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FAST AND EASY INSTANT POT MEAL PLAN FOR BUSY WEEKNIGHTS!
Wouldn’t it be great to have easy, cheap AND great tasting dinner options at the drop of a hat? I’ve seriously been so in love with my instant pot this past year in fact these last two weeks I’ve used it about 8 times. Crazy right?
As someone who typically enjoys cooking, I don’t always love all of the dishes that follow or the prepping that goes along with it.
Sometimes I just want easy.
That’s why this week’s meal plan is just that. Little to no prep with simple ingredients that most people would already have on hand.
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The Recipes
- Instant Pot Spaghetti
- Instant Pot Crack Chicken
- Instant Pot Round Steak And Gravy
- Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowl
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The Grocery List & Cost Breakdown
*Please note that the grocery prices listed below are based out of California. Depending on your location and what you already have on hand you could make these recipes for less*
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 1.5 lb $5.23
- Marinara Tomato Sauce 24 oz $1.67
- Spaghetti 8 oz $0.63
- Original Ranch Dry Seasoning Packet 1 oz $3.39
- Bacon $5.99
- Cream Cheese 8 oz $1.99
- Penne Pasta 16 oz $1.25
- Chicken Broth (2) 32 oz $1.99 ea or $3.98 Total
- Round Steak $6.99
- 2 Packets Onion Gravy $2.40 Total
- Onion $0.68
- Garlic $0.60
- Fire Roasted Tomatoes 14.5 oz $1.25
- Black Beans 15 oz $1.25
- 2 Fresh Tomatoes $1.39 Total
- Green Onions $1.09
- Guacamole (prepared) $2.99
- Bertolli Olive Oil 25 oz $7.99
Total $50.76
Instant Pot Spaghetti
I’m typically not a jarred sauce kind of girl when it comes to spaghetti. I’ve always preferred to make my own spaghetti sauce from scratch simply because I always thought it tasted better.
But lets get real. Sometimes the family and I are craving spaghetti and I just don’t have all day to sit over a pot of spaghetti sauce.
With less than 5 ingredients and a whopping 8 minutes you can have dinner done for the entire family. Another perk was that the leftovers tasted even better the next day for lunch.
Instant Pot Crack Chicken Pasta
You know those recipes that look and taste like they took all day long to make? Well, this is one of those recipes!
This meal would be perfect for feeding company on a budget without it feeling boring. Anyone would be super impressed with this dish.
Instant Pot Round Steak And Gravy
Steak is usually a no go in this house simply because of the cost. I can’t even remember the last time we did have steak even if I think really really hard.
I couldn’t resist making this recipe since I just so happened to have everything on hand except the meat.
A dinner like this for less than $10 in 20 minutes? Yes, please!
Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls
Burrito bowls are totally my thing. There are so many different things you can do with them the possibilities are endless. This would be a great recipe to double and eat it differently every day for the entire week.
My kids love to eat them with a tortilla but we have also used them in tacos, turned them into nachos, and even as a twist to stuffed bell peppers.
With this 7 minute winner, you can’t go wrong.
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