Clark - The I love my instant pot affordable meals recipe book: from cold start yogurt to honey garlic salmon, 175 easy, family-favorite meals you can make for under $12

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You may hear the word affordable and think of eating the same boring thing, day after day, of surviving on nothing but peanut butter and jelly and ramen. The truth is, making affordable meals does not have to be boring or repetitive. There are many ways you can save money while cooking flavorful dishes.

That is where the Instant Pot comes in! This multifunctional kitchen powerhouse allows you to make delicious meals with little hands-on time and even allows for making both a side dish and main dish in the same pot! Its a pressure cooker, rice cooker, and slow cookerall in one. We will show you how to make affordable and tasty meals that cost $12 or less to make.

You will love cooking with the Instant Pot because you can start the recipe when you get home and then walk away to focus on other important things in your life. You will come back to a delicious meal ready for you that did not cost much to make.

This cookbook will offer many ways to create yummy recipes with less-expensive ingredients. It will also offer ways to make a few of your own kitchen staples at home to save additional money. Think homemade .

This Instant Pot cookbook is made for both the experienced Instant Pot user and the brand-new user. We teach you how to do everythingincluding what all of those function buttons mean and how to properly clean your Instant Pot. And then we dig in to amazing recipes like .

You will learn new ways to use your Instant Pot to its full potential while saving money. Inside, you will find 175 affordable recipes that cost $12 or less to make. The recipes range from . So, bring this cookbook into your kitchen and get cooking with the Instant Pot.

Cooking with an Instant Pot

So, youve got a brand-new Instant Pot. Now what? It can seem intimidating to use a new kitchen tool, but it will be totally worth it! This chapter will teach you how to test out your Instant Pot with the water test, what all of the Instant Potspecific terminology means, and which important accessories to have on-hand. Youll also learn some practical tips on saving money on groceries and how the cost of each recipe has been calculated.

In addition to reading this chapter, it is also recommended to read the users manual that comes with your Instant Pot. Different models of the Instant Pot work slightly different, so it is important to have as much knowledge as possible. This will ensure you make some delicious and affordable meals!

Lets start with discussing the different parts of the Instant Pot and how they work. This will help you feel more confident in cooking with the Instant Pot.

The sealing ring fits snugly inside the lid. It should be removed after every use and washed with soap and water or in the top rack of the dishwasher. Sealing rings do need to be replaced from time to time. If the silicone begins to crack, it will need to be replaced as it is vital for pressure cooking with the Instant Pot.

The inner cooking pot must always be used when using the Instant Pot. It is dishwasher safe and should be cleaned after each use.

The pressure release valve is on top of the lid. It has two settings Sealing and Venting. Sealing is used when cooking under pressure. Venting is used when slow cooking and when releasing pressure.

The antiblock shield is a small round shield found on the inside of the lid. It prevents starchy foods like pasta from clogging the pressure release valve. It should be removed and washed often. To remove, hold onto the edge of the lid with both hands and push the side of the antiblock shield toward the edge of the lid with both thumbs.

The float valve is found next to the pressure release valve. It indicates whether the Instant Pot is currently under pressure. When it is lifted up and slightly above the lid, the Instant Pot is pressurized. When the float valve drops down, the Instant Pot has depressurized.

There are many function buttons on your Instant Pot. They are preprogrammed buttons that cook your food for a set time. Press the button multiple times for different cook time options or use the +/- button to adjust the cook time to your liking. Following is a review of some of the most common buttons.

Many recipes require you to push the Manual or Pressure Cook button and adjust the cook time for the selected recipe. Different models of Instant Pot have the button named differently. So, as long as you have either the Manual or Pressure Cook button, you are good to go. This button simply allows you to cook foods at high pressure and program a time using the +/- buttons.

The Rice button is a preprogrammed button with three settings: 12 minutes, 15 minutes, and 8 minutes. It exists for cooking white rice on low pressure.

The Multigrain button is made for brown and white rice. It cooks rice at high pressure for either 20 minutes, 40 minutes, or 60 minutes.

The Saut button is one of the greatest things about the Instant Pot. It allows you to brown meats in your Instant Pot before cooking them under pressure. This saves you on cleanup and allows you to cook without the need for a stove.

Keep in mind that after using the Saut function, you will need to deglaze the bottom of your pot by pouring in water or broth and scraping off any food that is stuck to the bottom of the cooking pot. This allows the Instant Pot to pressurize.

You no longer need a separate slow cooker. The Instant Pot functions as a slow cooker with this button. This button has 2 hour and 4 hour preprogrammed times and allows the time to be adjusted with the +/- buttons. The Instant Pot lid can be used or a regular glass lid may be used. The lid does not need to be locked in place as the pot will not be pressurizing and instead will be slow cooking.

From time to time, you may end up with a BURN notice on the screen of your Instant Pot. This indicates that there is either not enough liquid in the Instant Pot for it to pressurize or there is food stuck to the bottom of the inner pot that is preventing the Instant Pot from pressurizing. If this happens, release the pressure and open the lid. Use a spatula to remove any food stuck to the bottom of the pot and add cup more liquid. Then just close the lid and restart the cooking process as described in the recipe.

To prevent the BURN notice from happening, make sure to deglaze your inner cooking pot with liquid after using the Saut function. You should also make sure you are using at least 1 cup liquid for the mini and 6-quart models and 1 cups of liquid for the 8-quart model. The liquid does not have to be water; any thin liquid will work.