Pressure Cooker Italian Chicken Soup

Pressure Cooker Italian Chicken Soup

Pressure Cooker Recipes Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• 1 cup green lentils
• 1 bone-in chicken breast half, skin removed
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained
• 1 (16 ounce) bag fresh spinach leaves, chopped
• 1 cup mild salsa

Pressure Cooker Recipes Instructions

1. heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a pressure cooker over medium heat. Add sausage meat, and cook until browned, breaking it into crumbles. Remove sausage to a plate and drain oil. Add another 1 teaspoon of olive oil to pressure cooker; cook onion and garlic until onion is transparent. Add barley and stir 1 minute. Return sausage to pressure cooker. Add lentils, chicken, parsley, and chicken stock to cooker, adding enough stock to completely cover chicken. Close cover securely; place pressure regulator on vent pipe. Bring pressure cooker to full pressure over high heat (this may take 15 minutes). Reduce heat to medium high; cook for 9 minutes. Pressure regulator should maintain a slow steady rocking motion; adjust heat if necessary.
2. Remove pressure cooker from heat; use quick-release following manufacturer's instructions or allow pressure to drop on its own. Open cooker and remove chicken; shred meat and return to soup. Add garbanzo beans, spinach and salsa; stir to blend and heat through before serving.

Pressure Cooker Chicken with Duck Sauce

Pressure Cooker Chicken with Duck Sauce

Pressure Cooker Recipe Ingredients

    * 1 tablespoon olive oil
    * 1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
    * salt and pepper to taste
    * 1/2 teaspoon paprika
    * 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
    * 1/4 cup white wine
    * 1/4 cup chicken broth
    * DUCK SAUCE:
    * 1/4 cup apricot preserves
    * 2 tablespoons white vinegar
    * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
    * 2 tablespoons honey

Pressure Cooker Recipe Instructions

   1. Heat the olive oil in the pressure cooker with the lid off, over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown on all sides as evenly as possible. Remove chicken from the cooker, and season with salt, pepper, paprika and marjoram. Drain and discard fat from the cooker, and mix in wine and chicken broth, scraping any bits of food that are stuck to the bottom.
   2. Return chicken to the cooker over medium-high heat, secure the lid, and bring to high pressure for 8 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. Reduce pressure before opening the lid. The internal temperature of the chicken meat should be at 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).
   3. Remove chicken to a serving dish, and add the apricot preserves, vinegar, ginger and honey to the pot. Bring to a boil, and cook uncovered until the sauce has reduced into a thick and syrupy consistency, about 10 minutes. Spoon over chicken and serve.
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Pressure Cooker Potato Salad

Pressure Cooker Potato Salad

Pressure Cooker Recipe Ingredients

    * 6 medium red potatoes, scrubbed
    * 1 cup water
    * 1/4 cup chopped onion
    * 1 stalk celery, chopped
    * salt and pepper to taste
    * 3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
    * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
    * 1/2 cup mayonnaise
    * 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
    * 1 teaspoon cider vinegar

Pressure Cooker Recipe Instructions

   1. Place potatoes in pressure cooker with water. Cook on high pressure 3 minutes. If potatoes are larger, cook for 4 minutes. Let steam release for 3 minutes. Then quickly release pressure and open cooker. Peel and dice potatoes when they are cool enough to handle.
   2. Alternate layers of potatoes, onion, and celery in a large bowl. Season each layer with salt and pepper. Top with the chopped egg and sprinkle with dill.
   3. Mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, and cider vinegar in a small bowl. Gently fold the mayonnaise mixture into the potatoes. Chill at least one hour before serving.

What Can You Cook In A Pressure Cooker?

What Can You Cook In A Pressure Cooker?


The number of recipes that you will be able to use in a pressure cooker are nearly endless, it would be difficult to find anything that could not be cooked in this manner.  Any meat or fish will be cooked to perfection in a pressure cooker and you will be able to cook vegetables, beans, and rice without any problem.  Stews are delicious, but sometimes stew meat can exercise the jaw muscles just a bit more than desired – stews cooked under pressure will yield the most tender meat imaginable.  Vegetable recipes will require only a few minutes to prepare, and vegetables can also be added to meat dishes as completion time nears.Puddings are easy in a pressure cooker, but you can also make pies and breads.  Take advantage of the recipes included with your pressure cooker, and access free recipes on the web to get the most out of your pressure cooker.

Why Pressure Cooking ?

Why Pressure Cooking ?


Pressure cooking is a great way to feed your family because all of the nutrients stay right in the food,  they are not boiled or roasted away as can happen with conventional cooking.  Because the pressure cooker creates a closed environment, everything good stays right where it should, so every recipe you use will assure you and your family of the highest nutritional content. 


If you are looking to save a bit of money at the grocery store by buying less expensive cuts of meat, you will never have to worry about the results being like old boot leather.  Even brisket and chuck roasts will come out of the pressure cooker so tender that you will be able to cut them with your fork.  If you have a hunter in the house, game such as venison will also be tenderized beautifully by your pressure cooker.  In addition, you will also be save on fuel costs as the reduced time needed for perfect meals will use less gas or electricity.