Pressure Cooker Tuna Bacon Casserole

With everyone coming in at all times in the evening, this is a great way to still provide a hearty meal without using the microwave! Pasta is cooked dry, and then all the other ingredients go in and cook a little more. Super easy and quick, and all in one pot!  Leave it on the ‘warm’ setting, so everyone can get their meal whenever they happen to get home that night. If you don’t have the bacon, just add whatever leftover veggie or protein that you think would add a nice flavor. Makes a great busy weeknight meal!!

Equipment Necessary

• 6 to 8 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

• 2 Cans Tuna, drained
• 1 Can Cream-of-Mushroom Soup
• 3 Cups Water
• 2 1/2 Cups Pasta (Elbows, Ziti or similar), UNCOOKED
• 1/2 LB Bacon, Cooked and broken up into pieces
• 1 Cup Frozen Peas
• 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese OR Parmesan (Optional)

1. Put water and pasta in cooker, COOK on HIGH for 5 minutes. QUICK release. DON’T drain!
2. Stir in Tuna, Soup, Bacon and Peas. Replace lid and COOK on HIGH 3 minutes. Quick Release carefully.
3. Stir well, and add cheese(s). Replace lid and let sit 5 minutes.
4. Stir and serve. ENJOY!

Pressure Cooker Pea Soup

I’ve been making Pea Soup for my family for many years, but when I received my Pressure Cooker it opened up a whole new world for me! I used to have to slow cook (on the stove) most of the day to get those split peas to cook, but no more of that. This is a one-pot fool-proof way to make a yummy thick pea soup in less than 20 minutes! YUM! You can make it with store-bought chicken broth, or boil up that leftover ham bone and use the broth from that! If you don’t have a ham bone, no biggie. Just use some leftover chicken!

Equipment Needed

• 6 to 8 Quart Pressure Cooker
• Hand Held Blender (this is necessary to get the right consistency!)

Ingredients

• 4 Cups Chicken or Ham broth
• 2 Cups Water
• 1 Large Onion, Diced
• 2 Cups (or as little as you have) Cooked Chicken OR Ham, cut into chunks (Optional)
• 1 Pkg (1lb) Green or Yellow Split Peas, rinsed well and soaked for about an hour
• 1 Pkg (1lb) Frozen Carrots OR 1lb baby carrots OR 2cans sliced carrots
• Salt and Pepper to taste (I just sprinkle it over the top!)
• 2 TBSP Adobe Seasoning OR 2 TBSP Garlic Powder

1. Put all your ingredients in your cooker and stir. When your soup is done, you can add more seasonings if you prefer. The amounts in the Ingredients List are just suggestions!
2. Pressure Cook on HIGH for 12 minutes, then do a Natural Release (NR) for 10mins to help reduce all that liquid spitting out the top! LOL
3. Blend with hand blender until smooth and creamy. Serve with Sourdough Bread for a delicious, hearty meal YUM!!

You’ll get ALOT of servings out of this. Yields about 5 quarts of soup. Freezes well!