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Pasta in the Instant Pot
Back in 2015 when I jumped on the Instant Pot Bandwagon, the whole “IP” craze was just starting to unravel ~ and I gave in… the pot arrived a few days later and I was in heaven. So I have since then mastered making pasta. So here are my tips.
Pasta in the Instant Pot, click here to repin.
Why would anyone want to keep their crock pot when this thing IS a crock pot + a myriad of other things?
When you can throw dinner in, walk away, and cook it in half the time – well, that’s pretty darn incredible. With a family of 7, we are always in a funk to get out the door to practice and lessons – so it only makes sense that we invest in something that can help us streamline our time.
One of the first questions I asked myself way back in 2015 was whether or not I could cook pasta in the Instant Pot.
I did a lot of searching.
All I could find was the recommendation against cooking pasta in the Instant Pot, and I wasn’t sure exactly why. But… I wasn’t ready to call it quits, so I decided to use it for pasta anyways (call me a rebel!) and it worked wonderfully.
Disclosure: I have done spaghetti in the Instant Pot, but for the sake of this post, pasta is defined as the elbow macaroni, penne pasta, bow-tie type. Not that spaghetti doesn’t work – because it sure does…. but these other pastas cook so much better.
And bonus: we did use gluten-free pasta and it cooks up perfect every time.
We have picked up organic pasta at Costco, and regular Barilla pasta at the grocery store – it’s incredibly wonderful to be able to make a whole box of regular pasta for many reasons:
- We can keep the cooked & drained pasta refrigerated and throw into our own homemade mac and cheese in a hurry
- If they kids are hungry, we can warm up the pasta and serve with sauce, or stir in ground beef that is pre-cooked for an easy dinner
- It’s an amazing way to serve up Pesto – any of these 5pesto recipes OR, this arugula pesto combined with pasta make for a really healthy meatless meal
So there you have it. Give it a try & let us know how it works for you!
How to Make Pasta in your Instant Pot
2017-01-26 13:21:18
Just four minutes is all it takes to whip up an entire box of perfectly cooked pasta in your Instant Pot. Give it a try!
Cook Time
4 min
Total Time
5 min
Ingredients
- 1 box of pasta, 12 - 16 oz (macaroni, bow-tie, penne, rigatoni)
- 4 C water (more or less)
Instructions
- In the empty instant pot, pour the box of pasta in, and add 4 C. of water.
- You want JUST enough water to cover the pasta by 1/2 - 1 inch (which is about 4 C. depending on the size of your pasta box).
- Make sure that the water covers the pasta, then place the lid on the Instant Pot and close the valve (seal).
- Set the timer for manual (high) for 4 minutes.
- The pot will count down 4 minutes once it reaches pressure.
- Once the pot beeps finished, turn "OFF" the pot and perform a quick release.
- Use a slotted spoon to spoon the pasta into a bowl and drain off excess water (if any).
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Easy Pulled Tandoori Chicken in the Instant Pot
I love chicken recipes that are super easy to put together – and this one is definitely one you’ll keep handy for a LONG time!
When it comes to making a quick dinner, the Instant Pot plays a huge part – it can cook chicken from frozen in just 25 minutes… or, chicken from thawed in even LESS time. Combine that chicken with coconut milk, spices, and a little salt for a really amazing, saucy chicken you can serve over rice.
Let me tell you a secret: this is SO amazing.. you will want to make it over, and over, and over again!
The leftovers (if you have any!) are JUST as good the next day, too!
We pulled this recipe together from frozen breasts – if you have breasts that are thawed out, it’ll take you even LESS time. If you don’t have full fat (canned) coconut milk, I recommend THIS variety from Amazon. We usually keep 6-8 cans in the pantry at all times because it can be used for SO many things.
If you are in a pinch, you can also find full fat (canned) coconut milk in your local grocer – Kroger, Safeway, Albertsons – even Walmart.
Easy Pulled Tandoori Chicken in your Instant Pot
2016-12-27 02:35:46
Serves 6
Whip up this pulled Tandoori Chicken in 30 minutes or less using your Instant Pot - it's saucy, rich in flavor and incredibly easy!
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
- 3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 C. water
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 1/2 medium onion, minced
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper - optional
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt or more to taste
- 2 Tbsp cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Using frozen chicken breasts: Place the frozen chicken breasts in your Instant Pot with 1/2 C. water. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, and close the valve - push manual (high) pressure and set the timer for 26 minutes.
- Using thawed chicken breasts: Place the thawed chicken breasts in your Instant Pot with 1/2 C. water. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, and close the valve - push manual (high) pressure and set the timer for 15 minutes.
- After the pot beeps, release the pressure, dump the water and remove the chicken.
- Pull the chicken, and set aside.
- Add the oil, garlic and onion to the Instant Pot - use the saute function and cook until the onion and garlic 2-3 minutes; turn the saute function off.
- Add the chicken back to the pot along with the coconut milk, cumin, turmeric, smoked paprika, and black pepper - combine well.
- Add 1 1/2 tsp sea salt - stir to combine, add more as needed.
- Serve over rice.
Notes
- Use coconut milk to make the recipe dairy free. If without coconut milk, use full fat greek yogurt - though at this point it will not be dairy free.
Adapted from Rebooted Mom
Adapted from Rebooted Mom
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