Yesterday, I thought - what was life like before my Instant Pot?

I discovered a couple weeks ago I could put 5 Costco frozen chicken tenderloins and 1 cup of broth in for 10 minutes, then throw in carrots, onions, celery, a few shakes of dry italian herbs, and rice + ~4 cups of water in for an additional 8 minutes, natural pressure release, a little salt n peppa, making a simple and comforting soup. Yesterday, I didn't have celery, so I used frozen peas and fresh spinach after the final pressure release and served it up after sitting on warm for an hour. In the future, I will cook the carrots separately because I don't like the sweetness in the soup.




I've also done fresh corn on the cob this week. First time, I had to break the cob into two to fit, added 1 cup of water, set the pieces inside a metal bowl inside the pot, and manual'd it for 2 minutes, natural released <10 minutes later. Second time, I did 1 minute and opened the pot after ~15 minutes. The first time turned out to be nice and crisp kernels, the second was a tad mushy for my preference.

You had me at basil. <3

I use Nom Nom as a guideline for ingredient quantities and cooking times, but have never followed any of her recipes to a T.