Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the earlier poster who mentioned a whole chicken in an Instant Pot - would love to know what cooking instructions you use and an idea of what recipes you use the chicken for! Thank you.

DP. I use the recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen in an 8-qt Instant Pot. We seldom have leftovers because my crew will tear into it like savages and the dogs get the remaining morsels. I save the carcass to make stock. The recipe has plenty of ideas though.
https://natashaskitchen.com/instant-pot-whole-chicken/

I'm the PP who mentioned it, and that's the same recipe I use! I do like to put it under a broiler to crisp the skin afterward.

We have it for the first meal just as regular chicken pieces, with the kind of sides you'd have with roasted chicken - mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli or brussel sprouts, salad, etc. If there are any leftovers, I shred them for enchiladas, tacos, chicken salad, sandwiches, or pasta. Then the stripped bones go back in the instant pot to make more broth.

I haven’t really planned for this week and am feeling very unmotivated.

I think
Tuesday grilled salmon, orzo, peas
Wednesday black Bean and cheese and scallion quesadillas with tomatos and mashed avocado
Thursday beef stroganoff with noodles if I can manage that. Have some broccoli I can roast.
Friday mushroom and machego empanadas

U have some arugula and apples for lunch salad one day, leftover cabbage soup for another day, and Icelandic yogurt with granola and fruit another day.

On Sunday I roasted 2 chickens and shredded the meat. I browned a couple of pounds of ground beef with taco seasoning and tomatoes. And I roasted a couple trays of broccoli/cauliflower/sweet potatoes/onions and made a pot of cous cous.

My plans with this are:

taco night (chicken, beef or veg)
quesadilla night (chicken, beef or veg)
chicken pesto bowls (chicken over cous cous with roasted veggies, tossed with Costco pesto)
Mediterranean bowls- chicken or just veg, with roasted veg, cous cous, diced cucumbers and tomatoes, crumbled feta, hummus, drizzled with tahini (I thin it out with a little water)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tomorrow Annie’s lentil soup, partially drained, over baby potatoes , shredded cheese on top.

Tuesday homemade Mac n cheese
Weds salmon marinated in pesto with rice and broccoli
Thurs rice with egg and veggies mixed in

That’s as far as I got.
I don’t reallly enjoy cooking but don’t want us eating crap either.

Why have I never done this??? Sounds amazing. You mean Amy's, not Annie's right? I'm a big fan of the black bean chili, and I make that and load it up with shredded cheese, onion and sour cream. But this sounds amazing too.

Count me another one who has never thought to do this - genius, PP!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tomorrow Annie’s lentil soup, partially drained, over baby potatoes , shredded cheese on top.

Tuesday homemade Mac n cheese
Weds salmon marinated in pesto with rice and broccoli
Thurs rice with egg and veggies mixed in

That’s as far as I got.
I don’t reallly enjoy cooking but don’t want us eating crap either.

Why have I never done this??? Sounds amazing. You mean Amy's, not Annie's right? I'm a big fan of the black bean chili, and I make that and load it up with shredded cheese, onion and sour cream. But this sounds amazing too.

PP here: yes Amy’s, my bad. So delicious, healthy, and easy too.

Anonymous wrote:Tomorrow Annie’s lentil soup, partially drained, over baby potatoes , shredded cheese on top.

Tuesday homemade Mac n cheese
Weds salmon marinated in pesto with rice and broccoli
Thurs rice with egg and veggies mixed in

That’s as far as I got.
I don’t reallly enjoy cooking but don’t want us eating crap either.

Why have I never done this??? Sounds amazing. You mean Amy's, not Annie's right? I'm a big fan of the black bean chili, and I make that and load it up with shredded cheese, onion and sour cream. But this sounds amazing too.

Cheeseburger sliders, baked potato bar, chicken pot pie, sheet pan chicken sausage (https://www.budgetbytes.com/sheet-pan-chicken-sausage-dinner/), and ziti.

Tonight: lahmajun from the freezer, stewed green beans and tomatoes, and green salad.

Tomorrow: I have plans, I'm going to buy food and DH and kids will probably eat something fun in front of the TV.

We also have ingredients for:
Chili
Braised tofu with scallions, cilantro and either green beans or broccoli
Homemade pizza, salad
Instant pot butter chicken, either green beans or broccoli

Anonymous wrote:To the earlier poster who mentioned a whole chicken in an Instant Pot - would love to know what cooking instructions you use and an idea of what recipes you use the chicken for! Thank you.

DP. I use the recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen in an 8-qt Instant Pot. We seldom have leftovers because my crew will tear into it like savages and the dogs get the remaining morsels. I save the carcass to make stock. The recipe has plenty of ideas though.
https://natashaskitchen.com/instant-pot-whole-chicken/