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Recipes for the Instant Pot

Creamy, Parmesan Risotto

Creamy, Parmesan Risotto in the Instant Pot

Once you have tried this recipe you’ll never go back to making Risotto on the stove top. The Instant Pot makes this so simple. While the risotto is cooking in the Instant Pot you can go about making the remainder of your meal.

Instant Pot Parmesan Risotto

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Keyword: Risotto
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 2 TBL butter could use Olive oil
  • ½ to 1 small onion
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¾ cups Arborio rice
  • 2 cups chicken broth divided (or 2 cups Veg broth and 2 tsp chicken bouillon)
  • 4 TBL Parmesan cheese grated
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Press the sauté button on the Instant Pot. Add and melt the butter. Add the onion and stir fry for 3-5 minutes until onions are translucent. Add garlic and rice and cook for an additional minute. Add ½ cup broth and stir for 2-3 minutes until it is absorbed by the rice.
  • Add the remaining 1 ½ cups broth, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Lock lid.
  • Press Pressure Cook and adjust time to 10 minutes. When timer beeps, let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Quick release any additional pressure until float valve drops and then unlock lid.
  • Another recipe adds a swig of white wine

Chicken Stock in an Instant Pot

Instant Pot Chicken Stock (Bone Broth)

Great way to use the leftover store bought rotisserie chicken carcass
Keyword: Instant Pot
Servings: 8 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 medium onion chopped into large pieces, untrimmed
  • 2 stalks celery chopped into large pieces with leaves
  • 2 medium carrot large chunks
  • 2 cloves garlic smashed
  • 2 ½ pound chicken carcass
  • 2 each bay leaves
  • 2 TBS soy sauce
  • 1 TBS cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp black peppercorns whole
  • ½ tsp marjoram dried
  • ½ tsp thyme dried
  • 8 cups water or as needed

Instructions

  • Step 1: Without peeling any skin or trimming any ends, prepare vegetables: Roughly chop onions. Roughly slice celery and carrots. Smash garlic gloves.
  • Step 2: Place chicken carcasses in a 6-quart multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, soy sauce, vinegar, peppercorns, marjoram, and thyme. Loosely pack down. Add enough water to reach the max fill level. Close and lock the lid.
  • Step 3: Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 2 1/2 hours. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  • Step 4: Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions for 45 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
  • Step 5: Use a mesh strainer to strain solids from liquids. Cool and remove the solidified layer of fat if you wish. It's ready to use right now but that's a lot of chicken broth. It can be frozen and used later.