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25 Insanely Delicious Instant Pot Breakfast Recipes

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Make breakfast in an instant with one of these 25 insanely delicious Instant Pot Breakfast recipes. Not only will it make mornings easier, you'll have healthy, satisfying breakfast the whole family will love.

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You know that old adage, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." I believe that, but it's also the most stressful time of the day. Between getting ready for work and making sure the kiddo is up, I don't have time to make a balanced, nutrition breakfast. Enter the Instant Pot!

By preparing breakfast in the Instant Pot, or electric pressure cooker, you can set it and go about getting ready. It's completely hands-off cooking. Better yet, you can even prepare breakfast in the Instant Pot the night before and portion into individual containers.

Yogurt is one of my absolute favorite things to make in the Instant Pot because it is so easy and so much cheaper than store-bought. I especially love to do the "cold start" method meaning that you don't even have to heat the milk before you start the culturing process. My friend, Relle, has a great recipe: Instant Pot Cold Start Yogurt.

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20 Ways to Use Everything Bagel Seasoning

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Everything Bagel seasoning isn't just for bagels anymore. I compiled 20 delicious recipes using the spice blend to add variety to your dinners and appetizers.

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"Everything Bagel" seasoning is one of my favorite spice blends and it is so easy to mix up a batch for yourself.

How to make your own Everything Bagel seasoning

The basic components are dried garlic, dried onion, sea salt, poppy seeds, and white and black sesame seeds. From there, the ratios are up to your personal taste. Check out my recipe for Everything Bagel seasoning here.

I like to store my homemade seasoning in these adorable spice jars.

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The spice blend is very easy to find in grocery stores now, too, with store releasing their own version of the spice blend. Feel free to keep a couple bottles on hand.

Why use the seasoning in other ways?

The savory spice blend of "Everything Bagel" seasoning is the perfect balance of onion, garlic, salt and nutty flavor from the seeds. The only thing to keep in mind is that the larger pieces of the spice blend will burn if put directly in a hot pan.

I do have a tip for you: If you're going to coat fish or chicken in the seasoning mix, you'll want to bake it so that it is heated with gentle heat. If you try to saute it in a pan, the seasoning will burn from the high heat.

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Quick Dinners Using Canned Beans

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Save time in the kitchen by making quick dinners using canned beans. They cost pennies and add a great source of protein to any dinner.

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When it comes to making dinner, canned beans can be your best friend. Simply the can, drain and rinse, and you have a super frugal and easy base for dinner. Beans are also neutral in flavor, so they can take on whatever flavor you like.

What if I only have dried beans?

Cooking dried beans is so easy, but it does take time. Once you make a batch of dried beans, though, they freeze really well so you can portion into 2 cup portions and freezer for quick dinners.

My favorite way to cook dried beans is in the crock pot. This method takes 8 hours and is completely hands off. You don't even have to pre-soak the beans. Check out my post on how to cook dried black beans. This method works for all other kinds of beans, too.

What about the canned bean liquid?

Aquafaba is the liquid that we drain off of canned beans and it is liquid gold. My friend Meggan, from Cooking on Caffeine, is a magician with using aquafaba to make buttercream icing, meringues, even macaron cookies! She has a whole post dedicated to the wonders of aquafaba here.

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Casserole Dinners Using Pantry Ingredients

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Casserole dinners are the best way to use ingredients from your pantry and freezer in a complete, one pot (or pan) meal.

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What is a Casserole?

At its core, a casserole dinner is a dish that is a complete meal in one and is typically served in the same dish it was baked or cooked in.

First, you have a protein. This can be ground meat, diced or canned chicken, any other meat chopped into bite-size pieces or even beans.

Then, you have a starch or carbohydrate. This is usually rice or noodles of some kind.

Next, you have any variety of vegetables. I love to use frozen vegetables because they hold up the the baking and they are cheaper than fresh and easy to store.

Last, you need some kind of sauce to bring it all together. This can be canned soup, broth, gravy, or even cheese. The possibilities really are endless.

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