I know it’s mid-July, but I just had to do Barbecue Chicken Chili in the Instant Pot with some of the Honey Barbecue Pulled Chicken I made the other day. No Instant Pot? No worries. The stovetop instructions are here, too. Options are there if you don’t have leftover pulled chicken (or pork) to start with, too.
Simple Tomato Soup Instant Pot or Stovetop
Every once in awhile I crave Tomato Soup and this Simple Tomato Soup Instant Pot or Stovetop is a great one to whip up at the drop of a hat from pantry ingredients. There are a couple of extra touches if you want to add them; call them “upgrades” maybe.
Simple Tomato Soup Instant Pot or Stovetop
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Yucatan Pork Stew Instant Pot or Not
Here’s a new to me soup that you might like, too. Yucatan Pork Stew Instant Pot or Not. You might be familiar with Taco Soup or Sopa de Lima. They’re kind of relatives & share some of the same qualities and ingredients.
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Vietnamese Pork Noodle Soup
First of all, this is only a very loose interpretation of a Vietnamese Pork Noodle Soup. And no, it’s not Pho and not based on Pho. It’s just a lovely noodle soup, very simple, flavored with a good broth, a dash of fish sauce, some tomatoes & scallions, pork and a few herbs. And a good squeeze of lime. You can never forget the lime! (Like I did in the photos!)
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Creamy Mushroom Brie Bisque
Sometimes, even if you are frugal, you need an indulgence and this Creamy Mushroom Brie Bisque is one of those. When I had this for dinner the other night I was literally transported to cozy little Bistro.




