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Perfect Instant Pot Brown Rice Pot-in-Pot (PIP) Method

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Instant Pot Brown Rice P1 turquoise bowl with brown rice with flowered napkin in background - Paint the Kitchen Red

A step by step guide on how to cook brown rice in the Instant Pot using the Pot in Pot (PIP) method. The PIP method allows you to cook brown rice in smaller quantities, with minimal cleanup.  Perfectly cooked Instant Pot brown rice every time, quick and easy. I get frequent questions through email or blog comments asking how to make Instant Pot brown rice so I thought it's time to post my recipe for brown rice.   Brown rice takes so long to cook on the stovetop, and it can end up ...

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Instant Pot Cream of Chicken Soup

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Instant Pot Cream of Chicken Soup in flower painted bowl garnished with bacon bits and scallions, napkin and fresh thyme in background

Instant Pot Cream of Chicken Soup is such a simple recipe that there's no reason to use the canned version!  This recipe is great for using up leftover Thanksgiving turkey or rotisserie chicken.   Add rice, pasta, or even more vegetables to make this a substantial meal.   I also refer to this Instant Pot Cream of Chicken Soup as 'Thanksgiving Soup' because you can add leftover Thanksgiving turkey instead of chicken.  It's a great recipe to use leftover rotisserie chicken too.   I ...

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New Orleans Instant Pot Shrimp Etouffee

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Instant Pot Shrimp Etouffee garnished with green onions and chopped parsley in black bowl on a wood slat background - Paint the Kitchen Red

This Instant Pot Shrimp Étouffée is a classic New Orleans recipe made with Creole spices and plenty of shrimp in a spicy tomato-based sauce.  The rich and delicious stew tastes great over rice. This recipe is perfect for Mardi Gras but is so easy that you could make a regular weekday meal extra special. Shrimp Étouffée (pronounced 'eh-too-fay') is one of the more popular dishes from Louisiana, along with gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, and shrimp creole. The word 'étouffée' is ...

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Instant Pot Indian Fish Curry | Fish Molee

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Instant Pot Indian Fish Curry in dark bowl

Instant Pot Indian Fish Curry is inspired by a popular fish curry that's traditional in the Southern part of India.  This mild coconut milk-based curry with a tinge of tartness is so quick and easy to make.   Kick up the heat by adding more jalapeno or serrano chilies.  Serve over rice. Since I use the Instant Pot as much as I do, I  find myself cooking a lot of meat and chicken dishes.  But every so often I get a hankering for fish! I always keep a bag of Costco wild-caught ...

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Easy Homemade Instant Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

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Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce in a black bowl and wood background; napkin with bread on the side - Paint the Kitchen Red

This Easy Homemade Instant Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce is a one-pot pressure cooker recipe and does NOT use jar spaghetti sauce.  The sauce is made from scratch and the spaghetti and sauce are cooked together to make a quick and easy, kid-friendly, delicious meal! If you've been following my blog, you'll probably notice that this recipe is a departure from the usual, which tends to be international and/or spicy.  That doesn't mean we don't eat Mac and Cheese or Spaghetti; it's just ...

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