Recipes: Instant Pot Southern Potatoes and Green Beans - Over Cream Cheese: Chile Crunch

This was our setup for last weekend.  Meat cutting on the floor with my food and wine.  Did you purchase a beef tenderloin?  I did.  Prepared it for dinner the other night and it was melt in your mouth delicious!

Two recipes from my sampling were favorites.  Here we go ... 

*Note #1: Pictures of Instant Pot settings follow the recipe.

Instant Pot Southern Potatoes and Green Beans

(adapted from spicysouthernkitchen.com)

6 slices bacon, cut into bite size pieces

1 c. diced onion

1¼ c. chicken broth

1 lb. green beans, cut in half

24 oz. 1-Bite Potatoes

1 tsp. Crazy Jane Mixed-Up Salt

½ tsp. garlic powder

½ tsp. black pepper

¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

2 Tbl. butter

Turn Instant Pot on SAUTE/NORMAL*.  When light indicates HOT, add bacon and cook until desired doneness (medium to crisp).  Add onion and cook until translucent.

Turn Instant Pot off (CANCEL).  Add chicken broth, scrapping up browned bits on the bottom.   Add Crazy Jane, garlic powder, black pepper and red pepper flakes.  Stir.

Add potatoes then green beans on top.  Put lid on pot and make sure pressure valve is closed.  

1. Set Instant Pot to PRESSURE – LOW/NORMAL* and make sure WARM is off. 

2. Cook for 4 minutes. 

3. Do natural release for 10 minutes. 

4. Open pressure valve to release any remaining steam/pressure.

5. When red pin drops, remove the lid.

Stir in butter and serve.

Note#2 : At the end of cooking, stir in TFM’s Rotisserie Chicken (pull from the bone).  It’s FANTASTIC with the sauce in this dish and makes a complete meal.

SAUTE-NORMAL

PRESSURE - LOW/NORMAL

Not much to say ... Easy.  Delicious.  Can be a side dish or complete meal.  Customers enjoyed.  Sold a lot of potatoes and green beans.

*****

Chile Crunch is new into the store. I didn't know what to expect. But, along with customers ... pleasantly surprised.  Delicious!  

No measuring.  Just layer.

1 block of cream cheese
1 jar TFM Apricot Jam
1 jar Chile Crunch

Place cream cheese on serving dish.  Top with jam.  Drizzle with Chile Crunch (use both the oil and chile).  Serve with your favorite crackers.

So easy and flavorful.  A blend of creamy, sweet, and spicy.  You can use goat cheese in place of cream cheese, giving you a added tangy note.