Instant Pot: Plain Pasta

There are lots of recipes for one-dish pasta meals that you can make in the IP.  But my son's favorite food is plain pasta.

After reviewing a couple of recipes online along with some trial and error I've been successful.

Here's my method:

add 1 box pasta
add water to cover the pasta plus about 1/2"
add about 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (to prevent the pasta from foaming)

put on the lid and close the valve

set IP to manual, high pressure, 3 minutes

(it takes my IP about 15 minutes to come to pressure)

when IP beeps, do a quick release and drain the pasta

Easiest pasta ever!

Vegan Chocolate Smoothie

My favorite chocolate smoothie:

1 cup rice milk
1 scoop vegan protein powder (I use Sprouts brand)
1 heaping tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 frozen banana

Blend until smooth.  Add ice if the consistency is too thin.

Vegan Fruit Smoothie

My favorite fruit smoothie:

1 cup pineapple juice

1 scoop vegan protein powder (I use Sprouts brand)
1 frozen banana

1/2 cup frozen peaches

1/2 cup frozen mixed berries

fresh spinach (optional)

fresh carrots (optional)

Blend until smooth.  Add water if consistency is too thick.  Add ice if consistency is too thin.

I love my RTIC tumbler for keeping my smoothies cold.