream and give everything a final stir until well combined

Delicious 

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You can go to pressure luck website and see his recipe and there is a video on there to watch how the soup is made in more detail. 

click HERE to go to the website

Chicken Alfredo Instant Pot

This recipe is all over the internet and easy for first time instant pot owners. 

3 Tbls butter

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 cup heavy cream

10 ounce bow tie pasta (or other noodles)

1 lbs cubed chicken breast, RAW

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 cup parmesan cheese

Add butter and garlic to the pot, then add broth, cream, pasta and chicken. 

give a light stir. 

Pressure cook for 7 minutes

Let natural release for 5 mins.

Take the pressure off and stir.

Add in parmesan cheese.

Enjoy.

You can add veggies if you want, peas or broccoli. 

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Apple Sauce Pressure Cooker

5 Organic Apples (I used 1 granny smith and 4 honey crisp), cored and chopped (I left the skins on for the fiber), make sure you scrub them clean, try and get organic as much as possible for less pesticides on the apple.  

1/4 cup distilled water or bottled water

1/8 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp nutmeg

1/8 tsp kosher salt

1 TBls pure maple syrup

1/2 TBls fresh lemon juice

Mix everything in a measuring cup and stir.

Add the liquid to the pressure cooker, then add the chopped apples, stir.

Put the lid on and set it to high, pressure on.

Set the timer to pressure cook for 5 minutes.

When it beeps let it naturally depressurize for 5 minutes.  

After the 5 minutes release any left pressure in the pot.

Open the lid.

I used a strainer and strained out the liquid. 

I put the apple chunks in a large mason jar.

I used my immersion blender to blend up the apples until smooth. 

I like my applesauce smooth.  If you like it chunky then don't blend. 

I cooled the jar on the counter, then put it in the refrigerator to cool off and thicken up.

I saved the liquid from the apples incase it got too thick after it cools.  

If it isn't sweet enough, after it cools you can add honey to make it as sweet as you like.  Just add in a little at a time, stir and taste.  

You can double the recipe if you want to make a larger batch.  

You can keep this applesauce in your refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.

You can freeze this applesauce in containers or ziplock bags for months.

Enjoy

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This is how much of applesauce 5 apples make.  I also put the liquid in a jar to save in case it got too thick after cooling.  

Lasagna Soup/Pasta Pressure Cooker

1 lbs ground hamburger (or jimmy dean sausage, ground turkey or chicken)

Optional: diced onion and crushed garlic

32 ounces of water

32 ounces of pasta sauce

12 ounces dried noodles 

Optional: you can add in some dried Italian seasoning for more flavor. 

8 ounces mozzarella cheese

8 ounces ricotta cheese

Brown 1 lbs hamburger on the sauté button on the pressure cooker, drain if a lot of fat. 

Optional: you can add in diced onion and crushed garlic for more flavor.  

add water, pasta sauce, dried noodles to cooked meat.

Optional: you can add in some dried spices for more flavor. Like Italian seasoning, dried oregano, dried basil ect.  I used my own pasta sauce so it depends on what sauce you use. Add in 1-2 tsp. It won't hurt.  

Put the pressure cooker on high and pressure seal. 

Set pressure cooker to 5 minutes

When it is done pressure cooking in 5 minutes, do a quick release, open the lid.

Stir the pasta and add in ricotta cheese.  Keep stirring until the ricotta is melted.

Add in mozzarella cheese and stir until melted. 

Enjoy

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Chicken and Rice Pressure Cooker

14 oz chicken breast (just bare fillets brand)

cajun seasoning

1 Tbls olive oil

3/4 cups chopped onion

2 cloves chopped garlic

1 1/2 cups jasmine rice

2 tsp thyme

1 tsp cajun seasoning

salt and lots of black pepper

2 1/2 cups chicken broth

broccoli florets (I had some to use up in the refrigerator)

optional instead of the broccoli:

1 1/2 cups chopped carrots

1 cups chopped mushrooms

Season the chicken with some cajun seasoning and pepper then dice the chicken

Put the pressure cooker on the sauté feature add oil and sauté chicken until brown

Add the onions and garlic until softened.

(if you are going to use carrots and mushrooms instead of the broccoli add it here)

Add rice and seasoning. 

add chicken broth and broccoli.

Turn off the sauté and lock on the lid cook high pressure for 9 minutes.

when you hear the beep, allow to naturally release for 4 minutes and then do a quick release of steam.

Open the lid and stir.

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Chili Pressure Cooker

I didn't have kidney beans so I used cannellini beans. 

1 lbs lean ground beef or turkey

1 large chopped onion

2 cloves chopped garlic

1 Tbls chili powder

1 tsp ground chipotle pepper powder (optional)

2 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp or 2 franks hot sauce

1 can diced tomatoes 14.5ounce (I used fire roasted) undrained

1 can kidney beans 15 ounce, undrained

1/2 can of water

Turn your electric pressure cooker or instant pot to sauté, cook meat until cooked.

add onions and garlic and sauté for a few minutes. 

add seasoning and franks hot sauce.

add tomatoes, beans and water. 

Turn off the sauté and lock on the lid cook high pressure for 15 minutes.

when you hear the beep, allow to naturally release for 7 minutes and then do a quick release of steam.

Open the lid and stir.

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I didn't have kidney beans so I substituted with cannellini beans.