Instant cookers turn lazy cooks into great cooks

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For those who have little time to cook for work, exercise and social life, instant pots are a beacon of hope. In addition to all the things slow pot does, instant pot pressure cooking, frying, steaming and so on. Needless to say, they cut cooking time by 70%.

less time, more functions, less saucepans - what else is not worth loving? Oh, do you know that flavor compounds usually disappear during cooking? They are sealed inside to make your food taste better. No wonder it has sold 2 million units since it was launched in 2010.

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the health benefits of the instant pot

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but even the owners of the instant pot may not know that the food in the instant pot is considered to be healthier, eliminating carcinogenic compounds produced by barbecue and frying. And, according to food scientist Dr. Kantha shelke, it also makes "high protein foods like beans and meat easier to digest," making it easier for your body to absorb nutrients from these foods.

from baby ribs less than an hour to Risotto with mushrooms, asparagus and peas, here are 10 kinds of healthy and delicious instant pot rice, just press a few buttons. Points: Arthur bovino / livestrong.com

1. Although the leg of lamb is naturally juicy, pressure cooking will make the meat fall off from the bone and become tender. Leg is also one of the thinnest parts of the animal, with 150 to 170 calories and 3 grams of saturated fat per 3 ounces. With a simple dip made of lime juice and mint, it can add a little brightness and eliminate the meat flavor sometimes related to meat. It is delicious and wrapped in a healthy package with steamed wheat flour, quinoa, rice or fresh green vegetables.

recipes and nutritional information: lamb in lamb and mint ready to eat pot

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2. Healthy ready to eat meat pot

meat usually has nothing to do with healthy or fast cooking. After all, this popular Western Mexican dish is made by stewing lard with lard for hours. Here, we've changed our shoulders to sirloin, which has been reduced from 168 calories to 93. Three quarters of the calories come from proteins, which are needed to provide energy, produce hormones and maintain the body's tissues. Although there is no substitute for lard, pressure cooking can tenderize the loin and increase the flavor.

recipes and nutrition information: healthy instant hotpot meat sauce

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3. Instant hotpot turkey meat sauce

Marcella Kazan, the famous Italian cookbook author of this meat sauce recipe, may be the gold standard, but with vegetable oil, butter, wine and whole milk, etc. It's not the healthiest sauce to spin spaghetti. The recipe trades low-fat milk, omits wine, oil and butter (nearly 550 calories less in total), and Turkey for ground beef, which means less saturated fat. Use the "fry" setting of the instant pot to add flavor to Turkey and vegetables, and press cooking to keep the meat moist and flavored.

recipe and nutrition information: instant pot turkey meat sauce

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4. Instant pot risotto usually means standing by the stove for 20 minutes, stirring and adding ingredients. Well, look, mom! No hands! In an instant cooker, all you have to do is click "fry", cook the onion, stir for two minutes, and wrap the rice before pressure cooking. Dried porcupines can be infused with truffle like spicy without spending money, while green beans can bring the flavor of spring and help meet the daily fiber needs. Finally, the addition of potassium, folic acid, vitamin B-6, thiamine and fiber to the nutritious asparagus is helpful to the formation of red blood cells, protein metabolism and cell growth.

recipes and nutritional information: instant stewed rice with dried mushrooms, asparagus, peas and green onions

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5. Instant pan spaghetti pumpkin with spicy chicken

7g carbohydrate per cup. Spaghetti pumpkin is the best substitute for high carbohydrate and high calorie pasta (43g per cup). It also provides a recommended daily intake of nearly 10% vitamin C, but cooking a spaghetti pumpkin usually means waiting for an hour to bake. Don't worry, the instant cooker can achieve the same effect in five minutes. This impromptu dish on the popular spaghetti served at the porsena restaurant in New York City adds spicy chicken sausages and anticancer mustard to satisfy all your cravings for spaghetti.

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6. Instant cauliflower soup with white beans and lemon

cauliflower is rich in vitamin C and potassium, rich in glucosinolates, a sulfur-containing compound, which can activate human detoxification system and may prevent some cancers. In addition, its mild taste makes it a blank canvas, so you can use your favorite ingredients to taste it. Here, you'll use protein rich white beans and lemons (imagine a vegetable version of the Greek avgolemono soup, but no yolks or Orzo). Although the recipe needs to be done in a blender, it still takes less than 20 minutes to cook!

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7. Taji style instant pot chicken, with lemon, green olive and garlic, one reason is that so many other proteins "taste like chicken": it has no taste. To increase the thrill, this recipe uses the traditional Moroccan Taji ingredients, which combine chicken with green olives, garlic and lemon to increase brightness and depth. Chicken is a low-fat source of protein (27 grams in a 3-ounce serving) and has less cholesterol and saturated (bad) fat than other meats. It is rich in nutrition and contains vitamin B6, which is used in insulin production and carbohydrate and protein metabolism. Vitamin B-3 is used to convert carbohydrate into energy. Selenium is an anti-cancer antioxidant.

formula and nutrition information: Thai format lemon instant pot chicken, green olive and garlic

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8. Instant pot Swedish meatballs, admit it, you didn't come to IKEA to take Billy's bookshelves or other furniture. You want Swedish meatballs made of butter, milk and heavy cream, plus 35 calories of raspberry sauce per tablespoon. This is a healthier instant pot of its own meatball recipe. It replaces butter and milk with half the fat free, and exchanges it with fresh raspberries (64 calories per cup!). Instead of jam. Side supply easy, fast pickled cucumber, increase freshness, chopped cream sauce.

recipes and nutrition information: instant pot Swedish meatballs

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9. In an hour of instant cooking, you want your baby back, baby back, baby back ribs - but not too bad, you're willing to light the grill or wait for them to cook in the oven for three hours. The instant pot is delicious. It falls off the ribs in 20 minutes. Although the baby's back is not thin (three ribs have 280 calories), if you limit your daily fat intake, they are a good source of protein, vitamin B, selenium and zinc. Do you feel fancy? The staff of the instant cooker suggested using a teaspoon of liquid smoke to make Barbie look new.

recipes and nutrition information: bake baby's back ribs with vinegar strips under the instant pot at home.

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10. Jambalaya, a traditional Louisiana dish, has a list of ingredients for a carnival parade, but it's as easy to prepare as seasoning and cooking protein, fry its "Holy Trinity" of vegetables (onions, celery and pepper) and cook. Here, we use brown rice, which has six times the fiber content of white rice, to help you feel full. Fiber can also reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart disease. Finally, using chicken and sausage instead of pork sausage is a healthier option.

recipes and nutrition information: instant pot stickers

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What do you think? Do you have an instant pot? What's your favorite instant pot recipe? Share in the comments section.

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