Instant Pot Orange Chicken

We LOVE orange chicken, so when I got my Instant Pot I knew I had to convert my normal recipe to make it a meal that we could enjoy more often!  So this is a non-fried version but still really tasty.

You will need:
2-3 chiken breasts, cut into 1-2 inch cubes
1 TBS finely grated ginger
1 TBS finely grated garlic
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 TBS soy sauce
6 TBS vinegar
6 TBS sugar
couple dashes of red pepper flakes, salt and pepper

TO ADD AFTER pressure cooking
1 TBS corn starch
1 TBS cold water
1 tsp sesame oil

Dump first list of ingredients into the pot, mix it up and press Manual button, make sure it is set to high pressure and set for 4 minutes.  When it is done quick release the pressure and press the Saute button.  Mix the cold water and corn starch.  Add in the corn starch mixture and stir until it is thickened up. Mix in the sesame oil.

I saute broccoli, zucchini, shredded carrots, and sugar snap peas in lard or avocado oil with some salt, pepper and soy sauce.  Also serve with fried rice!

P.S.sorry my blog is full of bad pictures

"Instant Pot" Pot Pie Casserole

This one is for you Jake... my loyal reader 😉

Pot Pie Casserole for the instant pot

16oz box/bag of noodles
1 or 2 chicken breasts cubed into 1" pieces
1 small bag of mixed veggies (with carrots, corn and peas)
4 cups water
2 TBS chicken better than bouillon
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp of garlic powder
dash of onion powder

Added AFTER pressure cooking
1 cup heavy cream (when I don't have any I sub for 3/4 cup whole milk, just saute a little longer)

I've been sauteing the chicken in a little avocado oil for a minute or two before cooking but I think it'll be fine just dumping it in so I'm going to try that next time.

So pretty much all you do is dump all of the ingredients into the pot. Set it on pressure cook or manual (high pressure) depending on what model you have for 4 minutes.  Make sure the valve is set to seal and let it do it's thing.  Once it is done Quick release the pressure.  Press the Saute button and add the cream and stir until thickened up!  This is probably the easiest instant pot meal I make!

Stay tuned for non-fried orange chicken, tamales, coconut chicken curry and other instant pot meals!!