Creamy Instantpot Italian Chicken

My neighbor brought this over for dinner one night while we swam.  Both of the kids loved it so I started looking for a rendition of it to add to our menu!  This is really yummy and everyone in our house loves it and asks for seconds!  I serve it over rice with a veggie on the side and the littles love to scoop it up with corn chips!

Ingredients:

• 3-4 chicken breasts
• greek seasoning
• packet of zesty italian dressing mix
• 2 cans of LF cream of chicken soup
• 1 can chicken broth
• Juice of 1 Lemon
• 1 bag chopped spinach
• block of cream cheese (2% is fine)
• 2 bags of instant rice (1/2 cup uncooked) - cook in microwave

Instructions:

• In your Instantpot, cover bottom with chicken breasts.
• Season chicken with greek seasoning and sprinkle zesty italian mix over chicken.
• Over the chicken, pour the cream of chicken, chicken broth, lemon juice.  I often season this with some additional greek seasoning. 
• Cook on manual high pressure for 9 minutes, then let natural release for 10 minutes.  If chicken is frozen, cook for 12 minutes and let natural release for 10 minutes.
• After the 10 minutes of natural release, throw a towel over the valve and let the rest of the pressure out.
• With tongs remove the chicken pieces and shred.  
• Press the saute function.
• Cut your cream cheese up and evenly drop cubes into the soup.  
• Stir frequently until desired consistency is met and it is mixed in well.  Add back chicken as you shred it.
• Add the cooked instant rice and chopped spinach and stir well until spinach is wilted.
• Top with extra lemon juice and Parmesan if desired!  
• I usually mix the rice in but it can also be served over rice or pasta!

 Source:  https://onceamonthmeals.com/recipes/instant-pot-creamy-italian-chicken/

Garlic Parmesan Broccoli

I love broccoli but have really been wanting something a little different than how I normally make it.  I REALLY like this method of cooking broccoli!  My husband who isn't a huge fan of borccoli likes it too!


Ingredients:

broccoli

2tbsp olive oil

garlic salt

salt

pepper

lemon juice

parmesan cheese

 

Instructions:

 

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, add broccoli, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, pepper and salt to taste. Toss broccoli with a spoon until it's completely coated.
• Pour broccoli on the prepared baking sheet, spreading out into an even layer. Scoop out any garlic & oil left in the bowl and sprinkle it over the broccoli. 
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until broccoli is cooked through.
• Sprinkle broccoli with parmesan cheese before serving and add more lemon juice if desired!

Adapted from:http://homemadehooplah.com/recipes/garlic-parmesan-broccoli/