 Hey everyone, welcome back to Six Sister Stuff. Today we're doing something a little different. We're making three easy boxed meals that you can make in your Instant Pot. So my name is Kristen. And I'm Kendra. And these are three easy boxed meals that you guys are going to love. They come together in just a minute, so we'll show you how to make them. Now this isn't our normal, like, lots of ingredients meal. We really are just showing you different ways that you can use your Instant Pot. And I think one of my most favorite go-to side dishes is my macaroni and cheese, Instant Pot mac and cheese, but from the box. So three boxed meals, I'm excited. Okay, what are we gonna start with? Okay, so the first one that we're gonna make is our Instant Pot hamburger helper. So the first thing that you're gonna wanna do is add your ground beef to your Instant Pot. Okay, so once you've added your hamburger, you're going to push saute. So you're just gonna saute this until it is brown and all the way cooked through. All right, now the meat is all done cooking, so now you're going to deglaze our pot by just adding some water to it. So we'll add the water, and if it's kinda sticking to the bottom, you can even use the water to help and use your chocolate stir to do that too. So if you have some meat that's kind of burned on the bottom, you wanna make sure you get your chop and stir in there and just scrape the bottom really good because you don't wanna get the burn notice, so we're just gonna scrape all of the bottom off, and then we're gonna leave water in there too. Yes, yes. The next thing that we're gonna add is our hamburger helper, and you're going to add both the packet and the noodles. So we'll add in the noodles. And then we'll add in the packet of seasoning. Okay, so I'll add the seasoning, and then we'll take the chop and stir and we'll just stir it around just a little bit. While she's mixing that in, I'm gonna add in, it's like about a cup and a half of some milk. And if you need these directions, they'll all be down below in the description. All right. Okay, it's all mixed together. Now we're going to put our lid on and make sure it's on sealing. Okay, the lid's on, it's on sealing, so then we'll do pressure cook, and then we'll take it down to zero. Now you're cooking it at zero because it's an egg noodle. Egg noodles take hardly any time at all, so quick, easy, we love it. Yeah. Okay, so it's all done cooking, so now all you're going to do is vent it, and I'm gonna use a spoon so I don't burn my hands, but, and it's okay if it starts to bubble and foam a little bit, it's just from the noodles. So now that it's all done venting, we'll twist it, take it off, and it's all done. So we'll just stir it together and then it's ready to serve. All right, so this is a little more, just a little bit watery than your normal hamburger helper, so you can push the saute button to get rid of that liquid, but personally, I like this way, it's a little bit soupy, but it's still, it's delicious. It's delicious, it tastes so good. And we usually serve this with a salad or we do cooked carrots or a side of fruit. You know, we try, like our main dish sometimes isn't as healthy, but we try and get healthy all around. Yeah. All right, we're done with this one? Yes. Okay, let's move on to the next one. Okay. Next one we're gonna make is just the easy box mac and cheese. Box mac and cheese. All right, so what you're gonna do is make sure you take the cheese out, of course. I actually did that in college once, and I just dumped everything into the cheese. Oh no. But we're learning from our mistakes. Okay, you're just gonna dump your noodles in. Then you're gonna add about one and a fourth cups of water just on top of your noodles. Just wanna make sure all your noodles are covered by water. That's the most important part. Okay, then this is my favorite part because you don't have to stir, you don't have to mix, you don't have to do anything. So we're just gonna add our four tablespoons of butter. So we're just kind of following the directions from the box. And then fourth cup of milk. This is a lot easier. That is a lot easier. I know. Then like, are the noodles done? Are they still chewy? Exactly. Okay, so we're gonna put the lid on. Make sure that your knob is turned to ceiling, not venting. Then we're gonna push either the pressure cook or manual button depending on what you have. And then because it's noodles, we're just going down to four minutes. So once you set the timer, then you can just walk away. All right, all done cooking. We're gonna turn the little knob to venting. Okay, it's all done venting. We're gonna open it up now. Nice and bubbly. So this is one way that you can do it. I just dumped everything in, but you could also just put the water and the noodles in and cook it and then add your milk and your cheese and your butter like everything else. But I just, I wanted to try to see if it works right through everything in. So let's put in the cheese and we'll just see how it goes. I really try and search for things to make my life just a little bit easier and yeah, just dumping everything in and mac and cheese. We're calling that a win. Win! All right. Smells so good. This is like my favorite. All right, we're done with this recipe. Now we're gonna head over and make some rice aroni. Okay, the last thing that we are going to make is rice aroni. And this one is probably the easiest of them all. You can literally dump in all the ingredients including the packets. So we'll first start with all the rice and then you want to add in the seasoning. Yep. So just add the whole packet of seasoning and then you'll add one and three-fourths cup of water and then you'll add one tablespoon of butter. So you'll want to mix it just a little bit just to incorporate the rice with all the liquid and make sure it's all covered. And then we'll put on our lid. I can never get the lid on the first time. There we go. Not too bad. Good work. And make sure it's on sealing. And then. Not until. Okay. And then you'll do pressure cook and you'll do it for five minutes. So once the timer's set, you're good to go and you can walk away. So I love making this because it's like the perfect side dish. Perfect side dish of rice. So I love to eat it with my salmon or just something that needs a really good rice side. This is like perfect for it. And I like that you can cook this for like the last five minutes that your meat is cooking or something. And then it's just, dinner's all warm and ready at one time and it's easy and fast and it's a win. All right, we'll let this cook and then we'll come back. Done cooking. We're gonna turn the little knob to venting. Woo! Watch well. Okay, once all of the pressure is out, then you can safely take the lid off. Mm-hmm. Nice. Oh, it smells so good. It does smell good. Now it is a little bit liquidy, but that's how riceroni is. Like even if you make it on the stove top, you just gotta wait a few minutes and then it will thicken up. So we're just gonna stir around really good. I loved riceroni. I know, especially as a kid, right? It reminds me now it's little. And it's like the best with like a chicken or a salmon. Oh, it's so yummy. Right, I love it. Okay, smells good. Mm, I love that. So simple, so easy. All right, you guys, I hope you enjoyed these boxed meals. Something a little bit different. Now if you want more Instant Pot recipes, make sure you check out this video right there. And we'll see you guys next week. Bye!