{"id":40427,"date":"2023-04-26T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehealthymaven.com\/?p=40427"},"modified":"2023-10-16T17:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T21:01:46","slug":"instant-pot-kung-pao-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehealthymaven.com\/instant-pot-kung-pao-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ready for a quick, 1-pot dinner recipe? Look no further than this healthy Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken made with simple ingredients, delicious and juicy chicken and your daily serving of veggies! This one-pot wonder will wow the whole family.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ll be honest, I’m pretty slow to jump on food trends. I think I was the last person to buy a spiralizer and I’m still holding out on an air fryer. My skepticism holds me back and truthfully, C isn’t all that thrilled with another<\/em> kitchen gadget taking up space in our already cramped kitchen. The Instant Pot is no exception. I figured, I already have a slow cooker, why do I need an Instant Pot<\/a>?! If this Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken is any indication, I clearly gave in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve actually had our Instant Pot for over two years. After hearing enough friends rave about theirs and trying some pretty delicious recipes (Lee<\/a> is the queen of Instant Pot!) I decided to add it to our wedding registry. For the first few months I basically used it as a fancy rice cooker but it became pretty clear to me that while people may claim that it makes cooking faster, it certainly isn’t speeding it up by much. What would normally take me 40 minutes to cook short grain brown rice on the stove top now took me 30 minutes. I’ll take an extra 10 minutes any day, but let me be clear: the Instant Pot is not always a huge time saver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So Why Use The Instant Pot?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So if it isn’t saving you time, why use the Instant Pot<\/a>? C and I were having this discussion the other night (while eating this Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken!) and we came up with a few reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. It may not always be quicker than the stovetop BUT but it has the flavor of something that was slow cooked for hours<\/strong>. The benefit of the slow cooker is how flavorful it can make your dishes and the Instant Pot gives you that flavor in a 1\/4 of the time<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Easy clean up<\/strong>! C loves how easy the clean up is with the Instant Pot. You cook everything in one pot which makes clean up so easy!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Set it and forget it.<\/strong> Like a slow cooker, you really don’t have to think much about your meal while it’s cooking. You can even set it on a timer to cook while you’re out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    So after I got over my initial fears of thinking my Instant Pot was going to blow up my house (it won’t!) I started to experiment with dishes and honestly, we use our Instant Pot at least 3 times a week. As someone who may be hesitant to jump on food trends, I am now fully engaged with the Instant Pot and won’t be looking back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n