I’m new to the Instant Pot community, so I thought it would be fun to keep track of the first 10 recipes I tried and let you know how they turned out.

  1.  Boiling water.  You may laugh at this, but I was a little freaked out by some of the reviews of people saying they got really hurt while using their steam release valve, so I wanted to just try it out with no food in it first.  And it worked great.  My first attempt at using the IP worked GREAT!
  2. Mac & Cheese. This was my first real attempt at a meal.  And we all LOVED it.  Very simple–and had ingredients we mostly just have on hand.
  3. Chicken & Rice Teyriaki bowls.  This worked quite well, considering it was only my third thing I tried.  You combine all the ingredients (rice, frozen chicken, raw broccoli and raw carrots) and then just turn it on.  The only catch is making sure all the rice is going to get covered with the liquid, and knowing that the broccoli will pretty much disintegrate, but I was ok with that. Super easy.  At the end you scoop it out and top it with Teyriaki sauce.  Nom.
  4. Pasta.  I’ve actually tried a few different kinds now, and each one is a tiny bit different.  My favorite to make in there is elbow macaroni, because it’s a little more tough.
  5. Ribs.  This was seriously fun and easy.  Only two ingredients: apple juice and ribs.  Well, I guess three if you count the BBQ sauce at the end…
  6. Eggs.  This one will need a little tweaking because I apparently like my hard boiled eggs a little more on the dry side, so site I was reading like them a little more “gooey” and I was not thrilled with that.  So, I need to test some more.  I think it will be 7 min. but I have yet to try that number.  I have done 5 and 6 min. so far.
  7. Chicken Breast.  I just needed some shredded chicken for our taquitoes the other day, and this worked like a charm! Simply put in the frozen chicken breast and a little bit of water, set to 15 minutes, and done!  It does take a little longer to come up to temperature because they are frozen, but I can walk away and do other things while that’s cooking.  I call that a win!
  8. Broccoli & Cheese Soup.  This was amazing–and very healthy!  I even got to try out the “sautee” setting on my pot. It’s close to the amazing soup they serve at Panara Bread, but with waaaaaaaay, less calories.
  9. Knock off Hamburger Helper. Ok, it’s actually called: Creamy Shells and Beef.  This was easy and delicious.  I definitely prefer this to the box hamburger helper.  And as a bonus it makes a lot more too!
  10. Parmesan Garlic Artichokes.  This was the first thing that actually didn’t work.  I guess I need to do some more research on Artichokes, and how to cook them.  I have another ready to go, so I plan to try again this weekend.  I’ll keep you posted.