Instant Pot Pastalaya gives you all the flavors you love in jambalaya but substitutes pasta rice. This is perfect to feed your hungry tribe!

Pastalaya – Instant Pot

You want to know what I love about pastalaya? For one, it’s fun to say. It’s a weird word. Two, it’s the perfect “I got people to feed” food. It makes alot! Tailgating, church functions, whatever. This is there for you and your hungry tribe. Third, it’s got everything I love about jambalaya – well, except for the pasta part. And finally, it’s in the Instant Pot, so it’s basically effortless. I know some of you still haven’t found your groove with pasta. There are so many methods out there. I don’t know, I always use the same process and…

Greek green beans (fasolakia) in your Instant Pot! A vibrant mixture of green beans, potatoes, tomatoes and spices, Greek green beans will soon become one of your favorites!

Greek Green Beans – Instant Pot (Fasolakia)

Greek green beans or fasolakia is a hearty, vibrant mix of green beans, potatoes, tomatoes and onion. Oh and feta, let’s not forget the feta. Salty, crumbly feta tops it off. How can this not be delicious? Well, at least that’s what I thought when I first heard of it. (Took me forever to say fasolakia – fas-uh-la-kee-uh) The problem was that the recipes I saw were on the stovetop and that’s not my gig – not right now in this heat anyway. So, I took a cue from my southern green beans recipe, because it’s green beans and potatoes…

Looking for a quick, easy weeknight meal? Beef and broccoli for the win! Tender meat, crunchy tender broccoli, all coated in a luscious, silky sauce! Perfect for a busy weeknight or beginner Instant Potters!

Beef and Broccoli – Instant Pot

Beef and broccoli and white rice, in the Instant Pot…doooo iiiitttt! Ok, that’s it, that’s all I’m gonna say about it. Just kidding! I’ve been noticing people hating on blog posts because there’s too much talking, er, typing. Too much fluff. I get that and I hear you. I will not fluff this. At all. I just don’t really have too much to say about it, to be honest. It’s on the reg at my house. It’s quick, it’s cheap, and it includes broccoli, which makes my wife happy. And most importantly, it’s all done in one pot. No browning…

Ribs and Gravy – Instant Pot

Ribs and gravy are the easiest, most delicious country-style-tastes-like-home-I-want-to-die-in-this-gravy thing you’ll make in your Instant Pot. And simple! I’m talking explain it to me like a 3 year old simple. Remember not too long ago I shared my boneless BBQ ribs? Well, it’s almost that very same recipe. It was actually born at the very same time on the same day. We did the ribs for that recipe and removed them to a pan to dress it and put it under the broiler. But then we looked in the pot and saw this liquid goodness left in the pot. What…

Creamy Salsa Chicken – Instant Pot

In the Instant Pot world, this creamy salsa chicken is just about as easy as you can get. That’s saying a lot because pressure cooking is pretty easy, am I right? Right now, without any fanfare I will give you the no-brainer version of this recipe. Right now. You ready? Pour salsa in the pot. Put chicken thighs over it. Pour Mexican sour cream, crema, over it. Pressure 10 minutes. Now, the below recipe is a teeny tiny bit more involved, but dudes, not by much. The above no-brainer version? I have done this at least a dozen times and…

Instant Pot BBQ Boneless are The Truth! A true dump and go recipe that yields tender, magical goodness!

Boneless BBQ Beef Ribs – Instant Pot

These Instant Pot bbq boneless ribs will quite possibly change your life. Seriously. They are, as my friend said, “The Truth. They should be put in the Bible.” His words, not mine. The wife and I saw these in Costco and we were talking about what we could do with them. After running through plenty of options, like stabbing it with my large skewer sword or marinating them in a lime/cilantro situation, we settled on using the pressure good and hoped it would turn out good. And it was – crazy good. Crazy AF. “This is the The Truth. They…

Instant Pot Potato Salad - No more waiting on boiling water, checking potatoes, boiling eggs. Just throw it all in the pot for 4 minutes and done!

Instant Pot Potato Salad

Instant Pot potato salad is just about the easiest pressure cooker recipe you will ever find. But what a game changer! You throw the eggs and potatoes all at once, pressure and that’s it! This recipe is more about the method to cook this in your Instant Pot or whatever pressure cooker you have. Check out the notes to see what I add to mine, but man, people are very particular about what they put in their potato salad. So make this your own and add whatever you want to it. You know me, I just gotta give you a…

Instant Pot Southern Green Beans - Delicious southern green beans - tastes like you cooked them on the stove for hours! Bonus points for PIP (pot in pot) rice!

Southern Style Green Beans & PIP Rice – Instant Pot

A long, long time ago my wife and I used to sit around and French cut a bunch of fresh green beans. Then she would cook them down Southern style (what other way is there, really?) with potatoes and she would make a huge pot of rice. It’s always been a favorite of ours, but it’s work dude. Frenching green beans ain’t quick! Cooking those suckers down on the stove ain’t quick! So one day I was bugging her to make some green beans and potatoes and she kept putting me off – too much work blah blah blah. I’m…

Texas de Brazil simply has the best black beans on the planet - and now you can make them at home! Easy, creamy, dreamy black beans!

Texas de Brazil’s Black Beans

Love Texas de Brazil’s creamy, dreamy black beans?  I got you! Whip these up in your  Instant Pot or on the stove! You guys frequent Texas de Brazil? It’s a Brazilian steakhouse where their goal is to give you the meat sweats. There’s one down the street from me and while the plethora of meat is generally considered the highlight, it’s the black beans that’s served on their salad bar that makes me keep on going back. Unexpected, I know. But those beans are ridiculous! Only the first time I went there did I get the meat situation. It’s too much for me and the wife. Too much food. When you combine that super stocked salad bar and then all…

Spicy red lentil soup - hearty, full of veg and totally healthy!

Spicy Red Lentil Soup

Spicy red lentil soup is both hearty and healthy! I may have mentioned before, we have “days” here on our food schedule. Souper Sunday, Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, booze OK, (and quite possibly taco Thursday). Friday and Saturday are wild cards, which usually means I’m shooting a video so I’m cooking things that I shouldn’t be. This spicy red lentil soup happened on Souper Sunday. Management and I just basically tossed some things in the Instant Pot and boom! I call it spicy, but if you don’t put the jalapeño, it’s not. We like a little…