Easy Instant Pot Recipes for Lazy People

Instant Pot Lazy Wife's Dinner could also be called "busy day dinner" because whether you feel like being lazy or you're too busy to make an involved dinner this easy recipe has got you covered. Start with a pound of ground beef and end with a hot dinner that your family will love.

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Note: the SLOW COOKER recipe instructions are listed in the recipe card below

Instant Pot Lazy Wife's Dinner

I had to laugh at the title of this recipe–"lazy wife's dinner." I have adapted this recipe from a cookbook called "The Best of Amish Friends Cookbook Collection" that you can actually purchase on Amazon*. Well whether you call it lazy wife's dinner, lazy husband's dinner or lazy teenager's dinner it's a good one! The whole point is that it's a super fast and easy dinner to get on the table.

My son had a big helping before football practice and then after football practice for "second dinner" he requested another helping! He said, "Mom, this is bussin bussin!" Which in 8th grader terms means, "Mom, this is so good!"

• I used a pound of ground beef but you can also use a pound of ground turkey or ground pork. For more flavor use a pound of sausage.
• Instead of elbow macaroni you can use bowties, cavatappi, penne, shells, rotini or egg noodles. Use 4 ounces of pasta. For egg noodles you will only need to pressure cook 2 minutes.
• I used Russet potatoes but you can also try red or yellow potatoes. I used 2 medium-small potatoes.
• Try using any cream of soup that you like. I used cream of chicken. If you'd rather, you can leave out the cream of soup and add a brick of cream cheese into the pot instead. It will get soft and to the point where you can easily stir it in.
• I had a half bag of frozen lima beans that needed to be used up but you can also use frozen corn (or another veg of your choice…peas would be good).
• I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. You can also make this in an 8 quart pot or halve the recipe in a 3 quart pot.

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More Amish Inspired Recipes…

• Instant Pot Haystack Supper
• Instant Pot Amish Yumasetti
• Instant Pot Amish Breakfast Casserole
• Instant Pot Amish Country Casserole
• Instant Pot Amish Chuck Roast
• Instant Pot Amish Chicken Corn Soup

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Instant Pot Lazy Wife's Dinner could also be called "busy day dinner" because whether you feel like being lazy or you're too busy to make an involved dinner this easy recipe has got you covered. Start with a pound of ground beef and end with a hot dinner that your family will love.

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• 1 pound lean ground beef or turkey or pork
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 1/2 cups beef or chicken broth
• 1 cup (4 oz) elbow macaroni, uncooked
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into quarter inch rounds
• 2 medium Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• Salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp rosemary
• 1/2 tsp basil
• 1 1/2 cups frozen lima beans or frozen corn
• 1 (10 oz) can cream of chicken or cream of mushrooms soup
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup cream or milk

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Instant Pot Instructions:

1. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When the display says HOT add in the beef and break it up. If there is excess grease, drain it off. Stir in the kosher salt and pepper. Turn off Instant Pot.
2. Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking.
3. Sprinkle in the macaroni. Dump the carrots and potatoes on top. Sprinkle the potatoes lightly with salt and pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, basil, rosemary and basil. Dump the lima beans on top. Spoon the cream of chicken soup on top and finally pour in the Worcestershire sauce. Don't stir.
4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
5. Stir in the cream or milk. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!

Slow Cooker Instructions:

1. Brown the ground beef and stir in the kosher salt and pepper. Add into the slow cooker.
2. Pour in ½ cup of broth, carrots, potatoes, lima beans, cream of chicken soup, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, basil, rosemary, basil and Worcestershire sauce. Stir well.
3. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours, or until potatoes are cooked through (all slow cooker cook at different rates). Cook macaroni separately on the stove according to package directions and drain.
4. Stir in the macaroni, cream and salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!

• Category: Beef
• Method: Instant Pot

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