Instant Pot Chop Suey

Some recipes are just comfort food for me. This chop suey recipe is one of them. My maternal grandma made this regularly when I was growing up.  She lived with us for a while and cooked dinner for us occasionally. Her version of this recipe was done on the stovetop and took a LONG time. I do not have the patience, and often don’t have the energy to make that version. And since I’ve been working on simplifying my favorite childhood recipes, I decided to give this one a makeover.

I previously did this recipe in the slow cooker, and that worked well. But I wanted to find a faster way to make this. So I got out my Instant Pot to see if this recipe would work.

This recipe uses stew meat. And there are a whole lot of recipes that use stew meat that require you to sear the meat first. And honestly, I’m not going to do that. Most days, I just don’t have the energy. And I know a lot of other women in midlife who struggle with that too.

The good news is that I usually have the energy for a good dump-and-go recipe. And that’s exactly what I did with this recipe! The great thing is that you can buy pre-cut onions and celery in most grocery store produce sections. And if you don’t want to cook some “minute” rice, you can always get a microwavable package of rice.

I’ve made this recipe smaller

My Grandma’s original recipe could feed a LOT of people! So I’ve made the recipe smaller. It tastes every bit as good, but it’s better for smaller families.

This recipe is naturally gluten-free.