30 minutes Ninja Foodi meals: German Schweinebraten

This is a so easy meal. All in one. I make it every year and this time I adapted it for the Foodi. So fast and easy. 30 minutes Ninja Foodi Meals

You will need:

1 tablespoon Avocado Oil
1- 1.5 lb of Pork loin, cut in half.
salt and fresh cracked pepper
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion.
1 medium carrot, sliced  in 1/2 inch rounds
1 pound small potatoes cut in half
1 1/4 cup of water
1 package of Maggi Seasoning Mix, German style Pork roast ( Schweinebraten)


Preheat the Ninja Foodi on Sear MD-HI for 4 minutes.
Salt and pepper pork loin roasts
Place oil in the pot, put loin roast in and sear for about 5 minutes, turning on all sides.
Add onion, carrots, potatoes to pot.
Mix the water with the seasoning mix package, pour over the meat and vegetables. bring to a boil, this will not take long.

Place the pressure cook lid on and set valve to seal, pressure cook on Hi for 3 minutes, Natural release for 5 minutes and then Quick release rest of steam. remove lid. check the meat it should be 140° on the meat thermometer. If not place back in pot and put lid on, it should continue to cook, recheck in about 2 minutes.
Remove meat and put in container with foil over it.
set the Ninja back on Sear and continue to cook vegetables for 4 minutes, while sauce thickens.

Slice meat
Place vegetables in serving dish
pour gravy over meat.

Ninja Foodi : The Perfect Rice

I have pressure cook my rice before and really did not like the out come. The rice turned out sticky and mush. I decided to return to the stove Rice. Recently I was reading some Foodi post on Cooking Rice in the Ninja Foodi. Almost all the folks decided to return to the stove for the rice. This got me thinking; Maybe I should look at it a different way. Let's Try Steaming the rice. Not washing or soaking first just putting the rice in and steam only. No Pressure Cooking. Which mean you do not set the Vent knob to Seal.  Leave it in the Vent position.

The Ninja Foodi Perfect Rice

 1 cup Long grain Rice. I use jasmine. ( you do not have to wash the rice)
 1 cup chicken Stock low salt. ( you can also use Beef or Vegetable broths or Water)

Put into Ninja Foodi pot, stir.
Use the Pressure cooker top, set pressure knob to Vent.
 select steam function and set timer for 12 minutes.

The steam will build up and then escape through the black pressure knob. this is normal. it will slow down and the rice will still cook.  Note: the red valve will not pop up with this method.
When the Done light comes on, remove the lid and stir rice. Perfect rice.

*I added cooked peas to the dish.

Ninja Foodi:: Savory Italian Chicken

Savory Italian Chicken

  I adapted one of my Mothers Pressure Cooker recipe from the 1960's. She use to make it on the stove with a traditional pressure cooker. She made it with a Chuck Roast. I adapted it  for chicken.  My Hubby can not eat red meat due to a disease.
 I buy the chicken from Costco, it is already beboned and skinned. Easy to use. Also used it fresh and not frozen for this recipe.

You will need:

4 pounds of Fresh Chicken Legs and Thighs, Deboned and Skinned
1 -8oz can tomatoes sauce
1 cup Chicken Bone Broth
1 Can( 3oz) of Mushrooms( undrained)
1 Tablespoon Dried Chopped Onion.
1/2 Tablespoon  Italian seasoning ( used  McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian)
1/2 Cup Dry Red Wine
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced (used a garlic press)
1 teaspoon salt and pepper mix
1 Carrot thinly sliced-about 1/2 cup.

Put all ingredients in the  Ninja Foodi main nonstick pot (for pressure cooking), Stir well.
Put Pressure Cooker Lid on Set on Pressure, HI for 20minutes, Quick release.

Remove chicken set aside.

Make Slurry:
 1/4 cup Cornstarch and 1/2 cup cold water, stir together until all the cornstarch is dissolved. this is called a Slurry.

Add this to the liquid in the  Ninja. turn on the Saute and cook until thick and bubbly.
 pour some sauce over chicken on platter and serve with rest in a gravy boat.
. Refrigerate left overs.

serves 6-8 people.

Recipe copyright 2019 by "Auntie E Cookbook/EM Dubros"