17 hours ago, Katsumoto said:I have an old crock pot that I use sometimes because it's nice to throw it on before work and come home to a nice stew or chili. Then I discovered an InstantPot and all that crock pot does now is collect dust.
I prefer crock pot myself, I don't find instant pot to be that much more convenient compared to my crock pot (I usually have plenty of time before or between classes to throw stuff in it).
I find that there's something about knowing that your dinner has been slowly cooking for the past 4-6 hours that makes it taste better, ymmv.
Edit: obligatory recipe for making in a crock pot
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (I use boneless skinless to make things easy)
- 1 can (796 mL) diced tomato
- 1 jar (650 mL) salsa
- 1 can (540 mL) kidney beans
- 1 can (540 mL) black beans
- 1 can (341 mL) corn
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup diced red pepper
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 finely chopped jalapeno
- 5 tbsp (75 mL) tomato paste
- 4 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- (optional) cilantro
Directions
- Place chicken breasts at the bottom of the crock pot, add all other ingredients on top
- Cook for 4-6 hours
- Remove chicken breasts from pot, shred (a pair of forks work well for this)
- Mix shredded chicken back into the pot, reheat as necessary
- Serve
Serves 8 (or 4 if you're hungry), leftovers can be frozen