Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

• 1.5 cups Water
• Eggs 1-12

Directions for Instant pot

1. Put water in the Pot. 
2. Place metal trivet (not silicone) into pot and put eggs on it. 
3. Pressure cook for 7 minutes. Then NPR after 10 minutes. 
4. Take eggs out put in a bowl and run under cold water. Then place bowl in fridge. 

Direction for good Nuwave Pressure cooker

1. Pressure cook 6 minutes. Let sit 6 minutes for metal trivet. For silicone trivet. do 7 minutes and NPR for 10. 

Korean BBQ

Ingredients

• 1 Small Onion or 1 TBSP Onion Powder
• 1 apple sauce cup (or 1/2 grated apple or asian pear)
• 2 TBSP Garlic/Ginger Paste (or 5 cloves Garlic/ 1 1/2" Ginger)
• 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
• 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 TBSP Rice Vinegar
• 2 TBSP Sesame Oil
• 1 tsp Sriracha
• 4lb Beef Chuck Roast or Short Ribs (try 5lbs)
• just enough water to deglaze pan
• 2 TBSP Corn Starch with 1/4 cup water
• if making in Crockpot add some beef broth (not a lot)

Directions

1. Salt and Pepper meat. Sear sides of meat over medium high heat (or use saute mode) for 2-3 mins per side.
2. In food processor, blend garlic, ginger, onion, and apple sauce (or grated apple/pear). Mix with soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and sriracha. 
3. Pour sauce over meat in instant pot or crock pot. Instant pot high pressure for 90 mins (100 if frozen). 15 NPR. In crock pot, low for 6-8 hours, until the meat can be pulled apart. 
4. Pull meat out and shred. Add corn starch mixture to sauce to thicken it up. Whisk the slurry into the hot, simmering liquid you want to thicken. 
5. Do 10 oz portions for freezing for 3 people. 

Shrimp Scampi with Zoodles

Servings 2
Ingredients: 

• 3 TBSP Butter
• 3 TBSP Oil
• 4.5 tsp Garlic (divided)
• 3/4 Cup Dry White Wine or Broth
• 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Peppers
• Salt & Pepper to Taste
• 1/2 lb Shrimp
• Parley 
• 3 tsp Lemon Juice
• 2 Zucchini

Instructions:

1.  Mix shrimp with oil (not the oil in ingredients, just enough to coat shrimp), salt, pepper and 1 tsp garlic & let sit 30 mins.
2. Make Zoodles. Sprinkle with salt and let sit.
3. Over medium heat, melt butter & oil in skillet. Add garlic and saute until fragrant about 1 minute.
4. Add wine, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and bring to simmer. Let wine reduce by half, about 2 minutes. Maybe more until wine flavor is gone.
5. Add shrimp and cook 2-4 mins.
6. Add Lemon juice & parsley.
7. Add zoodle and heat until just warmed through. 

Hot Dog Chili

Ingredients

• 1lb Lean Ground Beef
• 1/2 Onion
• 1-2 cloves Garlic Minced
• 2 1/2 TBSP Chili Powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1tsp cumin
• 1 tsp Worcheshire sauce
• 3 TBSP Tomato Paste
• 1 Cup Beef Borth
• 1 TBSP Cornstarch in 2 TBSP of cold water
• 1/2 TBSP salt to taste
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. Food processor onion and garlic.
2. In a skillet add ground beef and add water to break up beef. (1/2 cup?) Cook until its done. Strain the meat.
3. Add back to pan and add the rest of the ingredients. Let simmer 10 mins. 

Note: can use 1/2  tsp onion powder and garlic powder if don't have fresh. 

Saag Aloo

Servings: 4 (6?)
Ingredients

• 1 TBSP Ghee or Oil
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (up to 1.5 tsp) try adding 1.5 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 Green Chili Pepper ( Jalapenos)
• 2 TBSP Garlic & Ginger Paste
• 2 Cups Onions chopped
• 18 oz Frozen Spinach
• 1/2 cup Water
• 2-4 Potatoes- 1" cubes ( only one potato if adding cauliflower)
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Spices

• 1/2 tsp Turmeric
• 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Kashmiri Chili Powder (or paprika))
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 TBSP Coriander powder 
• 1.5 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp ground Cumin

Pinch of Fenugreek
Basmati Rice 1.5 cups

Instructions 

1. Heat oil on saute mode. Add cumin seeds, green chili and saute for 30 seconds.
2. Add chopped onions, ginger and garlic. Saute 3 minutes.
3. Add the spices to the instant pot and mix well. Add 1/2 cup water and deglaze the pot. 
4. Add the spinach. Add 1 cup water. Pressure cook 4 minutes. Quick Release.
5. Use immersion blender to blend saag.
6. Add potatoes. Pressure cook 10 mins, quick release. 
7. Add pinch of Fenugreek at end.

Lunch Meal Prep Ideas

Salsa Chicken Bowl: Chicken, Lime, Salsa, Rice, Avocado
Lemon Chicken Soup
Minestone Soup
Chili
Salad