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It's easy to make the most flavorful, tender, savory, and creamy (but no cream) rice in your Instant Pot! A quick and easy side dish the whole family will love.

The Best Instant Pot Rice

These slow cooker honey glazed carrots make the best easy side dish! Minimal prep and little effort yield delicious results. 

Easy Crockpot Honey Glazed Carrots

These sesame ginger shrimp are quick and delicious. The perfect takeout fakeout family dinner recipe! So easy.

Sesame Ginger Shrimp

The classic Italian pasta and bean soup (pasta e fagioli) is quick and easy in the Instant Pot!

Instant Pot Pasta e Fagioli

Super easy and crazy delicious Instant Pot chicken and rice. A healthy and delicious meal all made in one pot! Your family will love it.

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice

These maple roasted carrots are a vegan side dish that's super easy to make, healthy, and incredibly delicious.

Maple Roasted Carrots

Quick and easy turkey noodle soup made from leftover turkey! The broth is super flavorful, healthy, and delicious.

Quick and Easy Turkey Noodle Soup

Instant Pot carrots and parsnips - a quick and simple side dish that's easily made in the electric pressure cooker. Don't own an Instant Pot? Stovetop method is also available!

Instant Pot Parsnips and Carrots

Delicious, tender, and juicy cast iron chicken - this recipe is a quick way to roast a small chicken. The chicken is perfectly seasoned and the crispy chicken skin is absolutely heavenly. 

Skillet Roasted Chicken

This Instant Pot turkey chili is the best easy chili recipe! Making chili in the electric pressure cooker is hassle-free and fast. A healthy family comfort food!

Instant Pot Turkey Chili

This honey cinnamon butternut squash recipe is perfect for fall, Thanksgiving, and/or Christmas! Tender sweet and savory roasted squash is perfectly caramelized to make the most delicious family friendly side dish.

Honey Roasted Butternut Squash

This easy Crockpot chipotle chicken soup is easy to make, spicy, and delicious! Corn, black beans, tender chicken, fire-roasted tomatoes, and chipotle chili peppers in adobo sauce make this one tasty soup.

Crockpot Chipotle Chicken Soup

a bowl of instant pot beef stew with a spoon

Instant Pot Beef Stew

This easy pork chops with apples recipe is a family favorite that comes together quickly with everyday ingredients. A quick fall dinner!

Easy Pork Chops and Apples

Want more plant based meals? These vegan meal prep bowls with spinach, carrots, quinoa, and a delicious light dressing are quick and easy. Great for meal prep beginners!

Spinach and Quinoa Vegan Meal Prep Bowls

You'll love this easy stuffed pepper soup that's made right in your Instant Pot! This family friendly recipe has hearty ground beef, red and green bell peppers, rice, and fire-roasted tomatoes that make this one delicious and healthy meal.

Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup

This easy Crockpot ham and potato soup is a delicious healthy and dairy free soup that's made with simple ingredients in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup

Honey ginger meal prep bowls - an easy and delicious meal prep idea that's a great way to save time on busy weeknights. Perfect lunches or dinners for the week! 

Honey Ginger Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

This easy vegan white bean dip is infused with rosemary, lemon juice, garlic, and good olive oil. It's a delicious and healthy dip that's perfect for girls' night or game day.

Rosemary White Bean Dip

This vegan rice noodle stir fry is quick, easy, and loaded with veggies and bold flavors. The sauce is infused with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and sriracha!

Vegan Rice Noodles

This Instant Pot honey sriracha chicken recipe is deliciously sweet and spicy! It's so easy to make and it's great served with rice.

Instant Pot Honey Sriracha Chicken

This healthy 15 minute canned tuna pasta is a great time-saver when you're short on time and ingredients!

Easy Canned Tuna Pasta (Ready in 15 Minutes!)

This easy and healthy three bean salad is an updated version of the old fashioned traditional side dish! Fresh green beans, red kidney beans, romano beans (or use chickpeas), and a sweet and tangy vinaigrette make this one delicious salad.

Easy Three Bean Salad

This watermelon feta salad has fresh basil, cucumber, mint, and an easy and delicious, light, and tangy balsamic vinaigrette dressing. It's a perfect side salad or appetizer for summer dinner parties!

Simple Watermelon Feta Salad with Cucumber, Basil, and Mint

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