Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Ingredients:
1 small pork roast
3 strips bacon
1 Tablespoon pork bouillon
   (or 1 pkg. pork gravy mix)
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:
Add 2 cups water to PC. Place in roast in the bottom and add bacon strips. Sprinkle roast with onion powder and garlic powder. Add pork bouillon to water. Put PC lid on. Cook on high pressure for 50 minutes. Pull the pork apart. Add some of the broth to the meat. For serving, you can add any variety of sauces -- BBQ is the most logical, but I love teriyaki sauce and a grilled pineapple. Serve on your favorite bun or bread. Happy eating!!

Steel Cut Oats

For all you health nuts out there, this is a great shortcut to a healthy breakfast. Add 1 cup steel cut oats with 1 2/3 cups of water. Add a pinch of salt. Put PC on high pressure for 7 minutes. If you like them a little heartier, go for only 6 minutes; if you like them softer, go for 8 minutes. This saves a ton of time because regular cooking takes about 25 to 30 minutes. For a single serving, just add 1/2 cup of oats with 1 1/3 cups of water and a pinch of salt.

My uncle loves this recipe for steel cut oats; he says it reminds him of when he was a kid. If you should have any leftovers, place in a small container in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, cut off a slice and fry in pan. Add a pat of butter, brown sugar, and a little bit of cinnamon on top. Flip over the oat cake until crispy. Thanks Uncle Keith!

Jasmin Rice

I used jasmin rice in my chinese cooking. This was super easy in the PC as well. Just place in 1 cup of rice and just under 2 cups of water. Add a pinch of salt. Set your PC on high for 6 minutes and voila! it's done!

Potstickers

We had potstickers for dinner tonight and I couldn't resist trying to steam them in the pressure cooker. It worked out quite well! Traditionally, the potstickers have to be boiled in water for 8 minutes. I put them in the PC for 4 minutes on high pressure and they were perfect! So instead of them being a little slimy (you know what I mean) when they were done, they were steamed to perfection! If you want to fry them on both sides, go ahead and go for it!

Chicken Divan

Ingredients:
3 cups water
3 teaspoons chicken bouillon
2 to 3 large chicken breasts
2 large bunches of broccoli
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup mayonnaise (regular or low fat)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon curry
Cheese for garnish

Directions:
1.  Place water, bouillon and chicken in PC. Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes. Release pressure. Remove chicken and cut up into chunks. Place in bowl and add the chicken broth into the chicken.
2.  In bowl, mix together soup, mayonnaise, 1/2 cup of the chicken broth (take out of the bowl of chicken), and curry.
3.  Cut up broccoli into spears and place them in the PC. Add soup mixture on top. Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes. Release pressure. Place broccoli mix into a casserole dish.
4.  Place chicken chunks on top of broccoli mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.
5.  Broil until cheese is melted.

I serve this over the rice pilaf. When the cheese is melting, this is when I use the leftover chicken broth and cook the rice pilaf. It is YUMMY!! The recipe for rice pilaf is found at http://pressurecookermama.blogspot.com/2011/03/rice-pilaf.html

Serves 4 to 6 people.

Rice Pilaf

Ingredients:
2 1/8 cups water
2 teaspoon chicken bouillon
1 cup converted rice
1/4 cup orzo pasta
1/2 medium onion, finely diced
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

Directions:
1.  Mix water and chicken bouillon together in PC. Add rice, orzo and onion. Cook on high pressure for 7 minutes.
2.  Release pressure. (If you want to let pressure release naturally, only cook 6 minutes.) Place in bowl and garnish with parsley.

Makes four servings.

Roast with Vegetables

Ingredients
Ingredients:
Chuck roast
4 cups water
1 white onion
2 tablespoons beef bouillon 
Beef bouillon
Baby carrots

Directions for roast:
1.  I have chosen a 3 lb roast to use for this recipe. Brown all sides of the chuck roast in a pan on the stove. This can also be done in the pressure cooker on the browning cycle but it takes longer.
2.  Place roast in the PC with water, white onion, and 2 tablespoons beef bouillon. Cook on high pressure for 50 minutes. If this is not tender enough for your likely, put the roast back in and cook for a little bit longer!
3.  Remove roast from the PC.  Leave approximately 3 cups broth for cooking carrots or other vegetables.

 Directions for vegetables:
1.  Add baby carrots (however many you would like) to the PC. For carrots, cook on high pressure for 3 minutes.
2.  For mashed potatoes and gravy, see recipe at http://pressurecookermama.blogspot.com/search?q=mashed

Servings are dependent on how big of roast you have cooked!