Instant Pot Green Beans & Polska Kielbasa

 

It's literally a one pot meal!

What you'll need:

• 1 1/2 pound fresh green beans, ends removed and washed
• 1 1/2 pound baby red potatoes, quartered and washed (leaving skin on is optional)
• 1 small Vidalia onion sliced
• 14 oz Hillshire Farm Polska Kielbasa
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 stick of butter
• Salt to taste

The method:

1. Pour the broth into the inner liner of the Instant Pot then add the green beans, potatoes, onion, and Polska Kielbasa. Season with salt and then lay the half stick of butter on top.
2. Make sure the liner is securely in the lid (you don't even want to know why I remind you), put the lid on and make sure the valve is in the Sealing position. Press the Pressure Cook button, cancel the Keep Warm, then set the timer for 30 minutes on High Pressure. 
3. When time is up, let the pot naturally release (meaning do nothing). This will take 10-15 minutes. Take the lid off and enjoy!

Instant Pot Beef Fajita Nachos

 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 lbs carne asada (or the meat of your choice)
• Two 1 oz fajita seasoning packets
• 1 medium green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 8 oz sliced mushrooms of your choice (I used baby Bellas)
• 1 medium Vidalia onion thinly sliced
• 1 cup pineapple juice

Optional

• Queso dip
• Sliced avocado
• Sliced black olives
• Pico de Gallo
• Sour Cream
• Tortilla chips

The method:

1. Add olive oil to the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Set Instant Pot to saute on normal.
2. Add the meat and fajita seasoning and stir. Once the meat has browned, remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
3. Immediately add the pineapple juice and vegetables (pepper, mushrooms and onion). Scrape the bottom of the inner pot as you stir to remove any remain stuck on meat. Cook the vegetables until they are tender-crisp. 
4. Press the Cancel button, then press the Pressure Cook button and adjust to high. Press the Keep Warm button to turn that function off. 
5. Add the meat back to the pot and stir. 
6. Place the lid on top and make sure the valve is set to Sealing.
7. Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes. After the 25 minutes, let Natural Release (meaning don't do anything yet) for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes, Quick Release (meaning to turn the valve to venting).
8. At this point you can serve as normal fajitas. Be sure to use a slotted spoon so your fajitas aren't swimming in the juice.
9. If you want to serve as nachos, this is how I make mine:

• Place a layer of tortilla chips on your plate.
• Add a thin layer of warmed queso dip.
• Next add the meat and vegetable mixture from the Instant Pot.
• Now add another thin layer of the queso.
• Top with sliced avocado, black olives, pico de gallo and a dollop or sour cream.
• Enjoy!