Pressure Cooker Shredded Chicken BBQ

Super easy to make for a large crowd.

Place 3-5 lbs of boneless Chicken breasts in Insta-Pot

Add 1 cup canned chicken broth or 1 cup of water and either one bouillon cube or 1 cup water and one tablespoon "Better than Bouillon" Chicken base (this is what I use).

Manual Cook high 18 minutes, fast steam removal and shred.  Pour favorite BBQ sauce over it and mix well.

If making this for a crowd, repeat recipe for a second batch and then place all shredded chicken in a Crock-pot to keep warm.

Pressure Cooker - Chicken and Dressing

Amazon put the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker on sale for Prime Day for $69.99 and I just had to order it.  I had been watching this for a few months after reading all the rave reviews on a  few message boards I read and saw the over 8000 5 star ratings on Amazon.We made our first meal in it last night and it was a total winner.  Four frozen chicken breasts straight from freezer to plate and in our bellies in 50 minutes.I used the recipe below.  Next time I will season the chicken as it goes into the pot and prepare chicken gravy to go with it, bit other than that it was very good and we will do it again soon.  Updated: We have repeated this recipe three times now and each time it has been equally yummy!

4 large frozen chicken breasts
1 cup chicken broth
1 large can (23 oz) Cream of Chicken soup (or two small cans)
1 bag of cornbread stuffing (14 oz)

You place the chicken breasts (stacking them in the bottom of the pressure cooker over lapping them as needed) and add 1 cup of chicken broth. Set the vent to “seal” and press the manual button for 14 minutes. Once it’s does, do a quick release on the valve and wait for all the steam to release before opening the unit. Press the cancel button to turn off the unit.

Check to make sure the chicken is fully cooked. There will be a lot of liquid at the bottom. You will need this liquid for the cornbread stuffing.  Open the bag of cornbread stuffing and place it directly over the top of the chicken breasts (leave all that liquid in there). Pour the cream of chicken soup over the stuffing, covering it completely.  Replace the lid and set the manual button for another 4 minutes. This will allow you to heat the stuffing.  The machine won’t pressure cook again because the stuffing is soaking up all of the hot juices.  It’s only heating the process.  When it’s done, check the quick release the valve to release any pressure before opening the lid. Mix all of the ingredients together. When you mix it all together you will notice the chicken start to shred with very little effort. Serve it immediately and enjoy!

Recipe from:  http://www.isavea2z.com/instant-pot-chicken-and-stuffing-recipe/

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Pork Roast on Smoker

We hadn't used the smoker in several weeks and since we knew we would be home all day we decided it was a perfect time to do so.

Took a Smithfield's 3.5 Pork loin, rubbed it with Rosemary Garlic Salt and a little pepper and then smoked it for 6 hours at 225.

Once out of smoker we let it sit covered with aluminum foil while we made the corn on the cob and green beans to go with and it was perfect.

Turned out to be one of the best Pork Roasts we have made (and we make lots of pork roasts).I used the leftovers for lunch today with my salad.

Our Perfect Pork Roast Recipe

We discovered this recipe a few years ago and it is now the only way we cook a Pork Roast

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.  Yes 500 degrees

When it reaches temperature place your seasoned (we use various seasonings depending on our mood) foil wrapped and bake EXACTLY 5 1/2 minutes PER POUND.  

When timer goes off turn oven OFF and whatever you do, do NOT open the oven door. Keep in oven for exactly 60 minutes

Remove and let roast sit for 5-10 minutes before carving.  It will be perfect!! The before and after