After years of honing great recipes I’ve learned how to make traditionally complicated dishes more accessible to home cooks and still capture the flavors that you love! My version of Chicken Pho isn’t an all-day project and could be easily whipped up on a weeknight!
Slow Cooker & Instant Pot
This is an EASY crock pot white chicken chili that you toss into your crock pot and walk away from! And there’s a little trick I use to make it creamy AND dairy free. Everyone will love this chili!
Making restaurant quality Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup is easier than you may think! With the right cut of chicken and a few key ingredients, you’ll be getting ohhhs and ahhhs from your family when they gather for dinner! Psst… it’s also a gluten free soup, too!
Ok, listen. Between my cookbooks and my website I have created over 100 different soup recipes. I love soup. I KNOW soup. This cabbage roll soup is one of my best soup recipes! (Bonus!) It also captures the hearty, briny flavors of cabbage rolls without the tedious prep!
This tender shredded beef with Middle Eastern flavors goes perfectly with a cucumber-tomato salad, rice, and tzatziki. It’s one of our family’s most favorite meals! Make it in the slow cooker or Instant Pot.
This paleo turkey chili recipe has a Moroccan twist with a fun spice blend and a couple of unique ingredients! Make it on the stove top, in a Crock Pot slow cooker, or in an Instant Pot! This is one of my favorite kinds of chili — which might sound strange talking about a healthy …
If you love Chipotle’s Barbacoa, then you’ll love this copycat recipe! Slow cooked until the beef is falling apart and deeply flavorful, this recipe is perfect for tacos, burritos, nachos, and so much more. Instructions for both the Slow Cooker and Instant Pot are in the recipe notes below.
These mashed sweet potatoes are easily made in your Instant Pot and have a unique orange-chili butter mixed in! This flavor combination is STELLAR and more delicious than you’d think!
Up until a few years ago I thought making clam chowder would be a pain. I never ate it unless I was in a restaurant. (Mmm. Chowder on both coasts is pretty fabulous.) When I watched my grandma make it I realized how easy it was to make homemade clam chowder. I like my grandma’s …
After creating over 150 recipes for my website and cookbook, I think it’s fair to say that I’ve mastered the Instant Pot. Potato salad is usually a pain to make, and you’ll be shocked at how easy it is with your Instant Pot pressure cooker! Why is it easier? Two reasons: First, you don’t need …
This instant pot recipe for tender Shredded Beef with Green Chile is perfect for taco night! This juicy beef that requires no chopping makes for easy preparation. Serve with tacos, salads, burritos, or on a bed of rice or grains.
After creating over 20 blended soup recipes for my website and cookbooks, I figured out how to make them POP! This roasted butternut squash soup is super easy and has hits of chipotle and lime that you’ll LOVE. Psst… making creamy, silky soups from roasted vegetables is my favorite way to get the best flavor …
If you have a copy of my 2nd cookbook, The Big Book of Paleo Pressure Cooking, this Buffalo Ranch Chicken Soup might look familiar to you. It’s by far one of the most popular recipes from that cookbook — which, by the way, turned 2 last month! So many of you had made this and …
Instant Pot Pot Roast with Gravy I wanted this Instant Pot pot roast to be easy enough to make on a weeknight, but special enough to make for company. (Those kinds of recipes are the best, amiright?) I also LOVE fresh rosemary and garlic — especially together. They make such a delicious pot roast and …
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are much easier than stovetop — no draining required! You don’t have to wait for a special occasion, and the recipe includes adaptations for just about any dietary style.
Cooking Pumpkin and Squash in an Instant Pot is ridiculously easy! Learn how to make your own Pumpkin Puree – perfect for using in any recipe that calls for tinned puree (Like my Butternut Pasta Sauce!). If you have more squash than you know what to do with, you can easily cook and freeze it …
Tender, juicy shredded meat is my jam. With over 25 shredded meat recipes in my cookbooks and website, I’ve got lots of tips and tricks to getting the most flavorful shredded meat for your meals. This is my go-to easy shredded chicken for tacos! Sometimes I like to make recipe “projects” that take more time …
Cooking dry beans used to be a laborious project, but with this Instant Pot black beans recipe you can have them done so quickly! And no simmering pots to watch on the stove! If you’re looking for a Mexican inspired black beans recipe, you MUST try this one. It’s richly flavored with chipotles, oranges, and …
Indian has always been a huge favorite of mine. And Steve’s. Since the early college days of our marriage when we’d splurge $35 for our anniversary at Bombay House in Provo, UT. We LOVED the rich, flavorful curries and the warm, chewy naan bread. *swoon* Steve started dropping hints about cooking Indian food at home …
Making ribs doesn’t have to be a big, laborious project if you have an Instant Pot! Just spread a simple rub on them, let the Instant Pot make them fall-off-the-bone tender, and finish them off under the broiler with your favorite BBQ sauce! You will love this Instant Pot Ribs Recipe I swear Instant Pots …
If you’re feeling under the weather with a scratchy throat, sipping some bone broth makes a HUGE difference! This bone broth happens to have all kinds of immune-boosting ingredients to help your body fight off those bugs. Plus it tastes amazing!
I feel like we’ve come full circle in the rice department. 2007: Maybe we should switch from brown rice to white rice because it’s “healthier.” 2010: Oh, quinoa is better for you than rice? Ok, let’s do that. 2012: So, no grains? At all? Hello, cauliflower rice. 2016: Wait, what? We’re eating rice again? White …
I realize this soup isn’t as sexy as other versions of chicken noodle soup you see online with noodles and herbs and stuff poking out. (Like, where are the noodles, right?) I thought about piling on the garnishes. But I decided to give you the real deal. (Which is what I usually do around here.) …
Using your Instant Pot to make homemade bone broth is a game changer! No more simmering stock pots on the stove all day making your house smell soup. Once you make it this way, you’ll never go back. I don’t miss babysitting a big simmering stock pot on the stove for 24 hours! Making bone …
Why you will love this Cilantro Lime Rice Instant Pot recipe Bland, unflavorful rice is such a bummer. Thankfully I fine-tuned this Cilantro Rice recipe for maximum flavor output. (Scroll down to see my secrets for making this rice extra flavorful! Hint: there’s butter involved.) Plus, making it an Instant Pot saves you from having …