GRAND Magazine - March/April 2018 - 5

food

Six reasons I'm crazy about my Instant Pot!
BY CHRISTINE CROSBY

emember when your
mom or grandmom had
a pressure cooker? I was
freaked out watching my mom's
gyrations with her pressure
cooker back in the 'olden' days.
Between the steam, the hissing, and the warnings to stand
back, I never considered having
one in my life...until a month
ago when my darling daughter
came for a visit and brought me
an Instant Pot.
Unless you've been stranded
on an island the last year, cut
off from all communication,
you've probably heard about
the Instant Pot. This device
does it all-and really freakin'
fast. It's like a pressure cooker
and a crockpot on steroids,
while still being simple to use.
My "new best friend" cooks
meat, chicken, and dried beans
at lightning speed; it moonlights as a yogurt maker and
a rice cooker. (If it did laundry,
I'd marry it!) The manufacturers probably should've named
it the Only Pot instead of the
Instant Pot.
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MARCH APRIL 2018

Cooking healthy, mouthwatering meals has never been easier.
Instant Pot Easy Mac and Cheese

You'll never pull out that boxed variety again! Instead, make a homemade version of this comfort food in
an Instant Pot in less time than the
boxes. It gives you all the gourmet
feel of a home cooked dinner.

French Toast/Bread Pudding

A delightful and moist French Toast
with a texture of bread pudding,
topped with cinnamon, chocolate
chips, bananas and maple syrup.
The grandkids will be clamoring for
this yummy dish.

Click here for ingredients and directions

Instant Pot Oatmeal

Wouldn't it be nice if you had the
time to make a batch of hearty
steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast on
any old weekday morning? This
recipe for simple oatmeal calls for
just a handful of ingredients and
takes only three minutes to make.
Click here for ingredients and directions

Instant Pot Faux-tisserie Chicken

This golden brown bird looks like it
hung out in the oven all day, right?
Wrong. Stuffed with aromatic veggies, slathered with olive oil and
savory spices, and cooked it in an
Instant Pot for 25 minutes. This Fauxtisserie chicken is pure goodness.
Click here for ingredients and directions

Click here for ingredients and directions

Thai Red Curry Chicken

This Thai red curry chicken is quick,
easy, and so delicious with red
curry, chicken, onions, peppers, and
fresh Thai basil leaves, cooked in
creamy coconut milk.
Click here for ingredients and directions

Risotto Primavera

This light, creamy risotto is packed
with asparagus, fresh fava beans,
spinach, and lemon. It's just
the dish to celebrate
the arrival of spring.
Click here for ingredients
and directions

Click to order
an Instant Pot

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