20+ International Pressure Cooker Dinner Ideas
| | | |

20+ International Pressure Cooker Dinner Ideas

Enjoy different ethnic cuisines with ease by choosing one of these international pressure cooker dinner ideas. With enough meals, including beef, chicken, lamb, and vegetarian options, for almost a month’s worth of dinners you can explore around the world without ever leaving home. I have found that my children are more open to trying new…

Easy Chicken Mole (Pressure Cooker /Slow Cooker)
| | | | | | | |

Easy Chicken Mole (Pressure Cooker /Slow Cooker)

This quick weeknight version of chicken mole is an easy Mexican recipe made in the pressure cooker or slow cooker with a simple blender sauce. It is an easy recipe for kids to make and a way to introduce them to more traditional Mexican flavors. Although mole is believed to have originated in the central…

Slow Cooker/ Pressure Cooker Pineapple Pork Carnitas
| | | | | | | |

Slow Cooker/ Pressure Cooker Pineapple Pork Carnitas

Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Carnitas are a sweet twist on carnitas and an easy dump and go slow cooker (or Instant Pot) recipe. Cooked in pineapple juice along with onions and peppers in the crock pot they make for a tasty weeknight dinner! While visiting St Augustine one year we ate at this great Mayan place…

Pressure Cooker Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Rice
| | | | | | | |

Pressure Cooker Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Rice

This Instant Pot Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Rice is a quick and easy pressure cooker recipe that pairs a yummy coconut rice with black beans and mango. I am always excited to come up with another one pot chicken and rice dish because my family never gets tired of them. Plus, kids always seem to…

Instant Pot Peruvian Inspired Chicken and Rice
| | | | | | | |

Instant Pot Peruvian Inspired Chicken and Rice

This simple Peruvian inspired one pot chicken and rice dish is a fun pressure cooker dinner to pair with the Disney movie, The Emperor’s New Groove. It’s got a few unexpected ingredients like mint and butternut squash paired with tomatoes, garlic, and lime. I’m sharing another addition to my kid’s movie themed dinners, this time…

Instant Pot Chinese Pork Shoulder Soup
| | | | | | |

Instant Pot Chinese Pork Shoulder Soup

Instant Pot Chinese Pork Shoulder Soup made with baby bok choy, shittake mushrooms, and egg noodles in a rich broth seasoned with Chinese Five Spice. The Instant Pot (or an electric pressure cooker) is a great tool to use to get tender slow cooker meat in a fraction of the time. Although this dish takes…

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken Sandwiches
| | | | | |

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken Sandwiches

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken Sandwiches make for an easy meal with a quick cooking semi homemade whole berry cranberry BBQ sauce topping slow cooked chicken. We’ve been making a version of this Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken recipe for a long time. It’s a twist on a grilling recipe from a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook for…

Slow Cooker/ Instant Pot Kalua Pork and Cabbage
| | | | | | | |

Slow Cooker/ Instant Pot Kalua Pork and Cabbage

Easily recreate the traditional Hawaiian Kalua Pork without digging a pit in your backyard with this Slow Cooker recipe! I want my children to be well acquainted with their heritage and a huge part of that heritage is the food. I’m so proud of all of the different countries that my ancestors hail from.  How…