Pressure Cooker Main Dish Recipes

"This is a tried and true traditional recipe for New Year's Day in the South."

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Ingredients: cooked ham, dry crushed red pepper...

"A pressure cooker makes this much faster."

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Ingredients: beef consomme, top sirloin steaks...

"This is a French country beef stew cooked using a pressure cooker. I found it in the Better Homes and Gardens Pressure Cooker Cookbook. I did make a few changes to clarify some steps. I have not tried it myself yet, so let me know if you try it!"

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Ingredients: dried thyme, dry red wine...

"If you remember to soak your beans the night before, I salute you. This recipe is for the rest of us. On their own these rice and beans are bland as all get out, but after cooking you can spruce them up by stirring in some olive oil and a few dashes of Tabasco, or some sesame oil and soy sauce, or some recaito, or whatever you like. I've used black..."

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Ingredients: dried red kidney beans, water...

"I admit, the first time I used a pressure cooker I was a little afraid. I left my studio and stood on the other side of the door to avoid severe burning and disfigurement if my pot of legumes exploded. I called a friend to ask her if I was doing it right. But now I see the pressure cooker like a trusted friend who only wants to save me some valued..."

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, dried thyme...

"From fatfreevegan.com, adapted from NewCenturyNutrition.com Based on a recipe by J. Raymond Thick enough to be called a stew, this hearty soup is easy to prepare and cooks in a single pot. Add more water or stock if you wish to have a thinner soup. Pearl barley is the variety most commonly sold in supermarkets. Natural food stores offer hulled..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh spinach...

"Recipe posted by request. Half this recipe if you want."

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Ingredients: cooking oil, green peppers...

"A tasty and quick Marinara sauce for pasta, and all sorts of other foods calling for a marinara sauce...can also be turned into a pizza sauce by adding more spices. Takes a little over a 1/2 hour to make."

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Ingredients: dried basil, extra virgin olive oil...

"This is an Indian hearty dhal (lentil soup) from the state of Gujarat, that was taught to me by mother-in-law. The preparation requires some planning, but the results are excellent. Two notes: 1) the original dish was meant to be 'Saatvic' (a type of Hindu food considered pure), which usually means no onions or garlic, but it is tasty both ways..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, cumin seeds, jaggery...

"This recipe is designed for use with a pressure cooker, but can also be done on the stove for 35 minutes."

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Ingredients: cilantro, corn kernels...

"I buy boneless skinless chicken thighs from Costco in bulk. I like to cook them in my pressure cooker and then freeze them. Whenever I need a quick meal, I just pull out a cooked thigh and add to pasta, make a sandwich etc. etc. Recipe is for 4 chicken thighs, but the timing should be fine for 10 - 12 thighs, just check after original 10 minutes..."

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Ingredients: water, boneless skinless chicken thighs...