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Instant Pot Steamed Banana Bread

January 28, 2016

I had to try this recipe for Steamed Banana Bread because cookerized bread? Yes, please! I had just recently made some in the bread machin...

I had to try this recipe for Steamed Banana Bread because cookerized bread? Yes, please! I had just recently made some in the bread machine (yum!), so we could compare them. Of course the bread machine took two hours and the Instant Pot took 30 minutes. The results? This cooker really is magic. Great banana bread with bonus banana pudding in the middle. :) That's considered a bonus here, although some would simply say it wasn't cooked through. Next time I'll just cook it for 35 minutes, instead of 30. But honestly, the pudding middle was super good and we all liked it!

I don't have many accessories (yet) for pot-in-pot cooking, but I do have this glass bowl that worked. (Anything that's oven safe will work in the Instant Pot.)

I used a foil sling to easily get it out afterward, and folded down the sides for cooking. Of course there is water in the bottom to create the steam and pressure.

It looked like a mountain of yummy bread, which is exactly what it turned out to be.

It was great! And oh, that yummy middle. We might actually under cook it once in a while now.

Instant Pot Taco Soup

January 22, 2016

I combined my crockpot taco soup recipe with about every soup recipe I found online and ended up with this yumminess for the Instant Pot . ...

I combined my crockpot taco soup recipe with about every soup recipe I found online and ended up with this yumminess for the Instant Pot. FIVE MINUTES in the pressure cooker vs. EIGHT HOURS in the slow cooker! And the family agreed this was even better than the crockpot soup. ♥

Use any bean combination. I just used all I had. You could cookerize dry beans instead of using cans and make it even better. (Or use frozen already cookerized beans if your freezer is bigger than our RV-sized one.) You could also use beef or chicken. I used deer, because it's what we do.

Use taco seasoning and ranch dressing mix packets or make your own. Easy, cheaper, and healthier!

Yum.

Don't forget to add cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips.

Instant Pot Taco Soup:
1 can each: kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, corn, diced tomatoes, tomatoes & chilies
1 cup salsa
2 cups water or broth
2 tablespoons (or one packet) each: taco seasoning and ranch dressing mix
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 handful(ish) onions and peppers (I used frozen, chopped onions, peppers, and celery)
1 lb ground deer or beef
Cheese, sour cream, and/or tortilla chips for toppings

In the Instant Pot, saute the onions, garlic, and meat in oil. (Drain fat if needed.) Add the rest and stir. (Leave on saute to bring to pressure faster. Ours took 20 minutes.) Close and lock the lid and turn vent to Sealing. Click Cancel, then cook on Soup or Manual for 5 minutes. Do a Quick or Natural Release.
Add cheese, sour cream, and/or tortilla chips to your bowl of soup if you'd like. And what's not to like?

The Instant Pot in our RV Kitchen

January 11, 2016

This is where the Instant Pot rides when we're on the road in the RV. It sits beside the bread machine on a cabinet with some padding a...

This is where the Instant Pot rides when we're on the road in the RV. It sits beside the bread machine on a cabinet with some padding around it. The whole living room area slides in, so it's compact and out of the way. We remodel often, so this will probably change again.

I scoot the chair back to make sure it doesn't go anywhere and add a coat or towel for more padding.

When we're not on the road, the Instant Pot is usually on the counter being used daily. It's either beside the sink or on the cutting board that fits over the stove (which we rarely use now).