Instant Pot Creamy Sausage & Spinach Tortellini Soup is loaded with spinach, sausage, veggies, and tortellini! Even sweeter, all this soup only takes is a few minutes of prep, and a couple minutes of cooking time in the Instant Pot, to taste like you have been stewing it all day! Now that the weather is finally changing to the correct fall temperatures in NY, soup season here is in full swing! I have been craving soup lately, but am not such a big fan of tomato based soups. Usually when you see a recipe for tortellini soup its always tomato based. That's why I took an old family favorite and converted it to my Instant Pot! Sometimes you just have to improvise! This Keep Reading
Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili
Sometimes you just have to do meatless Monday on a Wednesday! Cooking chili in at house usually consists of a pot boiling on the stove for hours and hours. It's not really a meal I would say I slaved over the stove for, but the stove was absolutely on all day. I am sure that scenario sounds pretty familiar to you as well. But, what if I told you we no longer need to do that?! Thanks to the handy dandy Instant Pot, that whole chili making process takes about 20 minutes! And, the best part is that your chili will still taste like you cooked it all day! I do have to say, making chili without meat is a unique task. You have to find just the right ingredients to make your chili hearty Keep Reading
Instant Pot Philly Cheese Steak Soup
Say hello to soup season with a creamy, cheesy, and filling soup perfect for a cold night! Instant Pot Philly Cheese Steak Soup provides all of the deliciousness of Philly Cheese Steaks, only in soup form! It's getting cold here in upstate New York which means it's the perfect time for soup! Traditionally, my husband always gives me a big sigh when I tell him we are having soup for dinner. He thinks soup is not a "dinner food" and that he won't be full when he's done eating it. Well, I threw down the gauntlet on that. For dinner last night, I filled up a bowl with hearty Instant Pot Philly Cheese Steak Soup, handed him a chunk of crusty bread, and watched him go to town! He did Keep Reading
Instant Pot Beef and Beer Stew
Looking for something to warm you up on a cold winter night? Instant Pot Beef and Beer Stew is hearty enough to do the trick! Best of all it only takes 36 minutes! So, lately I have been cooking in my Instant Pot literally every single day. I never knew I could ever love a kitchen gadget as much as I love this thing. The Instant Pot is the easiest way I have ever put dinner on my table! Living in Upstate New York, the winters can get a little rough. Even though we are not big red meat eaters in my house, I always like to whip up Beef Stew every now and again. It's just so filling. Cooking Beef Stew is usually an all day process that involves around 8 hours of cooking in the Crock Keep Reading
Cheeseburger Soup
Looking for the perfect soup for a cold winters night? Look no further because you just found it! With the combination of meat, potatoes, and veggies, this soup is bound to fill you up! This is the perfect way to warm you and your family from head to toe. This Cheeseburger soup is such a hit in my home around fall/winter. Even my husband (who insists that soup is NOT a meal) loves to have this for dinner. You can make this soup recipe yours with any unique customization you choose. Try adding bacon bits or actual bacon. You will be surprised how much it actually does taste like a bacon cheeseburger! Add this recipes to your collection (you can actually print it out easily below) Keep Reading
Copycat Panera Autumn Soup
So if you haven't had Panera's Autumn soup yet, you don't know what your missing! It is the best butternut squash I have ever had an I could easily eat it every day. At around $6 a bowl though, my budget says otherwise. Make your own at a fraction of the price! This weekend I stopped by my local farmers market and picked up a few large size butternut squash with the intent to inmate this soup for a fraction of the cost. To my suprise it was actually not as hard as I thought. I just added everything I could taste in the soup and the result came out AMAZING if I do say so myself! It might even be better than that $6 Panera soup and only cost me around $5 to make (I had most of the Keep Reading
Super Simple 20 Minute Chili
What is better in the winter than a good EASY recipe for chili? As the weather gets colder here in NY chili becomes a weekly meal in my house! It's really simple to make, so filling, and oh so delicious! The best part about this super simple 20 minute chili is my picky eating toddler even enjoys it! This chili is so versatile. It can be cooked for 20 mins. or hours depending on your preference and is so easy to customize! You can add/take out what ever your family desires and this chili will still come out awesome and taste like you cooked it all day long! Super Simple 20 Minute Chili 1 lb. hamburger (or turkey if you like a less meaty chili only use a 1/2 lb.)2 cans of Keep Reading
